Union announce ballot for strike action at Halesowen College
8:00am Tuesday 15th January 2013 in News
STAFF at Halesowen College are set to be balloted over strike action over four sackings in the maths department.
And a national protest to support the ?Halesowen Four? has been organised by the University and College Union and a public meeting was held last night at Old Hill Cricket Club.
Sympathisers from across the country will descend on Halesowen College for a protest on Saturday, January 26 when there is an open day for prospective students at the Whittingham Road campus.
Lead maths lecturer and union member David Muritu was sacked before Christmas and over 10,000 people have signed an online petition demanding his reinstatement and after three colleagues were sacked on Friday the UCU is demanding action.
UCU regional official, Nick Varney, said: ?As with David Muritu, the college has unfairly sacked another three members of UCU.
?Once again it has used flawed procedures to find teaching culprits for their own failures.?
He added: ?If anyone is to blame it?s the employer who failed to staff the area properly, which has led to people covering two classes at the same time and sending in non subject qualified staff to deliver lessons.
?It is difficult not to see this as an attack on trade union members, rather than anything that resembles fairness.?
Mr Muritu added: ?There will be people coming from across the country for this protest and I have been overwhelmed by all the support I have received about this issue.
?And now three more people have been treated so badly we have to stand up and fight for what is right.?
Halesowen College released a statement last week blaming poor maths results for the disciplinary action.
Principal Keith Bate said: ?The college will not condone consistent failure to deliver expected standards of performance including the need to be accountable for outcomes in accordance with established values and codes of conduct.
?Allegations of improper conduct being made against the college which appear to be associated with this situation are completely refuted.?
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