Placards marking the picket line at the University of Exeter on 31 October 2013. Photograph: Tom Milburn
On 31 October, university staff up and down the country staged their first nationwide strike over pay out for 7 years. 3 unions – the University and University Union, Unison and Unite – rejected the 1% shell out rise supplied to workers by employers, which the unions insisted equated to a 13% pay reduce in actual terms since October 2008.
We heard from a variety of voices in the sector, from professors to help workers, on why they have been taking element. Nadje Al-Ali, professor of gender scientific studies at SOAS, University of London, mentioned: “So numerous of us are doing work each and every evening and every single weekend at the cost of our well being and out family members lives. It is not surprising that between the growing workloads and the pay out squeeze, operate-relevant pressure is taking on epidemic proportions.”
Paul Catherall, e-learning librarian at the University of Liverpool, stated: “This strike is not just about pay out, but a opportunity to oppose the coalition’s wider agenda to entirely deregulate our public infrastructure, changing these sectors with fake commercial interests and to show solidarity with sectors such as the probation support and Royal Mail facing catastrophic privatisation and closure today.”
Regardless of the headlines and debates on Twitter, the University and Schools Employers Association stated fewer than five% of workers voted to assistance the strike. As university personnel stage their second-day walkout these days, three December, we want to hear from people who are not taking element about why.
A member of help personnel at the University of Bath who wishes to stay anonymous, said: “I’ve determined not to strike because although I am occasionally annoyed by a lack of progression and possibility for support roles, I equally truly feel like I have a genuinely great deal at [my]university.”
“I get paid far more than a fair salary compared to what I would get doing the very same occupation in the private sector (possibly not compared to the VC, but I never do her job, so never feel that is a honest comparison). I get a really very good pension package and incredible vacation allowance, sick leave, flexible working, and can perform from residence if I need to.”
Whether or not you happen to be an academic, manager or member of assistance workers, share your views on the strike and inform us why you won’t (or will) be taking part in the comments beneath.
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Why university staff are not striking – open thread
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