I support the letter and hope that this University will understand it is a national dispute over national issues. Since it is affordable for us to have a higher pay offer, it is reasonable to encourage UCEA to return to the bargaining table.
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Ismail Erturk
12 years ago
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Higher education in the UK is one of the few sectors where the productivity has increased significantly and is considered to be world class as it attracts huge number of students from BRIC economies but the pay in the sector has not reflected these economic benefits to the UK economy.
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Anonymous
12 years ago
"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER"
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Harbans Sharma
12 years ago
A prominant and highly regarded researcher and educator like you, should side with the educators.
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Jennifer Graham
12 years ago
As someone who admires you personally I hope you will support your academic staff and students financially. Education is the future of our country.
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William Simms
12 years ago
As someone who is preparing to enter this field of work, this trend is worrying and may cause me to reconsider.
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Patricia Ross
12 years ago
Staff morale is dependent on a number of factors but the steady erosion of the value of university pay seriously affects that morale. Universities must place greater value on their primary assets.
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Nick Learoyd
12 years ago
Education matters
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Janes Graham
12 years ago
University academics were described in a recent radio 4 discussion as "nouveau poor" - those whose earnings have most seriously fallen behind comparable professions in the recent financial austerity. This university is staffed by highly committed individuals who deserve to be rewarded appropriately. It is also disgraceful that UoM outsources services to companies who do not pay the Living Wage.
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Mary Begley
12 years ago
It's particularly worrying to see that the University out-sources services to companies which offer zero-hours contracts.
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Susanne Boyle
12 years ago
Please enter into meaningful & constructive dialogue which addresses staff & sector concerns.UCEA and UCU have agreed to investigate with the other parties to New JNCHES the prospect of arranging exploratory talks, involving all New JNCHES unions, prior to the first scheduled negotiating meeting of the 2014-15 pay negotiations. The purpose of the exploratory talks would be to seek an early positive dialogue on the key issues in the lead up to the 2014/15 pay round.’
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Dr Michael Sanders
12 years ago
Dear President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Manchester's greatest asset is its hard-working, creative and committed workforce. That same workforce deserves to be fairly rewarded for its efforts.
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John Costello
12 years ago
Dear Professor Rothwell, members of UCU are taking strike action not to cause disruption although this will be an inevitable outcome, of the marking boycott but to try and improve our pay and make a statement about the value lecturers provide to the university. We currently feel undervalued and providing fair pay for our hard work is not too much to ask.
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Pamela Thompson
12 years ago
We need a pay rise just to stand still. Staff simply can't be expected to continue to absorb real terms pay cuts. There is no justification for this situation, which is bad for moral and bad for our University.
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John Brooke
12 years ago
I am particularly concerned about the lower paid in the University sector and the use of zero hours contracts. It is welcome that the University supports the living wage for its staff but this should be general in the UCEA and should also apply to staff working for companies supplying services to the University as a result of outsourcing.
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Niamh Moore
12 years ago
UoM's lack of commitment to staff pay is very disappointing from a university with such aspirations, aspirations which will be impossible to meet, if staff do not feel fully supported and motivated.
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Philippa Browning
12 years ago
A university is nothing without its staff! It is time to start paying staff to reflect our ever increasing hard work and commitment.
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Adel Nasser
12 years ago
The current situation is unsettling to both staff and students. I believe your leadership and influence is very much needed to put a pressure on UCEA to come back to meaningful negotiation. The last thing that academics as well as parents want is to boycott the assessment in April. The implication to future of the students and accreditation of their degree is in risk. So your voice and action is essential to avoid such situation. I also believe that the university, under the social responsibility agenda, has a huge role to ensure fair and living salaries for all the staff and in particular whose who at low salaries are prevailed.
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Gregory Lane-Serff
12 years ago
Time to spend a bit more on our main resource - staff!
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Adam Ozanne
12 years ago
It is high time UCEA resumed meaningful negotiations instead of allowing this dispute to drag on and damage students
I support the letter and hope that this University will understand it is a national dispute over national issues. Since it is affordable for us to have a higher pay offer, it is reasonable to encourage UCEA to return to the bargaining table.
Higher education in the UK is one of the few sectors where the productivity has increased significantly and is considered to be world class as it attracts huge number of students from BRIC economies but the pay in the sector has not reflected these economic benefits to the UK economy.
"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER"
A prominant and highly regarded researcher and educator like you, should side with the educators.
As someone who admires you personally I hope you will support your academic staff and students financially. Education is the future of our country.
As someone who is preparing to enter this field of work, this trend is worrying and may cause me to reconsider.
Staff morale is dependent on a number of factors but the steady erosion of the value of university pay seriously affects that morale. Universities must place greater value on their primary assets.
Education matters
University academics were described in a recent radio 4 discussion as "nouveau poor" - those whose earnings have most seriously fallen behind comparable professions in the recent financial austerity. This university is staffed by highly committed individuals who deserve to be rewarded appropriately. It is also disgraceful that UoM outsources services to companies who do not pay the Living Wage.
It's particularly worrying to see that the University out-sources services to companies which offer zero-hours contracts.
Please enter into meaningful & constructive dialogue which addresses staff & sector concerns.UCEA and UCU have agreed to investigate with the other parties to New JNCHES the prospect of arranging exploratory talks, involving all New JNCHES unions, prior to the first scheduled negotiating meeting of the 2014-15 pay negotiations. The purpose of the exploratory talks would be to seek an early positive dialogue on the key issues in the lead up to the 2014/15 pay round.’
Dear President and Vice-Chancellor, the University of Manchester's greatest asset is its hard-working, creative and committed workforce. That same workforce deserves to be fairly rewarded for its efforts.
Dear Professor Rothwell, members of UCU are taking strike action not to cause disruption although this will be an inevitable outcome, of the marking boycott but to try and improve our pay and make a statement about the value lecturers provide to the university. We currently feel undervalued and providing fair pay for our hard work is not too much to ask.
We need a pay rise just to stand still. Staff simply can't be expected to continue to absorb real terms pay cuts. There is no justification for this situation, which is bad for moral and bad for our University.
I am particularly concerned about the lower paid in the University sector and the use of zero hours contracts. It is welcome that the University supports the living wage for its staff but this should be general in the UCEA and should also apply to staff working for companies supplying services to the University as a result of outsourcing.
UoM's lack of commitment to staff pay is very disappointing from a university with such aspirations, aspirations which will be impossible to meet, if staff do not feel fully supported and motivated.
A university is nothing without its staff! It is time to start paying staff to reflect our ever increasing hard work and commitment.
The current situation is unsettling to both staff and students. I believe your leadership and influence is very much needed to put a pressure on UCEA to come back to meaningful negotiation. The last thing that academics as well as parents want is to boycott the assessment in April. The implication to future of the students and accreditation of their degree is in risk. So your voice and action is essential to avoid such situation. I also believe that the university, under the social responsibility agenda, has a huge role to ensure fair and living salaries for all the staff and in particular whose who at low salaries are prevailed.
Time to spend a bit more on our main resource - staff!
It is high time UCEA resumed meaningful negotiations instead of allowing this dispute to drag on and damage students