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As Lecturers Strike 13 JANUARY 1989 OMING 50OI,il L THE LEEDS STUDENT COMIC RELIEF T BASH INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Mk. II! Watch for details! INSIDE THIS CAMS 111 WEEK: NEWS: AS LECTURERS STRIKE CRIMEW AYE niversity lecturers have students delivered to voted to boycott all work University departments HITS LEEDS connected with exams, in was criticized for being 'too narrow,' concen- pursuit of their pay claim for 1988. trating too much on the STUDENTS The AUT's action is designed to issue of decreasing AUT combat the falling real and salaries, and not enough p3 relative earnings of university on the general underfun- 8.481.9S °I. ding of Higher Education. lecturers. The meeting heard a The union claims report from John Char- The man that to compensate PAUL HARTLEY tres, AUT Vice President who broke for inflation over the and member of the na- two years to April tional negotiating team. into Leeds 1988 they would re- reports He outlined the origins of quire around 9% and the decision to boycott Uni's that 15% would be exams, hold examiners' the examination process. meetings, or announce He also announced that computer needed to match results. the AUT were in- relative pay in- Work done as part of vestigating the possibility ••••••••• p3 creases within com- continual assesment and of setting up a welfare parable professions. research degrees will be fund for AU"I' members LOANWATCH The result of the ballot exempt from any im- whose pay had been calling for industrial ac- mediate ban, although docked as a result of the 1...••••••• ... pS tion was announced on students will not be given dispute. the 14th December, and any details of their marks. The meeting was split the action took effect Students writing extended between those who New Exec from January 9th. There essays or theses will be thought that some form of were 11,369 votes for the given help up to the contingency plan should member for action (64%), and 5.628 presentation of their be made, while others (32%), against, with 760 work, but staff will then thought that the Commit- sports clubs. spoiled papers (4%). The withdraw from the tee of Vice Chancellors p16 turnout represented 57% process. and Principals would not ••.......• of the unions 31,081 The Committee of Vice be so heavy handed, and membership. Chancellors and Universi- would restart negotiations The result represents an ty Principals, which is the before such a situation FEATURES: emphatic 'Yes' to the call governments negotiating would arise. for industrial action, One body. condemned the ac- John Chartres said that professor who voted for tion on the grounds that it if the CVCP did begin action commented, 'Now would damage the educa- negotiations again, the THE PROGRAM that we have given the tion of thousands of ALIT was prepared to sus- • CHARTRES: "The action will bite very hard and very soon AUT a hammer 1 hope students. pend its action. PICTURE: MARTIN ZIEGLER PIRATES they will use it.' At a packed meeting of When Leeds Student in- The decision means Leeds University AUT terviewed Chartres, he Hackers at that lecturers will not pro- members on Tuesday said he recognised that strike, but went on to say that, 'The only way to cess exam entries, ap- there were calls for more the boycott of exams is that, 'The only reason minimize the damage to large......p6 point examiners, set or student involvment in the the ultimate sanction that students will suffer is if the students was to make the print exam papers, book dispute. the union can take short CVCP fail to get their act action bite very hard and rooms for exams, mark A recent leaflet for of going on an all out together.' He believed very soon.' ALSO: TV p2 DEADLOCK: History of a dispute NEWS p3,4,5 LITTERS p6 espite the result of the ballot, there ballot, when the University Vice Chancellors diture to 74Y2%, and the problems of paying staff withdrew from negotiations over what John is likely to be an increasing burden. THE FAN p9 is still some speculation about The AUT is in an equally difficult position. Lec- whether the action will take place. Chartres described as a 'trivial issue.' Apparent- CRACKDOWN .p10 D ly there was a dispute over procedural rules turers have not received a pay rise for over two John Chartres admitted that the situa- which resulted in the Vice Chancellors walking years and it is estimated that there would have GOOD TO tion was 'Pretty deadlocked.' but he ex- out. On January 4th, the CVCP's negotiators to be a 10/15% rise in salaries to preserve their p12 pected that there would be a solution GO recommended that an offer should be made to real value. Increasingly the dispute is being p13 before the damage was irreversible. the AUT of approximately 3%. However the full widened from a pay issue into a fight for the CARTOONS There were also rumours that examina- council of the CVCP repudiated their negotiators' quality of education and the result of the ballot SPORT p14,15,16 tions at Sheffield, Exeter, Southampton advice and refused to make any offer. indicates that there is a strong 'militant' feeling and Birmingham were going ahead as nor- The CVCP believe that salaries are too low, amongst its' membership. mal despite the AUT's boycott; rumours and claim to recognise the validity of the AUT's In such circumstances a compromise may not NEXT WEEK: which John Chartres claimed were grievances. However they say that there just isn't be seen as satisfactory by either side. untrue. enough money to meet the AUT's demands. The dispute also threatens to be a messy at- THE RETURN OF However the facts suggest that the prospect The problem of a lack of funds is being felt fair. It is still unclear how students will be grad- of an immediate settlement is remote. The throughout higher education. Confidential ed. One suggestion is that, if no solution is found, negotiations over this year's pay rise began last forecasts prepared by the University Grants they will have to sit special papers alter the January, amid disputes about the previous year's Committee estimate that 3,000 academics must dispute has been resolved. The action could also pay rise, and the failure to reach an agreement go, on top of the 5.200 reductions already cause splits within the AUT, as some universities indicates that the AUT's pay claim is an intrac- agreed: in order to keep costs constant in real opt out of the national pay scheme and grant table problem. terms. The report went on to say that by 199112 their lecturers pay rises, whilst others will not Negotiations actually broke down prior to the pay will have risen from 721/2% of total expen- or are unable to... SATURDAY 05.00 ITN Morning 09.30 Storybook 12.00 Open University c4 1 08.15 Saturday Starts News Classics Jack Here 2 YTV Nicholson narrates 06.00 TV-am 2 Kipling 'Just So' Features music 13.55 Cartoon Double bill For the 09.00 Going Live 09.25 Motormouth stories from Perfect Day, Gorden hung over 11.30 The Chart Show incls The 'Alto Saturday Cinema; Face to 10.00 Moneyspinner Repeat of Kaye the fat sod from 14.05 Christians (1952) Two short films 'Alto and a report on young Face America's Top 10 Tues based on Conrad and Crane. Part 12.30 people and gambliing. ITN News The Secret Sharer with 13.00 10.30 Film; Tea For Two 12.15 Grandstand Skiing, racing, one is Saint & Greaysie Yawn, James Mason in ethical dilemmas, 13.05 12.20 Film; Pete Smith diving, ice hockey, football, where's the football badminton and so on. while The Bride Comes To Yellow Specialties Ain't Life 14.10 Charlie's Angels Spot the Sky has gunfight action with Aggravatin'? 17.05 News flares 17.20 The Flying Doctors More Robert Preston (?). 12.30 Empress Wu 15.05 Snooker No good for us Aussie shit, look out for the 15.35 Hotel Reserve (19441 James 13.00 Vita Futurista with b&w motorbiking neighbours Mason (again) is wrongly charged 14.00 Film; Yellow Jack Mr Majelka Failed Jim'll Fix It Not if I can with espionage and rattles about 16.15 15.30 Film; Back Room Boy 18.05 magician crashlands help it, trying to clear his besmirched (1942) Arthur Askey banished 16.45 Results 18.40 Bob's Full House Total, name to a lighthouse in chirpy 17.00 ITN News utter slimy creep .. 17.00 World Darts "Bash the Nazi's, 17.15 Blockbusters 19.15 Allo', Alio' Exploding Xmas 18.50 Travellers In Time Two Tales playmates!" flick. 17.45 Superboy New series by puds Of Endeavour 17.05 Brookside the makers of the films. 19.40 The Paul Daniels Magic 19.30 News View 18.00 Right To Reply Supercrap?? Show 20.15 Rhythms of the World 18.30 Scottish Eye New series of 18.15 Trick Or Treat Game show 20.25 Columbo Old smortarse Celebration of African music topical documentaries from The James Bond Season; susses the baddies coming from Paris 18.45 Scotland You Only Live Twice News And Sport 21.05 Film: Paths of Glory 19.00 News Summary & 21.40 ITN News 21.55 Kane And Abel 22.30 Killers Kiss (1955) Star-cross'cl,„29.,545 Weather then People To Tales Of The 00.10 Film Theatre Of Blood love story set in the boxing world 4 People; Letter To Spain (1973) Horror Shakespeare, 23.40 World Darts Unexpected 20.05 The Harp In the South believe it or not, with Vincent 21.45 Aspel And Company 21.00 Film; Ivan's Childhood 22.30 Snooker Price, Scorned these 22.50 Sounds Of Surprise; dispatches his critics in novel 00.30 ITN News Headlines Machito - A Latin Jazz The Hit Man murders based on the writings followed by Legacy And Her of the Bard.
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