Natfhe Strike - Tuesday 7th March

I reproduce the relevant section from the latest bulletin I have received:

§ Students should be encouraged to join the picket lines but we are not trying to stop them accessing libraries/computer facilities etc. and should not be prevented from using University facilities. Students should be asked NOT to attend any teaching being run by ‘scab’ lecturers. Students should be given a leaflet (which will be sent to branches in advance) setting out the causes of the dispute. Students should also be asked to sign a petition in support of the pay claim.
§ Members of other trade unions should be asked to show their support by standing alongside NATFHE members during the lunch – break or during other free periods. Members of UNISON, AMICUS, TGWU, GMB and other unions are not taking industrial action. Therefore they should not be prevented from going to work but instead should be asked to show their support by standing alongside academic colleagues during their lunch break or free time. They should also be asked to sign the petition calling for higher rates of pay for all HE staff.

This makes clear that we are not seeking to prevent your members going to work.

We will, of course, be grateful for any support that the other campus unions can provide. As I understand it we are planning pickets at Docklands, Barking and Duncan. The position at University House is not yet clear.


Peter