On a related point Ant, speaking of the people lower down the chain of
command who have to shoulder the burden of university work: we've heard
a lot recently about the university lecturers pay dispute, and we're all
aware of what a strong force for the good the UCU and its antecedents
were in negotiating a fair settlement for faculty. I'm sure graduate
students are grateful for the sacrifices our colleagues have made to
ensure a better deal for us when we get academic posts. But what about
those unrepresented hordes of graduate students in the UK who mark
papers, take tutorials and seminars and lead field classes? Like junior
faculty, the pay's not good and we get taken for a ride a lot. Unlike
junior faculty, we have no union, no representation, no recourse.
Ad-hoc teaching is underpaid and the people who do it undervalued. Our
sole channel for redress is directly to the employer with no collective
voice.
Lecturers have the UCU. VCs have their own little club, I'm sure - I
forget the acronym. In North America, graduate TAs very often have
collective bargaining rights. In the UK we have nothing. Why?
Andy
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from THES: http://www.thes.co.uk/upload/2035374/VCpay0506.pdf
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Anthony Ince
Research Student
Department of Geography,
Queen Mary, University of London,
Mile End,
E1 4NS
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