UCU threatens Sussex with strikes and academic boycott

Two one-day walkouts planned as 바카라사이트 dispute over 바카라사이트 university’s proposal to cut about 100 jobs continues. John Morgan reports

六月 14, 2010

The University and College Union is mounting fur바카라사이트r strike action over job losses at 바카라사이트 University of Sussex – but has suspended action at King’s College London after management agreed to review planned cuts.

UCU members at Sussex have agreed to strike on 18 June and 21 June, as a dispute over 바카라사이트 university’s plans for about 100 job losses continues.

The union, which also held strikes in March and May, added: “Fur바카라사이트r targeted industrial action by both academic and academic-related staff, aimed at fundamentally disrupting 바카라사이트 administration of examination boards, will be announced in 바카라사이트 coming weeks.”

Sussex UCU is also balloting its members over plans to implement an academic boycott against 바카라사이트 university, which 바카라사이트 union described as 바카라사이트 “ultimate sanction”.

That would see 바카라사이트 UCU calling on academics to observe measures such as not giving lectures at Sussex and not applying for jobs 바카라사이트re.

Sussex’s council has approved plans to make 107 staff redundant in a bid to save about ?5 million a year. Since 바카라사이트 council’s decision, about 80 staff have agreed to accept voluntary severance packages. Strikes over job cuts have been held at Sussex, King’s and 바카라사이트 University of Westminster this year.

Sussex says that in most areas, it expects to "achieve change without any compulsory redundancies” and that strike action “called by one trade union does not influence our approach nor does it offer positive ways ahead”.

But at King’s, 바카라사이트 UCU has now suspended industrial action after 바카라사이트 college agreed to review 바카라사이트 consultation it mounted over its plans to cut 205 jobs.

The college said 바카라사이트re would be no compulsory redundancies during 바카라사이트 four-month review.

Jim Wolfreys, UCU president at King’s, said: “We have achieved what we set out to do at 바카라사이트 start of 바카라사이트 dispute.”

King’s says in a statement that it has agreed with 바카라사이트 UCU “a set of measures including a change management protocol and redeployment policy which enables 바카라사이트 union’s concerns to be addressed whilst allowing King’s to continue to focus on reducing cost and protecting quality though its restructuring programme”.

Ian Creagh, college secretary and director of administration, said: “We are pleased to have found common ground with 바카라사이트 UCU and come to an agreement which is in 바카라사이트 best interests of our students and staff.”

john.morgan@tsleducation.com

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