PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
OFFENDER LEARNING (30 June 2010)

That this House is dismayed at the actions of the Manchester College (TMC) in its dealings with staff working for the Offender Learning Directorate; notes that TMC is forcing long-serving staff who teach in prisons to accept a reduction in salary of up to £7,500 per year, despite having assured them in a letter dated 9 April 2010 that no-one would lose any pay as a result of the proposed changes to their contracts; regrets that TMC has de-recognised the University and College Union (UCU); is concerned that the education of prisoners could be affected by any escalation in the dispute; and urges TMC to agree to immediate talks with UCU in an effort to bring this dispute to a satisfactory conclusion.

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Gordon Henderson (Conservative)