- Conference
- 2024 National Higher Education Conference
- Date
- 12 October 2023
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes the passage of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023.
Conference believes this Act represents a grave threat to unions’ ability to take effective strike action in the sectors of health, education services, fire and rescue, border security, and nuclear decommissioning.
Conference notes the Government announced on 2 October 2023 that it intends to consult on minimum service levels in universities.
Conference believes minimum service levels in Higher Education would represent a threat to our union’s ability to take effective strike action to defend the interests of our members, including on such crucial issues as pay.
Conference instructs the SGE to:
1)work with the NEC to respond formally to any Government consultation on this issue.
2)work with regions and branches to raise awareness among members of the risks of minimum service levels to effective trade unionism.
3)campaign against minimum service levels in universities should they be introduced.