All UCU members called out on Strike - Tuesday 18th and Thursday 20th June

UCU Chesterfield Branch - Defending Jobs – Defending Education @ Chesterfield College. All UCU members called out on Strike - Tuesday 18th and Thursday 20th June All UCU members are being called out on strike on Tuesday 18th and  Thursday  20th June  following a 93% YES vote in the recent strike ballot and a unanimous vote for action at the UCU branch meeting on Tuesday 11th June. Our simple demand is that the college management withdraw the threat of compulsory redundancies which currently hang over lecturing staff. A clear commitment from the college to this effect would enable us to put an immediate halt to the planned strike action. We are also very pleased to report that we as UCU members will be joined by members of the NASUWT at the college who have also voted for strike action and our action on the two days will be co-ordinated with them What you should do on the strike days.         Join the strike - don’t come into work, or work at home on the strike day.         Join UCU on the picket lines. There will be UCU picket lines at College sites from 7.30 am. Please contact one of the branch officers - Paula Alsop, Allister Mactaggart, James Eaden or Sam Parker to volunteer. . Taking industrial action- know your rights! The strike action being taken by UCU is fully legal and complies with all of the stringent trade union laws that apply in the UK. As a union member taking legal action you are fully protected by the law. ·         If you are not currently a member of UCU, you can join the union now (up to and including the day of the strike) and you will still be legally covered for participating in the strike action. ·          You are under no obligation to inform your line manager (or anybody else for that matter) that you are (or are not) taking action. ·          You are also not under any obligation to make provision (set work etc) for student groups that will be affected by the action. Any decision to do so is yours alone. ·          Joining picket lines outside of your place of work to show your support for the action or is fully lawful. ·          You will not be discriminated against for supporting your union and taking part in strike action. ·          Part time and hourly paid workers have identical legal rights as full time workers. Discrimination against part-time staff who participate in lawful industrial action is unlawful.