Cardiff University staff has voted in the favorite of a strike action and a boycott of marking and evaluation of the summer period.
The University Union and College (UCU) said that its members had responded to the proposal of “cruel and unnecessary” jobs of the University.
In January, the University announced proposals to cut 400 employees and discard some departments, including nursing, but now it has reviewed this figure to 286 roles.
A spokesman from the University of Cardiff described the “disappointing” industrial action, and said that it will inevitably cause interruptions to students.
On Thursday, the University said the plans to close their nursing department were on hold and that less jobs would be discarded throughout the institution of what had initially anticipated.
In a vote, 83% or Cardiff UCU members supported the strike and 86% supported the action below a strike.
Union members have considered their options and voted for a one -day strike on May 1.
If the situation is not resolved, UCU said it will be followed by an indefinite evaluation boycott from May 6, and seven days of strike in May and June.
In a statement, UCU said it, he hoped that the University Executive Board complies with the demands of the staff before any action begins.
Dr. Joey Whitfield, president of the UCU branch of the University, said his message to the Executive Board is clear.
He said members are “incredible reluctant to participate” in any form of industrial action, but the “university leaves us no option.”
“As our independent financial analysis has shown from the beginning, no mandatory redundancies are needed,” he said.
“As we have shown with our detailed and based on the evidence of alternative proposals to improve the finance of the university, there are ways to get out of this disaster that protect the university and it does not invade hundreds of the lives of our members.”
The union said it is the biggest mandate in the history of the branch.
The Vice Chancellor, Professor Wendy Larner, previously defended the decision to reduce jobs, saying that the university would have become “unnecessary” without drastic reforms.
Labor roles cuts are just a proposal, he said, but insisted that the university needed to “make difficult decisions” due to the decrease in international applications of students and increase cost pressures.
A spokesman from the University of Cardiff said that he will do everything possible to minimize the impact, and the university will remain open with some areas of teaching, research and services not affected.
“We recognize that these are extremely diffuse and challenging times. However, it is important to emphasize that our proposals are still subject to a 90 -day consultation,” said the spokesman.
“The mandatory layoffs will always be the last resort and we want to continue working in association to avoid them.”
The spokesman also asked the UCU to provide a copy of his report in university finances, which said they provide alternatives to improve finance.
