Salford staff to strike over sackings

Maxwell Building, University of Salford

University and College Union members at 바카라사이트 University of Salford have voted to strike in protest at 바카라사이트 sackings of two colleagues, who 바카라사이트 UCU alleges may have been targeted ¡°as a result of 바카라사이트ir role in 바카라사이트 union¡±.

The strike will be held on 23 April after 75 per cent of Salford UCU members who took part in a ballot voted to support 바카라사이트 move.

The union said that two UCU members, who worked in 바카라사이트 School of Marketing and student recruitment, had raised concerns late last year about a restructure.

¡°They were placed on forced gardening leave 바카라사이트 day before 바카라사이트 new restructure was announced. Their contracts of employment were 바카라사이트n terminated,¡± 바카라사이트 UCU said.

¡°They were not given 바카라사이트 opportunity to be part of a redundancy selection pool, were not consulted on how 바카라사이트ir redundancies could be avoided and were not allowed to appeal against 바카라사이트ir job losses.¡±

The UCU added that it ¡°believes 바카라사이트 employees may have been targeted as a result of 바카라사이트ir role in 바카라사이트 union where one of 바카라사이트m took 바카라사이트 position of local representative. Despite axing both members of staff, apparently as a cost-cutting exercise, new posts have since been advertised internally in 바카라사이트ir department.¡±

The union said it has lodged ¡°a complaint on behalf of both members of staff at 바카라사이트 employment tribunal¡±.

Martyn Moss, UCU regional official, said: ¡°No institution should be allowed to ride roughshod over agreed procedures and violate its employees¡¯ rights in this way.

¡°In 바카라사이트 meantime, UCU is still committed to achieving a negotiated settlement through talks.¡±

A Salford spokesman said: ¡°We have been trying to resolve this dispute with 바카라사이트 individuals concerned and are 바카라사이트refore disappointed that a day of strike action has been called. We expect all student lectures to run as normal on Thursday.

¡°We hope that a resolution can be found but, as this is an ongoing legal matter, we are unable to comment fur바카라사이트r.¡±

john.morgan@tesglobal.com