LSBU lecturers take strike action to defend pay and conditions

June 29 Lecturers from the UCU are taking strike action today at London Southbank University (LSBU). Rob Williams NSSN Chair spoke to the pickets.

"The dispute is over the university management's decision to take LSBU out of National Pay Bargaining with the clear intention to attack pay and terms & conditions. As part of this, management have refused to honour the national pay settlement for 2009-10, the princely rate of 0.5%! This shows how determined management are. UCU members are also concerned that this is just the start and will also include attempts to bring in Performance Related Pay which will mean going from national pay agreements to local and even individual contracts which will undermine the union and staff unity." 

All the lecturers will also be supporting the June 30th strike tomorrow, with many of them attending the London city-centre rally.