DCU to be affected by upcoming strike?

Medievalist

I know there's a great debate going on over in the TCD forum about this, but has anyone in DCU heard anything from lecturers about what's going to be happening on Tues 24th? I don't have many lectures, but the few I have are crucial.

phasers

Tuesday is my practical day, I hope it's not affected.

Medievalist

I know the national media has (understandably) been focused on the affect of the strike on schools, but DCU should really be telling us whats going on. Particularly if they are planning to reschedule lectures and practicals etc. I hope they will reschedule classes or else I'll be really annoyed!!!

GLaDOS

phasers wrote: »

Tuesday is my practical day, I hope it's not affected.

Same, though the lab is pretty much run by the postgrads anyway so it shouldn't really make difference

phantom_lord

one of lecturers said it would most likely be closed for the day. bloody socialists.

Medievalist

It's ridiculous. I have to pay six and a half grand for my college course, and I'm going back to college because I was made redundant due to the recession. I'd gladly have taken a paycut rather than lose my job. I feel very hard done by after paying so much money out of my savings to go back to college and losing an entire day because lecturers can't face the reality that the whole country is in recession :mad:. We're all in the same boat...deal with it.

aDeener

am i the only one delighted to be able to go on a rip the monday night without having to get up tuesday?

artanevilla

aDeener wrote: »

am i the only one delighted to be able to go on a rip the monday night without having to get up tuesday?

I'll be happy to be off Tuesday because I'm in college from 9 till 6 then in work from 9 till 1.

phasers

aDeener wrote: »

am i the only one delighted to be able to go on a rip the monday night without having to get up tuesday?

I just wish it was any other day! I need my practical days, I get precious little of them anyway.

Could they not strike on Friday or Monday? I'd love a 3-day weekend :pac:

GLaDOS

I wouldn't worry about it until I heard anything official personally

pathway33

artanevilla wrote: »

I'll be happy to be off Tuesday because I'm in college from 9 till 6 then in work from 9 till 1.

tell us ur secret to being in 2 places at once :eek:

banjopaul

pathway33 wrote: »

tell us ur secret to being in 2 places at once :eek:

You know days come with 24 hours right?

pathway33

banjopaul wrote: »

You know days come with 24 hours right?

pull the other one

Medievalist

phasers wrote: »

Could they not strike on Friday or Monday? I'd love a 3-day weekend :pac:

That I wouldn't mind as much;). Considering I have a four day weekend as it is!

ScienceNerd wrote: »

I wouldn't worry about it until I heard anything official personally

You're absolutely right. It's so easy to get worked up about these things:). Hopefully there'll be an official announcement next week to clear everything up.

MonaghanPenguin

From SIPTU:

SIPTU Ballot on Industrial/Strike Action

Both TCD and UCD members have voted for Strike Action on Nov 24th

Have your Say and Vote !



‘Lunchtime’

Today - Friday 13th Nov, 12.30 - 2.30 pm

HENRY GRATTAN ATRIUM

also

Monday 16th, 12 - 2 pm

Please bring your SIPTU membership card or a copy of a recent payslip confirming payment of your SIPTU membership fee

So there'll probably be arrangements announced once the Trade Union gives official notice of strike action.

doylema3

would it mean that there would just be no lectures or is the whole college shutting down? what about facilities like the library, resturants, su, bar, gym etc

YourName

One of the lecturers told me today that we won't be in that day for the strike.

But wait for the official letter

Fiftysix

Just from SIPTU

The Section Committee would like to thank all members who voted on the recent Ballot.


The Provisional Result of the Ballot on Industrial/Strike Action:


Total Poll: 345 (~ 44% of Members)


Ballot 1: Industrial Action
Yes: 49.2%
No: 50.7%

No Vote Carried




Ballot 2: Strike Action

Yes: 35.3%
No 64.3%

No Vote Carried

phasers

So does this mean we're in? I didn't think lecturers would want to cross a national picket line..

Medievalist

I suppose it depends on how everyone else votes. I get the feeling that some of the unions are beginning to lose face with their members because the unions are pushing so hard for a strike.

If DCU voted no, hopefully they'll be open to rearranging classes etc. Does anyone know if the strike is a full day strike or just a few hours in the morning/ afternoon?

StephenM_smc

Delighted with that result, hopefully there won't be any disruption.

douglashyde

I'm on INTRA, does anybody know that if DCU where to close due to lecturers striking, would I not have to go to work?

Attol

douglashyde wrote: »

I'm on INTRA, does anybody know that if DCU where to close due to lecturers striking, would I not have to go to work?

Are you serious...?

How on earth would you come to that conclusion? Unless you're doing your INTRA working for DCU then why wouldn't you have to go to work?

douglashyde

Attol wrote: »

Are you serious...?

How on earth would you come to that conclusion? Unless you're doing your INTRA working for DCU then why wouldn't you have to go to work?

Well... since you asked, I assumed because the INTRA office would be closed, everyone on INTRA was closed to.

Hows that sound INTRA buddies?

Nutty

we were told in a lecture this evening that Lectures will more than likely go ahead .. I see on the UL board that ul also voted against striking..

An Citeog

douglashyde wrote: »

I'm on INTRA, does anybody know that if DCU where to close due to lecturers striking, would I not have to go to work?

Isaac702

Nutty wrote: »

we were told in a lecture this evening that Lectures will more than likely go ahead .. I see on the UL board that ul also voted against striking..

Doesn't look that way unless DCU lecturers actually are going to pass a national picket line.

Here are the final SIPTU figures : http://www.siptu.ie/PressRoom/NewsReleases/2009/Name,11268,en.html

Even though DCU's members voted against it they will have to go with the majority vote nationally which was for the strike.

sum99

DCU staff voted against taking industrial action... the Union have confirmed that it will be a normal day at DCU.... is no strike. If you come across any lectures cancelled as a result of the strike you should contact the Head of Department and formally complain.

markpb

IrishTimes wrote:

Siptu members in workplaces where a majority voted "no" in the ballot will not be taking part in the strike. However, the union did not provide details of the locations where members voted not to go on strike. It is known that Siptu members in Dublin City University voted against taking part in the strike action by almost two thirds to one third.

from here

Medievalist

Fingers crossed it's business as usual so. I wonder if the majority of public sector workers are actually as enthusiastic about this strike as the unions want them to be