樱花动漫

樱花动漫/582 听25 April 2014

University and College Union

 

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To听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 FE Branch Secretaries

Topic听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Election of FE Negotiators for England

Action听听听听听听听听听听听 To raise with FESC delegates

Summary 听听听听 This circular calls for the nomination of Further Education Negotiators for England听 听听听听听听听听听

 

Dear Colleague,

Under rule 16.3, FE national sector conference elects national negotiators for England according to a formula approved by the sector conference. The formula is attached at Appendix 1.

Under the formula there are eight negotiators in total. Three of the negotiators are ex officio, the Vice-President for FE, and the two vice-chairs of the FE Committee. The other five are elected from the delegates to conference each year, and serve for one year.

This is a formal request for nominations for members of the FE negotiating team for England who are elected from sector conference.

All delegates to Further Education Sector Conference who are in current employment are eligible to be nominated 鈥� including members of the Further Education Committee.

The process is by self-nomination. If your congress delegate wishes to stand as one of the 5 elected negotiators they should complete the form attached at Appendix 2 and either:

E mail the completed form to aharden@ucu.org.uk by 5pm Friday 23 May 2014

OR

Submit the form at the congress registration desk at the forthcoming 樱花动漫 congress in Manchester no later than 10.00am on Thursday 29 May 2014.

Yours sincerely,

 

Sally Hunt

General Secretary

Appendix 1

FORMULA FOR THE ELECTION OF NEGOTIATORS

A.听听听听听听 The total number of representatives shall be eight.

B.听听听听听听 All non-ex officio elected negotiators must be in current employment in the FE sector when elected.

C.听听听听听听 Three negotiators shall be ex officio; namely:

1.听听听听听听 Chair of FEC

2.听听听听听听 Vice-chairs (2) of FEC

D.听听听听听 Five negotiators shall be elected by a meeting of FESC

E.听听听听听听 Elections to these five positions shall be subject to the following proviso at the time of election: that of the eight negotiators at least three shall be women.

F.听听听听听听 Should circumstances arise in which a reserve is required to fill a temporarily vacant place, the Chair and Vice-Chairs of FEC collectively are authorized to determine a suitable replacement for that purpose only.

G.听听听听听 The first set of elections will be held in conjunction with the conference which approves these rules. Subject to (B), all delegates to the relevant FE Sector conference shall be eligible for nomination, and all members of the current FEC. Nominations will be by self-nomination from those who are official voting delegates to the relevant sector conference.

H.听听听听听 After the first election, subsequent elections of negotiators will held at the sector conference during congress. Subject to (B), all delegates to congress within the FE Sector conference shall be eligible for nomination, and all members of the FEC which takes office immediately after congress.

Appendix 2

FORM FOR THE NOMINATION OF NATIONAL FURTHER EDUCATION NEGOTIATORS FOR ENGLAND

Please complete this form and either:

Email the completed form to aharden@ucu.org.uk by 5pm on Friday 23 May

OR

Submit the form at registration at Congress on Thursday 29 May, no later than 10am.

 

Name:

 

Gender:

 

Branch / LA:

 

Employment status (please indicate whether full-time, part-time, hourly-paid etc):

 

Place(s) of employment

 

Experience of Negotiation (a statement of no more than 150 words)