Published: 20 March 2009
End to 425 years of Tradition
Management at Cambridge University Press (CUP) is considering representations from Unite the union over its 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 – on 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 £50m Cambridge Assessment contract, which now threatens to end 425 years of continuous CUP printing in the city.
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