A message from Roger

The UCU general secretary ballot result has now been declared and Sally Hunt has been elected. The union and our members face major and difficult challenges from employers and government in almost every aspect of our working lives. The turnout was just 13.9 per cent which in itself suggests the scale of the challenge the union faces. I wish Sally Hunt very well in meeting those challenges. To meet them successfully will require a clear strategic vision and a determined articulate response which members can have confidence in and ownership of. I will seek to play my part in ensuring that is the case through my continuing role as Head of Equality and Employment Rights Finally I would like to sincerely thank the hundreds of members who sent messages of support and campaigned during the election.

Thursday 11 January 2007

Wednesday 10th January

Should the UCEA pay letter of 10th May 2006 be removed from my web site?

I’ve had a request from UCEA the employers’ organisation to remove from my web site http://www.rogerkline.org.uk/ the May 10th 2006 letter on pay that was sent to all employers.

I have politely replied that I am happy to put a disclaimer on the site pointing out the letter is UCEA copyright but since it has already had very wide circulation and since it is in the public interest that it remains there it won’t be removed.

The reason I believe it is in the public interest is that it forms a small but significant element in the discussion UCU ought to have about the lessons we can learn from the last pay dispute in order to do better on pay in future.

You can read the letter yourself at and decide for yourself why on earth the employers want it removed.

The 2006 HE pay dispute generated some discussion at the SOAS hustings on Monday night and I’ll be publishing more on pay in the next few days.
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Anonymous said...

I too believe this document belongs in the public domain, and as such, have also published it on the UCU Left website at www.uculeft.org.

However, this whole episode raises the question: Whose interests would be best served by the removal of this document from public view? Have they got something to hide?

Mark Campbell
London Met UCU

11 January 2007 at 22:07

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A trade unionist all his working life. An activist and a proud campaigner, Roger has consistently worked to defend human rights of workers. As the leader of the Equality and Employment Rights team in the newly formed UCU he continues to unite the movement around equality and keep employment rights at the top of the agenda.