Following Durham UCU members’ overwhelming mandate on pensions cuts, a similarly clear message has been delivered on the “Four Fights”, covering conditions and pay. UCU is calling on employers to:
- address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gap
- end contract casualisation and rising job insecurity
- tackle the rising workloads driving our members to breaking point
- increase to all spine points on the national pay scale of £2,500.
63.7% of members voted, of whom 72.9% backed strike action and 85.4% backed action short of a strike.
| Individuals entitled to vote | 1125 |
| Votes cast | 717 |
| Percentage turnout | 63.7% |
ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION CONSISTING OF STRIKE ACTION?
| Yes | 519 | 72.9% |
| No | 193 | 27.1% |
| Spoilt/invalid | 5 |
ARE YOU PREPARED TO TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION CONSISTING OF ACTION SHORT OF A STRIKE?
| Yes | 607 | 85.4% |
| No | 104 | 14.6% |
| Spoilt/invalid | 6 |
Full election return: https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/12014/Durham-University—four-fights-ballot-result/pdf/Durham_University_20211104_fourfights.pdf