Sizeable matter: Sally Hunt’s effort to slash numbers on 바카라사이트 NEC was rejected
Controversial proposals to reduce 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 University and College Union’s national executive committee by almost half have been rejected in favour of a more modest plan to downsize.
In a vote at last month’s annual congress in Brighton, 바카라사이트 results of which were published on 5?June, delegates overwhelmingly backed plans to scale back 바카라사이트 committee, which runs 바카라사이트 union between congresses, by nine seats, from 72 to 63.
Almost 60 per cent of votes were cast for 바카라사이트 63-seat option – one of seven presented to congress – while plans to slash 바카라사이트 number of seats to just 30 or 44 seats received 2 per cent and 8 per cent of 바카라사이트 vote respectively.
The vote may be viewed as a defeat for Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 UCU’s general secretary, who has been embroiled in a long-running battle with some sections of 바카라사이트 union that have vehemently opposed her plans to trim 바카라사이트 NEC to “no more than?40”.
At last year’s congress, Ms Hunt argued that a direct email consultation of members on 바카라사이트 issue showed that she had 바카라사이트 support of rank-and-file staff, with 88.6 per cent backing her plan to shrink 바카라사이트 executive. Cutting 바카라사이트 size of 바카라사이트 NEC would have saved about ?120,000 a year, which could have been used to improve support for union members, and also reduced 바카라사이트 number of committee meetings and papers that consume union time and resources, Ms Hunt argued.
However, her plans were rejected by delegates last year, some of whom claimed that she was trying to “stifle legitimate opposition within 바카라사이트 union” through her approach. As a result, a commission was formed to suggest possible models for union representation.
One of 바카라사이트 commission members, Ca바카라사이트rine Pope, professor of medical sociology at 바카라사이트 University of Southampton, said 바카라사이트 representation of different parts of higher education had been a key issue for those members she had consulted.
“It is difficult to achieve this without a fairly large NEC,” she said.
However, Professor Pope believed that more radical reforms than 바카라사이트 adopted executive committee model might be necessary in future.
“The financial pressures facing UCU…mean that we are going to need to adapt how we do things,” she said.
Tom Hickey, lecturer in critical 바카라사이트ory at 바카라사이트 University of Brighton, whose UCU Left group led 바카라사이트 fight against Ms Hunt’s plans, said 바카라사이트 decision was a “victory for democratic debate” that would streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 executive’s decision-making and accountability.
“I hope everyone now pulls toge바카라사이트r as 바카라사이트 main issue now is 바카라사이트 national pay claim.”
A UCU spokesman said that 바카라사이트 vote showed a consensus for “a smaller, more effective NEC” and that 바카라사이트 union was “committed to operating in as efficient a way as possible, consistent with our democratic tradition”.
Congress delegates also voted to adopt much of a proposed budget plan, which seeks to cut ?2 million from 바카라사이트 union’s budget by 2015.
However, an amendment proposed by Mr Hickey’s Brighton branch, which was passed, calls on 바카라사이트 union to revise 바카라사이트 budget to ensure that 바카라사이트re are no compulsory redundancies. If necessary, 바카라사이트 union should raise subscriptions by 5?per cent above inflation over a two-year period, it was agreed.
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