對于在英國留學的同學們,一個不好的消息傳來:貫穿幾乎整個2月的英國高校大罷工剛剛結(jié)束,三月的罷工就又來了。
上周末,英國大學工會UCU表示:
本月英國68所大學將面臨為期五天的罷工行動,除非副校長撤銷削減養(yǎng)老金的計劃,并且滿足員工對薪酬和工作條件的要求,否則罷工勢在必行。
這一次,足足有超過5萬名教職員工將在兩周內(nèi)采取為期五天的罷工行動,以解決養(yǎng)老金、薪酬及工作條件的糾紛;與上次相同,將有超過100萬的學生受到影響。
在罷工首周,39所大學將從3月21日-3月25日采取五日罷工行動;在次周的罷工行動中,29所大學將從3月28日-4月1日采取五日罷工行動。
下面為大家列出罷工的高校名單,大家可以看看有沒有自己的學校:
3月21日-25日 罷工的學校
Aston University
Birkbeck College, University of London
Birmingham, University of
Cambridge, University of
Central Lancashire, University of (UCLan)
Dundee, University of
Durham University
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh, University of
Essex, University of
Glasgow School of Art
Glasgow, University of
Heriot-Watt University
Imperial College London
Institute of Development Studies
Leeds, University of
Leicester, University of
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Loughborough University
Newcastle University
Northampton, The University of
Northumbria University
Open University (OU) (7 days)*
Queen Margaret University
Queen‘s University of Belfast (QUB)
Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL)
Royal Northern College of Music
Salford, University of
SOAS, University of London
St Andrews, University of
Stirling, University of
Strathclyde, University of
Sussex, University of
Ulster University
University College London (UCL)
University for the Creative Arts (UCA)
University of the Arts London (UAL)
Writtle University College
York, University of
3月28日-4月1日罷工的學校
Bath, University of
Bradford, University of
Brighton, University of
Bristol, University of
Chester, University of
City, University of London
Courtauld Institute of Art
Goldsmiths, University of London
Greenwich, University of
Keele University
Kent, University of
King’s College London (KCL)
Kingston University
Lancaster, University of
Liverpool Hope University
Liverpool, University of
London School of Economics (LSE)
Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU)
Manchester, The University of
Nottingham, The University of
Oxford Brookes University
Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL)
Reading, University of
Roehampton University
Royal College of Art (RCA)
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield, University of
Swansea University
Westminster, University of
那么,究竟為什么英國會有如此大規(guī)模的罷工現(xiàn)象呢?
UCU預(yù)估,英國目前的通貨膨脹率為7.8%,這也就意味著自2009年以來,教職工的實際薪酬下降了超過25.5%;另外,超過7萬名教職工是以不安全的合同聘用的;英國大學的性別薪酬差距高達16%,殘疾人薪酬差距為9%,種族薪酬差距則更高——17%。
與此同時,工作人員也正在經(jīng)歷與工作有關(guān)的壓力:至少有超過一半的人可能有抑郁癥的跡象。