Goldsmiths starts action against cuts
On Friday 19 April academic staff at Goldsmiths Uni in south London will begin a Marking and Assessment Boycott as part of a programme of industrial action to stop the axing of a proposed 132.3 “roles”. It is unclear how many people will be affected. The University and College Union (UCU) branch says maybe 25% of academic staff. The compulsory redundancies affect 11 out of 19 departments. Some may lose half of their staff and will thus become unviable as separate departments. Many more than the threatened number are in the pool for redundancy. The job cuts are part of a wide ranging...