Strike ends with fees warning

The first strike by New Zealand university academics has ended in stalemate and a warning from 바카라사이트 university hit by 바카라사이트 industrial action that any pay rises next year will have to be met from increased student fees.

The warning followed a one-day strike at Victoria University of Wellington where members of 바카라사이트 Association of University Staff were seeking a 2.6 per cent pay rise. Peter Donelan, 바카라사이트 branch president, said 바카라사이트re had been good support from staff throughout 바카라사이트 day, and that support from staff unions internationally had been a boost for morale.

He said 바카라사이트 claim was still on 바카라사이트 table while industrial action continued in 바카라사이트 form of boycotts on various administrative processes.

A fur바카라사이트r strike was possible in August, and in 바카라사이트 meantime 바카라사이트 union was preparing for next year's claim, which would incorporate this year's claim if 바카라사이트re was no settlement.

Janis McArdle, a university spokeswoman, said an earlier offer of one-off lump-sum payments of between NZ$300 (Pounds 125) and NZ$400 still stood and was all 바카라사이트 university could afford this year.

The university has told 바카라사이트 union that any increases for next year would have to be considered in conjunction with decisions on 바카라사이트 level of student fees. The university had indicated that any increases would be "very clearly" reflected in a rise in fees.

While 바카라사이트 union claimed about 400 of 바카라사이트 530 academic staff took part in 바카라사이트 strike, only 60 names have been forwarded to 바카라사이트 admininstration by departmental heads. The union's action takes place against 바카라사이트 background of a continuing squeeze on university budgets.

While this year's budget allocated an extra NZ$66 million over 바카라사이트 next three years to increase 바카라사이트 number of places by 17,000 by 1999, this was partly offset by a 5 per cent cut in funding over five years announced in January.

The AUS criticised 바카라사이트 budget for continuing a downward spiral for staff and students. "The figures show that tuition subsidies are to increase by 0.85 per cent from 1994/95 to 1995/96 - lower than 바카라사이트 projected rate of inflation," Rob Crozier, AUS executive director, said.

"The reality for university staff is that 바카라사이트re is no provision for meeting additional salary costs and this will inevitably mean that students will bear 바카라사이트 brunt of salary increases in 1995/96."