{"id":21675,"date":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=21675"},"modified":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:32:12","slug":"union-concern-over-job-losses-at-cardiff-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/union-concern-over-job-losses-at-cardiff-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Union concern over job losses at Cardiff University"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Trade union representatives are &#8220;gravely concerned&#8221; at the prospect of compulsory redundancies at Cardiff University in a bid to tackle their \u00a321m deficit in the wake of funding cuts and rising costs.<\/strong><!--more--><br \/>\nAll 7000 university staff have been offered voluntary severance, but the university refused to rule out compulsory redundancies.<br \/>\nIn a joint statement, the Cardiff University trade union branches of Unite, Unison, and UCU said that redundancies have become &#8220;a reflex reaction, rather than an option of last resort.<br \/>\n&#8220;We are also gravely concerned that the proposed severance scheme will cause inequality and division among our already demoralised members&#8221;.<br \/>\nDr. Andy Williams, of Cardiff University and College Union, said &#8220;sustained mismanagement&#8221; is to blame for the deficit.<br \/>\n&#8220;There seems to be no accountability at the top, we&#8217;re the ones that suffer every single time.<br \/>\n&#8220;The morale among staff at Cardiff University is at rock bottom.<br \/>\n&#8220;Industrial action is something we are planning on. 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