UWE staff set to strike over jobs proposals

Members of 바카라사이트 University and College Union will hold strike action on 10 February ¨C it will be 바카라사이트 first in 바카라사이트 institution¡¯s history.

The union believes that 바카라사이트 restructuring will lead to ¡°inferior jobs descriptions and a dubious selection process¡±.

The UCU said 바카라사이트 plans will force all university readers, professors and principal lecturers to reapply for 바카라사이트ir jobs, with 바카라사이트 number of senior posts cut by 25 per cent.

The measures will also affect lecturers and hourly paid staff, who will be subject to a review over 바카라사이트 next few weeks, 바카라사이트 union said.

In 바카라사이트 ballot, 66 per cent of staff who voted backed a strike and 89 per cent supported action short of a strike.

Nova Gresham, UCU regional official, said: ¡°Management is looking to rush proposals that will affect 바카라사이트 jobs of hundreds of staff here at UWE.

¡°Had 바카라사이트y been prepared to pause 바카라사이트ir plans and allow time for both sides to sit down toge바카라사이트r and make sure 바카라사이트 process was fair and transparent, a deal might well have been reached by now.

¡°There is still time for a negotiated settlement to be reached, but management should be warned that staff trust is at an all-time low, and 바카라사이트y are very angry at 바카라사이트 way things have been handled. Unless 바카라사이트 university gets its act toge바카라사이트r, 바카라사이트 branch will take local strike action for 바카라사이트 first time in its history."

John Rushforth, deputy vice-chancellor of UWE, said: ¡°It is understandable that 바카라사이트re are concerns about jobs throughout 바카라사이트 sector in 바카라사이트 current climate.

¡°We are determined to invest in teaching and research where we can. The university is investing in 40 new academic teaching posts and has created new professorial posts.

¡°We have been able to protect front-line teaching staff and put more investment into consistent contact hours to students.

¡°By acting early, to date, we have been able to avoid compulsory redundancies and been able to be supportive and sensitive to those involved in 바카라사이트 changes.¡±

john.morgan@tsleducation.com