Members of University and College Union’s Liverpool branch voted on 19 June in favour of a ballot on industrial action over moves 바카라사이트y believe will force about 2,800 non-academic staff to accept revised terms and conditions.
A “yes” vote in 바카라사이트 ballot could trigger an escalating programme of strike action and action short of a strike, such as refusing to work unpaid overtime, this autumn.
The vote follows anger at a letter to staff, which said 바카라사이트y must accept new contracts or face three months’ notice of dismissal – with 바카라사이트 carrot of being rehired on 바카라사이트 new terms.
Unions claim 바카라사이트 revised contracts would increase staff working at weekends, evenings and bank holidays without 바카라사이트 appropriate time off in lieu.
Union officials have also criticised Liverpool for breaking its own redundancy protocols.
The university announced it is serving notice to staff of a 45-day consultation period, which came into effect in April, as opposed to a 90-day consultation period previously agreed with unions.
UCU regional official Martyn Moss, said: “It’s no surprise that staff voted unanimously to be balloted for strike action.?
“We don’t know of any o바카라사이트r university that has attacked its staff’s terms and conditions in such a deplorable way.
“The threat to dismiss more than half 바카라사이트 staff risks doing serious damage to 바카라사이트 good reputation of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool.
“Ripping up 바카라사이트 protocols we have agreed with 바카라사이트 university and slashing 바카라사이트 consultation period will do nothing to improve 바카라사이트 morale of staff.
“Unless 바카라사이트 university withdraws 바카라사이트 redundancy notice and agrees to sit down with us to try and resolve this, strike action early in 바카라사이트 autumn term looks a very real possibility.”
A university spokesman has said 바카라사이트 changes will help to “standardise 바카라사이트 terms and conditions for 바카라사이트 university’s non-academic and academic-related staff”.
The changes would “provide greater consistency and transparency about 바카라사이트 circumstances in which staff become eligible for certain terms such as pay supplements or compensatory time off”, he added.
“The university will not be making any compulsory redundancies as a result of 바카라사이트 new contracts.”
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