Strike Ballot Called

http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5963 NEC votes to ballot over TPS

UCU's NEC today voted to take strike action on 28 March subject to a consultative ballot. The union will campaign for members to reject the government's proposals and support industrial action starting with a strike on 28 March.

Recommendations agreed:

The NEC agreed to withdraw its previous call for strike action on 1 March and rolling strike action during February.

The NEC agreed to conduct a consultative ballot of members, to conclude by 14 March, asking the following questions:
Do you endorse the decision of the National Executive not to agree to the Government's new final pensions proposals and that the union should continue the campaign against them?
Would you support further strike action beginning with a national one day strike on March 28th alongside other unions?

The ballot material will include the NEC's recommendation that members endorse the NEC's rejection of government's proposals, the NEC's recommendation that members take further action, and a description of why the deal offered by the government is so poor. The ballot will be conducted primarily via email.

The NEC agreed to meet again on 16 March to consider the results of the consultative ballots and reports from sister unions.

A campaign programme and materials will be prepared.