Pay “increase” for 2013/14

UCU, along with the other campus unions, has been in discussion with the employers over the pay increase for 2013-14.  The best offer put forward by the employers is only 1% – representing a further real-terms cut in pay.  You now need to tell us what you want to do next. Accept the offer? Take action-short-of-a-strike? Take all out strike action? The earliest that industrial action can start is October but exact dates will depend on discussions/co-ordination with the other unions.

Consultation papers from UCU national office will be with you soon and you will have from 1 July to 4 September to respond. Local information leaflets will also be sent out in the course of the consultation period.

Please note that Student, Retired, Honorary and Attached members are automatically excluded from the balloting process. You will also be excluded if you are:

A)    on long term leave (sick, maternity, dependency or other leave)

B)     have indicated “self-employed” or “agency” status in your contract details

C)     will be leaving (including on voluntary severance or voluntary early retirement) before the proposed industrial action takes place

D)    will be on secondment at the time the proposed action will take place

PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IF YOU FALL INTO ANY OF THE EXCLUSION CATEGORIES (A-D) SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE OUR RECORDS ARE CORRECT – INACCURATE RECORDS MAY INVALIDATE THE WHOLE BALLOT.  If in doubt, please contact Susan for further information/advice – ucu@st-andrews.ac.uk