UNISON and UNITE members at Birmingham University will be on
strike this Thursday 16 January. Over 80% of UNISON staff voted to
strike.
Support staff and unions are asking for the Living Wage to be
paid to all staff and argue that if the University can pay the Vice Chancellor
a package with perks that amounts to more than half a million pounds and
includes a chauffeur, a car and a house, then they can pay all staff a basic
Living Wage.
The Vice Chancellors £400 000 salary is 2.5 times that of the
Prime Minister and a staggering £280,000 more than a Heart Surgeon.
The dispute is about pay and conditions for all support staff,
the people who keep the University running. Cleaners, Catering staff, Security
staff, Library Staff and the people who keep the courses running are just some
of the people who have seen real term cuts to pay over recent years.
How you can help:
1. send messages of support to matthewraine@outlook.com
2. Get your trade union branch to write to the vice chancellor
