It has seen teachers at 145 universities throughout the UK participate within the marking boycott since April 20, with the union vowing to proceed till an improved provide is made.
But Stirling teachers have stated half of their pay is being deducted because of participating within the boycott.
Lecturers are nonetheless working their regular hours on the college and offering help for college kids, UCU Scotland has stated, nonetheless the union argues the wage deduction doesn’t replicate the proportion of time employees spend marking and assessing work.
Now, the union has introduced lecturers in Stirling will stroll out on Tuesday earlier than returning to educating on Friday June 30.
It follows comparable motion taken by Edinburgh , Dundee and Queen Margaret universities.
Mary Senior, UCU Scotland official, stated: “Staff choose to work in universities because they want to teach and support students.
“The very last thing staff want to do is take industrial action, but over 10 years of pay being held down and worsening conditions has left us with no option.
“The principal at Stirling, Gerry McCormac, should stop trying to circumvent lawful industrial action short of strike and join the increasing number of principals and vice-chancellors calling for new, meaningful talks to resolve the dispute.”
Last week, increased training minister Graeme Dey stated the marking boycott was “regrettable” after it emerged some college students will graduate from college with out realizing their diploma outcomes.
Raj Jethwa, chief government of UCEA, stated: “Policies on withholding pay are clear and factual, communicated to staff, and aimed at protecting students. HE institutions have a duty to protect their students and so they reject partial performance and – as UCU knows – they are legally entitled to withhold full pay for partial performance of duties such as MAB.
“HE institutions respect employees’ right to take lawful industrial action and, in turn, UCU needs to respect the employers’ right to withhold pay for not fulfilling contracts. Each autonomous HE institution is of course fully focused on managing this period of potential disruption as best they can for their students. We are disappointed that UCU is encouraging its members to target students.”
A Stirling University spokesperson stated: “The university is disappointed that this additional strike action is taking place.
“Our focus is on ensuring all our graduating students and their guests can celebrate and enjoy their graduation day, and we are grateful to all those staff across the institution who have worked hard to make this happen.
“A small number of staff continue to participate in the marking and assessment boycott, as part of sector-wide industrial action.
“Marking and the facilitation of assessments form part of the contractual duties of teaching staff. Staff who are not fulfilling their contractual obligations will have part of their pay withheld.”
Meanwhile, members of the Educational Institute for Scotland (EIS) at Edinburgh College started industrial motion in response to obligatory redundancies.
The union’s common secretary, Andrea Bradley, stated members had been left with “no option” within the face of “wilful intransigence by the management of the college”.
The school rejected the enchantment of 1 member of lecturing employees who faces redundancy from Friday.
She added: “Given the size and scope of Edinburgh College as an organisation, the EIS would have anticipated meaningful discussions and offers of retraining or upskilling for the colleague who faces unemployment as of Friday.
“Despite retraining or upskilling being raised on several occasions by EIS representatives, and despite a so-called recruitment freeze having been abandoned, these discussions have not taken place, thereby limiting suitable alternatives to redundancy for the colleague who also happens to be an EIS branch rep.”
An Edinburgh College spokesperson stated: “The college continues to hold talks with our local EIS-Fela (Further Education Lecturers Association) branch and to explore all suitable alternative employment opportunities in this case.”
