As much as 300 members of UNISON are set for a one-month strike at Dundee College.
The industrial motion that can begin on Monday is due to ‘native pension adjustments.’
The strike follows comparable motion in March involving the UCU commerce union.
Commenting on the UNISON walk-out, Dundee department secretary, Phil Welsh, informed Dundee Stay that his members have been ‘livid’.
He claimed pension adjustments will have an effect on roughly 900 ‘skilled providers’ workers together with those that work in administration, library assistants, safety, cleaners, PAs and receptionists.
He confirmed members shall be picketing on a regular basis from Monday 18th at Tower constructing, with a rally deliberate at McManus Galleries at noon on Monday.
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He informed us: “Mainly our lowest paid workers right here at Dundee Uni are deliver compelled to renew industrial motion because of senior administration who earn in extra of 150k per yr slaughtering the native uodss pension, successfully plunging a whole lot of loyal workers right into a retirement of poverty.
“Strike motion is all the time a final resort however our members are livid.
“They're being asking to pay extra, get much less and retire later (68) which isn't even consistent with the state pension age.
“We urge the College to come back again with a strong real looking supply.”
In response, a spokesperson for the College of Dundee stated: “We're disillusioned that UNISON have moved to additional industrial motion regardless of progress made throughout in depth discussions with the campus unions that adopted the strike motion held final yr.
“These discussions have been very constructive and though the College and the unions didn't attain full settlement on all components, a aggressive supply was made which presents present scheme members with actual selection and gives for a dignified retirement for all.
“This proposal was supported by the College Courtroom, our governing physique, and formal session will start shortly.
“The economic motion by UNISON covers the interval main as much as and together with scholar examinations, a vital time of the tutorial yr.
“We are going to do all we will to mitigate the influence of strike motion on college students, in order that they've entry to the services and help they could want.”
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