Emergency Motion 10
Dundee University
“That this Congress notes the announcement on 25th April that Unite members at Dundee University have overwhelming voted in favour of industrial action in response to plans to potentially cut over 700 jobs at Dundee University.
“Congress believes that the financial crisis facing Dundee University is primarily the consequence of under investment and financial mismanagement.
“Congress opposes any proposals that the workforce should pay for the financial crisis through cuts to jobs, pay or conditions.
“Congress recognises that, whilst the situation at Dundee University is a particularly acute example of it, there is a general financial crisis developing in many areas of the Further Education and Higher Education sectors in Scotland related to underfunding of these sectors.
“Congress, therefore: pledges its full support for the campaign by trade union members to resist job cuts at Dundee University; calls for any redundancy notices to be halted; and welcomes the convening of a Task Force, with trade union involvement in it, to consider the situation.
“However, Congress believes that the Task Force must:
- Address the need for additional funding to be secured as a matter of urgency to protect the future of the University, in addition to the funding of a voluntary severance scheme.
- Seek to develop an alternative plan which negates the need for compulsory redundancy and minimises the impact on key stakeholders including all staff, students and the wider community/City of Dundee.
- Be provided with full up to date financial data as a matter of urgency and make this available to all Task Force members.
- Alongside urgently addressing the key issues at Dundee University, seek a public commitment to proper funding and governance of the HE and FE Sector across Scotland.”
Mover: Unite the Union
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