The Times Higher Education Supplement: Poll predicts close pay vote
An exclusive survey finds a majority of union members may reject the 13.1 per cent offer, writes Phil Baty
The 13.1 per cent pay deal agreed between union leaders and employers last week is hanging in the balance, as an exclusive poll for The Times Higher suggests that most union members are likely to reject it.
A poll of academic staff by ICM shows that 47 per cent of union members said they would not accept the award of 13.1 per cent over three years. Some 42 per cent said they would accept it.
When non-union academics are included in the figures, 39 per cent still reject it as too low, compared with 51 per cent who accept it.
Leaders of the University and College Union shocked activists last week when they agreed to call off the exam and marking boycott after three months and to put the offer to their 70,000 members in higher education. The offer is well below the original 23 per cent demanded by the union.
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