UCU national officers have agreed that we need to serve notice of industrial action on the employer. UCU members will be asked to work to contract from Thursday 24th May as an initial stage in that action. A briefing on what that means in practice will be sent to members by the end of the week. UCU national officers have also agreed that, if the dispute is still not resolved, then notice of strike action to commence at the end of the month may be served.
Members should be assured that we will continue talking to management and remain hopeful that negotiations will reach a satisfactory resolution and that industrial action can be avoided. We will keep you informed of any further progress and will report to members at a branch meeting on Tuesday 22nd May 2012