Hi Michael,
I have signed it but will add comments tomorrow when I've got more time - they
are utter scum.
wishing you & those losing their jobs well.
marc
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On 10 April 2018 8:50 PM, Michael Szpakowski <m...@michaelszpakowski.org> wrote:
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> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 8:27 pm, Michael Szpakowski
> <m...@michaelszpakowski.org> wrote:
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>> Thanks so much Gill!
>>
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>> On Tuesday, April 10, 2018, 7:42 pm, Gill Davies <gill.dav...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Signed, Michael. Best of luck.
>>>
>>> On 10 April 2018 at 19:38, Michael Szpakowski <m...@michaelszpakowski.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> And for those of you who have a connection with the course and with
>>>> Writtle, please leave a comment...If you're an artist or writer &c any
>>>> sort also please identify yourself... :)
>>>> I'm pasting below my sig the motion passed today nem con in our UCU branch
>>>> meeting..
>>>> Please also tweet, FB, e mail...
>>>> thanks!
>>>> Michael
>>>> [Sign the
>>>> Petition](https://www.change.org/p/tessmaths1-gmail-com-defend-education-at-writtle-university-college-no-to-course-cuts-no-to-redundancies/share_for_starters?just_created=true)
>>>>
>>>> Sign the Petition
>>>>
>>>> tessmat...@gmail.com: Defend Education at Writtle university College! No
>>>> to course cuts, no to redundancies!
>>>>
>>>> This branch feels a sense of déjà vu.
>>>>
>>>> This branch notes that whilst members, other teachers and support staff
>>>> were conscientiously doing their usual best the entire senior management
>>>> team failed.
>>>> Failed to see any problem coming, failed to open up any sort of discussion
>>>> and failed to show any concern for staff as evidenced by the inept and
>>>> cold-blooded way in which a package of course cuts and job losses was
>>>> presented as a fait accompli, the day before the Easter holiday weekend.
>>>>
>>>> This branch notes the Vice Chancellor’s highly insulting comment
>>>>
>>>> “We have not driven the business to achieve excellence – our portfolio,
>>>> in HE especially, is too broad for us to be outstanding in all fields of
>>>> study”
>>>>
>>>> (‘Strategic Change Agenda’ p3 bullet point three)
>>>>
>>>> This branch notes that the VC and presumably the SMT believes that Writtle
>>>> University College is a ‘business’ (ibid.) rather than an educational
>>>> institution.
>>>>
>>>> This branch notes the hugely successful campaign waged by our colleagues
>>>> in the pre 1992 universities to defend their pension rights and also the
>>>> recent no-confidence vote by Open University UCU members in their vice
>>>> chancellor when faced with a similar package of cuts, a similar rationale
>>>> and similarly insulting language.
>>>>
>>>> This branch believes in education.
>>>>
>>>> This branch believes that the entire SLT at Writtle has failed, we have no
>>>> confidence in it and therefore resolve to call upon all its members to
>>>> resign forthwith and for the governors to replace it with a team which
>>>> believes that the 100 year plus educational legacy of Writtle deserves
>>>> celebrating and defending, rather than yet another round of cuts.
>>>>
>>>> This branch further resolves to call upon the governors to withdraw the
>>>> cuts and closure proposal by the end of this week. If the package is not
>>>> withdrawn then a dispute will exist between the UCU and WUC and we will
>>>> seek permission to ballot for industrial action.
>>>>
>>>> This branch resolves to inform students of what is happening, both
>>>> directly and through the NUS and to seek their active support for a public
>>>> campaign against the cuts package including, but not limited to, social
>>>> media and a Change.org petition.
>>>>
>>>> In addition we resolve to seek common ground in fighting the cuts with our
>>>> colleagues in other WUC unions and other UCU branches.
>>>>
>>>> Passed nem. con.
>>>>
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