Cambridge University Press and Unite to meet again on 23 March over
job losses threat
17th March 2009
Management at Cambridge University Press (CUP) is considering
representations from Unite the union over the CUP's plans to axe
more than 150 jobs.
A delegation from the print group workforce threatened with
redundancy put their case directly to the Syndicate - CUP’s
governing body - last Friday (13 March).
Unite/GPM national officer, Ann Field, said: "The delegation
explained its position to the Syndicate. The management will now
consider its response and we are due to meet them again on 23
March.
"We made the point that CUP is still a profitable organisation
with a hard-working and dedicated work force - and that jobs should
not be axed unnecessarily during a recession."
Unite highlights poor control by Cambridge University over
management decisions in two parts of the institution (CUP and
Cambridge Assessment), which resulted in the loss of the five-year
£50 million Cambridge Assessment contract, which now threatens to
end 425 years of continuous CUP printing in the city.
ENDS
NOTES TO NEWS EDITORS:
http://www.unitetheunion.org/cup
for the latest campaign information from Unite and the online
petition to save CUP jobs.
Ann Field 07831 676 587; Shaun Noble, communications officer
(third sector) 020 7420 8951 or 07768 693 940; Steve Ireland, Unite
regional officer 07798 754 066
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