Comments on: Onus on polytechnics to settle fairly http://blog.greens.org.nz/2009/11/16/onus-on-polytechnics-to-settle-fairly/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:44:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Janine http://blog.greens.org.nz/2009/11/16/onus-on-polytechnics-to-settle-fairly/#comment-96167 Janine Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:24:48 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/?p=7704#comment-96167 Thanks for the support David. The negotiations have been going on for about eight months with no movement on the part of the institution. It is not our choice to strike at this time of year. Students are generally pretty supportive too. It is more than just erosion of discretionary leave - there is also a requirement to add another 40 or so teaching hours to our already considerable load. Most of us actually work for more hours than our contract stipulates, so this is effectively taking away some of our leave.

Thanks for the support David. The negotiations have been going on for about eight months with no movement on the part of the institution. It is not our choice to strike at this time of year. Students are generally pretty supportive too.

It is more than just erosion of discretionary leave – there is also a requirement to add another 40 or so teaching hours to our already considerable load. Most of us actually work for more hours than our contract stipulates, so this is effectively taking away some of our leave.

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