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NUS update to lecturers' strike
Last updated: Fri 2nd Jun 2006 at 22:40
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Following feedback from over 100 unions, the NUS tells NATFHE and the AUT that they cannot support strike action indefinitely.
(This story has been provided courtesy of nusonline.co.uk). The unions and UCEA held a series of talks facilitated by ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) today. Reports on progress fluctuated wildly during the week, but this afternoon it appeared that a deal is close. However, no final offer has yet been made, but UCEA has scheduled a meeting with both the unions involved in the industrial action and the support staff unions on Tuesday, 30th May. NUS PILES ON PRESSURE WITH FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS
STRIKE TO BE DISCUSSED AT NATIONAL COUNCILNUS National Council is taking place on Tuesday and the NEC has called for the industrial action to be comprehensively debated. An email was sent to all student officers inviting them to take part in the democratic process to decide NUS policy. The NEC has requested feedback, suggestions for new tactics we can use, and best practice on what Students' Unions are doing locally. NUS looks forward to a full and frank debate, and the outcome will be reported in the next weekly email.NUS ATTEND NATFHE CONFERENCE TO LOBBY FOR CONCESSIONSA delegation from NUS will go up to Blackpool to attend the NATFHE annual conference, and will be furiously lobbying delegates, as pending members of the merged union, UCU, for the following concessions:
STEERING COMMITTEE EXPLAIN LACK OF DEBATE ON INDUSTRIAL ACTION AT NATIONAL CONFERENCENEC were extremely disappointed that the Emergency Motion that had been submitted to discuss the industrial action was not debated, and requested an explanation for this from Steering Committee. Steering Committee has responded to this, and their note will be available soon on officeronlineNUS WRITES TO MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION AND MINISTER FOR DISABLED PEOPLE ON BEHALF OF INTERNATIONAL AND DISABLED STUDENTSFurther to our approaches to the Department for Education & Skills and the Prime Minister's Office, NUS has also written to Anne McGuire MP, Parliamentary Under- Secretary for Disabled People at the Department for Work and Pensions. We have outlined the particular problems faced by disabled students during the strike, particularly with the Disabled Students Allowance, and asked her to liaise with the DfES to take steps to counter this. We have also written to the newly appointed Minister for Immigration, Liam Byrne MP, at the Home Office, highlighting the problems faced by international students and asking for the additional costs they will incur to be waived.NUS MEETS UNIVERSITIES UKNUS met Universities UK this week to lobby on university provision for international and disabled students during the delay in sitting exams. As they are likely to incur additional costs - such as travel costs, accommodation costs, lack of Disabled Students Allowance, hiring Personal Assistants - NUS is calling for the universities to ensure that hardship funds are made available. In addition, we discussed lobbying Government on this, and also lobbying professional organisations for more flexibility on deadlines for students who will not have their marks in time.MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATIONNUS will be meeting Bill Rammell MP, Minister for Higher Education, to discuss what the Government can do to help minimise the impact of the industrial action on students. We will be asking for concessions on additional costs incurred by international and disabled students, and also for pressure to be placed on professional accreditation bodies to be flexible with deadlines.ASK YOUR MP TO SIGN EDM 1540 ON UNIVERSITY SALARIESYou can access the transcript of this EDM and the MP's who have pledged their support to the lecturers campaign by clicking here .Please take a moment to check if your MP has signed it, and lobby them to do so if they haven't. In addition, if you see that your MP is supporting the campaign, perhaps you could consider meeting up with them to discuss ways you can work together to drum up support in your local area. |
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