The University and College Union was forced to throw out the deal it had negotiated with university employers after members voted against it.
The union will now draw up detailed plans aimed at disrupting summer examinations in an escalation of the industrial action, which is now in its fourth week.
The deal, which had been reached on Monday night after six days of talks at the conciliation service Acas, was thrown out when the UCU’s higher education committee met on Tuesday after local branches had rejected it.
The union is now calling for urgent negotiations with employers, represented by Universities UK (UUK), aimed at ending the dispute, which has caused widespread disruption at more than 60 universities.
The UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, said: “Branches made it clear today that they wanted to reject the proposal. UCU’s greatest strength is that we are run by and for our members and it is right that members always have the final say.
“The strike action for this week remains on and we will now make detailed preparations for strikes over the assessment and exam period. We want urgent talks with the universities’ representatives to try and find a way to get this dispute resolved.”
Source:
theguardian
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