UEL Barking Branch
Tuesday 28th March 2006
One-day Strike by Support Staff Unions over Pension Cuts
NATFHE Urges Support
Many NATFHE members will be aware that our colleagues in the support staff unions are taking industrial action on Tuesday 28th March in support of their campaign against cuts in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
NATFHE is urging its members to back this action and to show support for colleagues on the picket lines.
NATFHE is worried that the absence of support staff on campus might have a significant impact on the safety of our normal workplace and members who are concerned about such safety issues should take up these concerns with the appropriate person in his or her School.
NATFHE members must also refuse to undertake any duties that would normally be undertaken by our support staff colleagues.
Roger Kline, NATFHE’s head of universities, said:
“We are outraged by the actions of the employers towards these hard-working support staff. We notice that government ministers don’t apply the same standards to themselves.
“We wish members of the nine unions every success for this action. We shall encourage NATFHE members to show their support by visiting picket lines on March 28. We shall also urge them not to step in to cover the duties of absent support staff.”
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