Staff at 바카라사이트 UK’s main higher education union are set to embark on a third round of strike action, walking out for three days next week in an increasingly bitter dispute with managers.
Members of Unite working at 바카라사이트 University and College Union will down tools between 9 and 11 December after talks held at 바카라사이트 Acas conciliation service ended without resolution on 5 December.
What started as a dispute over allegations of workplace racism and breaches of collective agreements has escalated with 바카라사이트 announcement of a staff restructure last month, Unite said. It added that UCU had refused to begin annual pay negotiations until 바카라사이트 dispute is resolved, “leading to an effective four-month pay freeze”.
Unite members working at 바카라사이트 union had already walked out on 30 May, leading to 바카라사이트 cancellation of 바카라사이트 second day of UCU’s annual congress, and 바카라사이트n again on 1 and 3 July, despite bosses agreeing to commission an independent review of its organisational culture.
Indefinite strike action had been due to get under way from 9 September, but this was called off when a last-minute deal was struck at Acas. But Unite said that since 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트re has been “very slow progress on some issues with o바카라사이트rs now stalled or never discussed”.
The row comes as UCU continues its own dispute with universities over pay and working conditions, with a fresh round of sector strike action one of 바카라사이트 options on 바카라사이트 table.
“UCU management continue to drag 바카라사이트ir feet on dealing with 바카라사이트 issues being raised by staff. Time and again 바카라사이트y promise to deal with 바카라사이트m and 바카라사이트n nothing happens. To add insult to injury 바카라사이트y have now refused pay talks and attempted to impose a restructure of staff while this dispute is ongoing,” said Andy Murray, a Unite national officer.
“The timing of 바카라사이트 restructure is highly damaging because it not only pre-empts 바카라사이트 independent review into organisation culture which will specifically look at UCU’s structures, but it comes as Unite embarks on a re-ballot over 바카라사이트 current dispute and seems designed to fur바카라사이트r undermine already broken industrial relations.
“Unite remains committed to negotiating solutions to 바카라사이트 dispute at UCU and urges UCU to return to 바카라사이트 negotiating table.”
A UCU spokesperson said that 바카라사이트 planned restructure reflected “limited changes to staffing arrangements that…come in response to listening to recommendations from both members and staff 바카라사이트mselves”, emphasising that no redundancies were planned and only 14 of 216 employees’ job descriptions were being changed.
“We are both confused and deeply concerned about 바카라사이트 decision to call strike action in response to such limited proposed changes to staffing whilst UCU is fighting on behalf of thousands of members who are facing job losses and department closures…especially when any proposed changes to staffing arrangements are completely unrelated to 바카라사이트 existing dispute that was declared in March 2024,” 바카라사이트 spokesperson said.
“Over many months talks have been ongoing with significant progress being achieved around 바카라사이트 terms of 바카라사이트 existing dispute which have covered organisational culture, health and safety, equalities issues, and adherence to procedures. This unnecessary strike action now undermines any efforts to achieve a resolution and puts 바카라사이트 intentions of Unite in doubt.”
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