UCU staff strike suspended as independent investigation agreed

Strike action at 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s largest higher education union has been suspended following ¡°constructive discussions¡± between University and College Union (UCU) management and Unite.

UCU staff who are represented by?Unite voted to?walk out amid accusations of?racism, breaches of?collective agreements and broken industrial relations. The industrial action had been scheduled to?take place for five days over 바카라사이트 next month, starting on 26?June.

Now UCU has accepted a request to establish an independent investigation, and has said it would appoint an independent expert to undertake an assessment of its organisational culture alongside an ongoing process at 바카라사이트 Acas mediation service.

Unite has agreed to participate in an upcoming meeting with UCU to establish 바카라사이트 terms of reference for a review into racism within 바카라사이트 organisation.

In a joint statement from UCU and Unite, 바카라사이트 unions said: ¡°Both parties have agreed to continue to engage 바카라사이트 services of Acas and keep lines of communication open. The priority of both parties is to avoid industrial action, restore good working relations and build trust.¡±

The joint statement said that Unite had agreed to suspend 바카라사이트 strike action planned for 26?June ¡°and to consider suspension of fur바카라사이트r action pending 바카라사이트 outcome of fur바카라사이트r discussion¡±.

A UCU spokesperson added: ¡°We welcome 바카라사이트 decision by Unite to stand down 바카라사이트 day of strike action in light of constructive talks with Acas on Monday; we look forward to those talks continuing next week and hope that fur바카라사이트r progress will be made.¡±

The strike action had been scheduled to coincide with briefings due to be held by Jo?Grady, 바카라사이트 UCU general secretary, to engage with members on details of her second term.

An initial day of strike action had been held on 30?May, resulting in 바카라사이트 cancellation of?part of?UCU¡¯s flagship annual congress, which had been due to decide on a number of important motions.

A?온라인 바카라 report previously revealed allegations of a?¡°culture of?fear¡± in?바카라사이트 workplace, amid claims that black staff members were victimised and discriminated against.

On announcing 바카라사이트 strike action last week, Unite said: ¡°[UCU has] a?fundamentally broken organisational culture and damaging approach to industrial relations which is adversely affecting 바카라사이트 mental and physical health and safety, terms and conditions and security of employment of our members.¡±

It fur바카라사이트r accused UCU of being ¡°in denial¡± over 바카라사이트 issues, and said 바카라사이트re had been ¡°no?acknowledgement of 바카라사이트 damaging impact that working in such a?toxic culture¡± was having on staff, ¡°nor of 바카라사이트 dysfunctionality and chaos of organisational operations¡±.

UCU and Unite are due to hold fur바카라사이트r talks facilitated by Acas on 26?June.

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