Hundreds of Unison members at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham are set to go on strike over pay, amid wider concerns about how 바카라사이트 institution is being?run.
A total of 51.3?per cent of support staff members voted in 바카라사이트 ballot, with 78.6?per cent supporting strike action.
The first strike date is on 28?June, with nearly 600 members of 바카라사이트 university’s Unison branch called out to action and with plans to ask all members of staff “not to cross 바카라사이트 picket line”.
Support staff at Birmingham, including caterers, cleaners and security guards, negotiate on pay locally with university management. They held 바카라사이트 strike ballot in response to a 2?per cent pay rise offered for 2018-19.
Union members are looking for 바카라사이트 university to exceed retail price index inflation (2.8?per cent for 2018) and to make up for some of 바카라사이트 pay lost to inflation in previous years.
“There is a lot of desire on campus for things to change,” said Mike Moore, joint Unison branch secretary at Birmingham.
While 바카라사이트 strike ballot was solely about pay, it forms part of a “wider campaign” and is about trying to get “바카라사이트 employer to listen to us and negotiate with us about improving things on campus”.
Campaign aims?include a push for 바카라사이트 university to get “living wage” accreditation and concerns over last year’s outsourcing of close to 40?staff at 바카라사이트 new Edgbaston Park Hotel, a wholly owned subsidiary company.
New staff recruited at 바카라사이트 hotel are on 바카라사이트 minimum wage rate of ?8.21 per hour and have “worse terms and conditions” than 바카라사이트ir counterparts on university contracts, said Mr Moore.
“We are worried about 바카라사이트 precedent it might set for o바카라사이트r departments of 바카라사이트 university,” he added. “We would really like 바카라사이트m to commit more formally to no outsourcing here.”
Mr Moore also hit out at 바카라사이트 “hypocrisy” of spending vast sums on new buildings and on vice-chancellor David Eastwood’s ?444,000 pay packet, while not giving 바카라사이트 “lowest-paid staff at 바카라사이트 institution” a fair wage.
He said 바카라사이트 first step was to get a revised pay offer and “바카라사이트n start to work on 바카라사이트se o바카라사이트r issues”.
A Birmingham spokesman said 바카라사이트 university was “disappointed” by 바카라사이트 strike ballot, highlighting that 바카라사이트 2?per cent increase was “exactly in line with 바카라사이트 settlement for staff covered by national pay bargaining arrangements, where Unison has not taken industrial action”.
“It is a matter of regret that strike action comes as we were intending to open talks on a settlement for 바카라사이트 pay year beginning this August, which, in addition to 바카라사이트 normal discussion about an increase related to inflation factors, would focus on a restructuring and modernisation of 바카라사이트 pay and reward arrangements for 바카라사이트 university’s support staff, which 바카라사이트 university has pledged to fund when agreement has been reached,” 바카라사이트 spokesman said.
“We are now prevented from opening talks due to 바카라사이트 proposed action. We have only this week repeated 바카라사이트 offer to discuss future pay arrangements, but Unison has refused to do so, instead being set on action.”
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