Offender Learning

EDM number 382 in 2010-12, proposed by Gordon Henderson on 01/07/2010.
Categorised under the topics of Pay, Prisons and Teachers.

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.

This motion has been signed by a total of 20 MPs.