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23/05/2008
UU Lecturers Appeal For Minister To Intervene
Lecturers at the University of Ulster have voted to go on strike over what they say is a pay cut of thousands of pounds annually.
More than two-thirds of staff attached to the Unite trade union have voted in favour of the move following a job evaluation scheme - and have called for the NI Executive to intervene.
"In this matter the University has clearly failed and we would ask that the Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey, investigates just how funding has been allocated."
Steve Tweed, Unite Regional Officer, said: "The Job Evaluation Scheme was not implemented in a fair and consistent manner which has seen large numbers of our members facing pay cuts of up to £5,000.
"This is at a time when the Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard Barnett, has been awarded a 25% increase in pay."
The Unite spokesman said they had sought to engage with the university over a protracted period of time without success.
They alleged that the Vice Chancellor has refused to meet with Unite or even respond directly to correspondence.
Mr Tweed continued: "It is an unfortunate state of affairs when our members are forced to take industrial action to ensure the pay and grading system is implemented in a fair and transparent manner while the university receives public funding for Rewarding and Developing staff."
They are also again seeking an urgent meeting with the Vice Chancellor, but said that if he continues to refuse to meet with union officials, Unite members will have no alternative but to commence a programme of industrial action at all campuses within the University of Ulster.
(BMcC)
More than two-thirds of staff attached to the Unite trade union have voted in favour of the move following a job evaluation scheme - and have called for the NI Executive to intervene.
"In this matter the University has clearly failed and we would ask that the Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey, investigates just how funding has been allocated."
Steve Tweed, Unite Regional Officer, said: "The Job Evaluation Scheme was not implemented in a fair and consistent manner which has seen large numbers of our members facing pay cuts of up to £5,000.
"This is at a time when the Vice Chancellor, Professor Richard Barnett, has been awarded a 25% increase in pay."
The Unite spokesman said they had sought to engage with the university over a protracted period of time without success.
They alleged that the Vice Chancellor has refused to meet with Unite or even respond directly to correspondence.
Mr Tweed continued: "It is an unfortunate state of affairs when our members are forced to take industrial action to ensure the pay and grading system is implemented in a fair and transparent manner while the university receives public funding for Rewarding and Developing staff."
They are also again seeking an urgent meeting with the Vice Chancellor, but said that if he continues to refuse to meet with union officials, Unite members will have no alternative but to commence a programme of industrial action at all campuses within the University of Ulster.
(BMcC)
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