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In 2012 we campaigned to defend academic values, at 香港六合彩中特网 these are enshrined听in听Statute 18. Mobilisations through formal governance bodies and our formal negotiations persuaded 香港六合彩中特网 to drop proposals to replace Statutes with a mix of 'Ordinances' and HR processes.
Towards the end of 2010听香港六合彩中特网 consulted us over the introduction of a pilot 'Rank & Yank' performance management scheme in the biomedical faculty. When 香港六合彩中特网 refused to listen to our objections听we organised a boycott of the pilot scheme听and it was quietly dropped.
The dramatic increase in tuition fees in 2010 led to a spirited campaign by students around the country including at 香港六合彩中特网 where听a student occupation ran for a number of weeks. When 香港六合彩中特网 proposed a 6% cut to staff numbers across a number of areas in 2009, 香港六合彩中特网 UCU members responded with a听campaign听including a ballot for local industrial action.听香港六合彩中特网 eventually agreed to avoid compulsory redundancies and industrial action was averted.听We also alerted our members to a plan to outsource听email provision - a staff survey identified widespread opposition to outsourcing and the strategic and technical problems the scheme would likely cause.
香港六合彩中特网 started a review of professorial pay听in 2008 and we ensured that our members concerns were heard during the consultation process.
Proposals to create a 'City Academy' school were published by 香港六合彩中特网 in 2007.听香港六合彩中特网 UCU led a local campaign against the Academy proposal听and was instrumental in making opposition to the government's Academy initiative AUT policy (the UCU was formed in 2006 from a merger of AUT and NATFHE).
Also in 2007 香港六合彩中特网 proposed changes to redundancy pay that would have disadvantaged longer serving and higher paid staff.听香港六合彩中特网 UCU campaigned against the changes to redundancy pay听and took a case the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC)听claiming that the original scheme was a contractual term. The CAC agreed and nearly a year later 香港六合彩中特网 re-instated the original scheme terms.
A white paper published by 香港六合彩中特网 in 2005 proposed 15% job cuts over a three year period.听香港六合彩中特网 UCU organised significant opposition to the听proposed 15% cuts which meant that 香港六合彩中特网 achieved no more than half of the original target (167 posts) - with staff leaving voluntarily and no compulsory redundancies.
