tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post1990406314050603271..comments2024-03-20T16:27:56.522+00:00Comments on Norfolk Blogger: The NUT's attitude towards Armed Forces recruitment is childishNich Starlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-53011898599501586282008-03-25T19:29:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:29:00.000+00:00At least you, Nick, have a choice of unions. We in...At least you, Nick, have a choice of unions. We in the univ sector only have UCU - which is dominated by UCU left.<BR/><BR/>Forgive my anonymity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-52278814188283056312008-03-25T19:17:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:17:00.000+00:00I just dont know how you can put up with this unio...I just dont know how you can put up with this union saying what it has. does no one have any self belief anymore. Britain was renowed fot its individuality but people are now happy to kow tow and be just part of the collective. I could not live with myself if I just conformed like this, I find it very sad.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-5260681125655530322008-03-25T19:10:00.000+00:002008-03-25T19:10:00.000+00:00You are not forced to be in any Union when you bec...You are not forced to be in any Union when you become a teacher, but any teacher not joining a union is really asking for trouble.<BR/><BR/>I know in Norfolk of head teachers not giving some teachers their PPA time (essentially the 10% of the week non teaching for planning and preparation), there are head teachers who have increased school hours beyond the legal allowed time without consultation with staff and in many other cases of the usual workplace bullying. Fortunately my school has an enlightened management team and the Union really are never needed, but any teacher, particularly those in secondary schools know they are only one malicious allegation away from being in deep shit, and your union comes in to its own at this point.<BR/><BR/>I could give you other examples, but as unions representing workers and ensuring their rights, the teaching unions do a good job and are worth the money. Its just a shame that some redical lefties can hijack a conference and give all teachers a bad name.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-86805182237163040462008-03-25T18:51:00.000+00:002008-03-25T18:51:00.000+00:00Good to find your blog (although don't read mine -...Good to find your blog (although don't read mine - it's gratuitously offensive, and prob won't appeal to your liberal tendencies...), via Mr Dale.<BR/><BR/>A very sensible post... but this (and your comment on Iain's blog) raise some important questions for me:<BR/><BR/>- Why is it not possible to arrange the kind of support services people want outside a union(and I'm a member of a public service union too, albeit not one that appears to have Nu-Labour waste-of-space leaders, rather than Trotsky-ites like the average NUT rep)?<BR/><BR/>- Are you genuinely being forced to be a member of the NUT? What form does this force take?<BR/><BR/>- What would be your solution for sorting out those schools where teaching appears to be run by the extremists for their benefit, and from which many children from less-well-off families cannot escape. As a LibDem, presumably you don't like the Swedish system?<BR/><BR/><BR/>BBBishop Brennanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05033876184247815366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-26584847779046369682008-03-25T16:26:00.000+00:002008-03-25T16:26:00.000+00:00You dont need unions any more most of what they wa...You dont need unions any more most of what they wanted is now covered by legislation , rightly so in most cases. You can take a bad employer to a tribunal and they have to prove their case. The unions pray on your fear and are worse than the employers of old.<BR/>You can find a less militant teachers union if you have to have a crutch.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-19711888436185319342008-03-25T15:15:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:15:00.000+00:00Any teacher who is not part of a union is a fool.I...Any teacher who is not part of a union is a fool.<BR/><BR/>It only takes one malicious allegation and you are totally reliant on the union for support. <BR/><BR/>I also know of one friend who had a problem with a headteacher who victimised them and the NUT sorted it out very succesfully in a way that the local education authority was not interested.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33696095.post-79131760019196693262008-03-25T15:02:00.000+00:002008-03-25T15:02:00.000+00:00The NUT has always been a left wing organisation t...The NUT has always been a left wing organisation trying to undermine and subvert our country.You should resign and have nothing to do with them.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.com