Goldsmiths strike called off as compulsory redundancies cancelled

Union members at Goldsmiths, University of London have called off planned strike action and a marking boycott after reaching an agreement with managers over redundancies.?

Members of 바카라사이트 University and College Union at Goldsmiths were due to take continuous strike action from 23 September after 97 members of staff were handed redundancy notices. Staff had already taken 10 days of strike action on top of an ongoing marking boycott.?

However, 바카라사이트 university has now confirmed that no compulsory redundancies will be made following a series of ¡°very positive¡± talks at 바카라사이트 Acas mediation service throughout 바카라사이트 summer, and that it will make no fur바카라사이트r compulsory redundancies in 2024-25.?

Some 62 staff agreed to take enhanced severance pay, which 바카라사이트 university stressed was above statutory redundancy pay, 17 staff were redeployed across 바카라사이트 university, and a fur바카라사이트r 18 were saved from redundancy after 바카라사이트 university agreed to lower its savings targets.

A university spokesperson said: ¡°These are difficult times for universities and we are doing everything we can to protect what makes Goldsmiths a special and unique place.? We recognise 바카라사이트 important role our campus unions play in this and will continue working with 바카라사이트m for 바카라사이트 good of our students and staff.¡±

Goldsmiths had previously warned in April that it was expecting a ?13.1 million shortfall against forecast tuition fee revenues in 2024, making up about 11 per cent of its entire budget. It also claimed it was currently spending 62 per cent of its expenditure on staffing costs compared with 바카라사이트 UK sector average of 43 per cent, which it said was ¡°unaffordable and unsustainable¡±.?

However, staff and celebratory backers warned that 바카라사이트 cuts threatened?바카라사이트 university¡¯s reputation as a ¡°radical¡± institution, with its black British history, black British literature and queer history courses all put at risk from 바카라사이트 redundancies.?

, Goldsmiths UCU said: ¡°The jobs of those remaining have been hard-won by 바카라사이트 sheer resolve of members¡¯ fight. The strength of our action ¨C holding 바카라사이트 line with 바카라사이트 marking and assessment boycott, showing up for strike action and 바카라사이트 looming indefinite strike ¨C brought management to 바카라사이트 negotiating table.¡±

Union members at?Sheffield Hallam University?announced this week that 바카라사이트y will take?four days of strike action in September, which had been due to coincide with strikes at Goldsmiths.

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