The compulsory redundancies of David Hardman and Mark Campbell, two leading 51国产视频 and College Union representatives at London Metropolitan 51国产视频, are a travesty of justice. Their appeals were declined this week. The least that one might expect of an appeal hearing is that there is an audit trail of the decision-making involved, especially at an institution whose strategic plan claims to value “openness”. No audit trail was presented at their appeal hearing; in fact, the dean of their faculty – Dominic Palmer-Brown – did not submit any documentation at all.
Campbell and Hardman are the only compulsory redundancies arising out of the cuts announced by London Met last autumn. We believe that they have been singled out because of their effective work as UCU representatives. With another 395 job losses now in the pipeline, as well as potential privatisation (the new chair of governors is a former executive at Pearson), the management are conveniently removing the two leading reps and sending a clear message to other staff not to put their heads above the parapet.
Does a university with a background as a champion of social justice really wish to stake a claim as one of the most anti-union employers in the sector? We call upon the management and governors of London Met to recognise the injustice that is being perpetrated and to reinstate Campbell and Hardman.
Sally Hunt, general secretary, UCU
Kevin Courtney, Acting General Secretary, National Union of Teachers
Malia Bouattia, NUS President
Elizabeth Lawrence, UCU NEC (Immediate Past President)
Douglas Chalmers, UCU NEC (President UCU Scotland)
Chris Jones, UCU NEC (President UCU Wales)
Sean Wallis, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 College London
Sue Abbott, UCU NEC (HE), Northumbria 51国产视频
Todd Bailey, UCU NEC (HE), Cardiff 51国产视频
Vicky Blake, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Leeds
Jimmy Donaghey, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Warwick
Paul Errington, UCU NEC (HE), Teeside 51国产视频
Jeff Fowler, UCU NEC (HE), Sunderland 51国产视频
Julie Hearn, UCU NEC (HE), Lancaster 51国产视频
Marion Hersh, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Glasgow
Mary Jennings, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Cambridge
Lesley McGorrigan, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Leeds
Patricia McManus, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Brighton
Jo McNeill, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Liverpool
Carlo Morelli, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Dundee
Renee Prendergast, UCU NEC (HE), Queen's 51国产视频 Belfast
Alan Ryan, UCU NEC (HE), De Montfort 51国产视频
Xanthe Whittaker, UCU NEC (HE), 51国产视频 of Leicester
Mandy Brown, UCU NEC (FE), Lambeth College
Nina Doran, UCU NEC (FE), City of Liverpool College
Margot Hill, UCU NEC (FE), Croydon College
Amy Jowett, UCU NEC (FE), Hackney ACE
Richard McEwan, UCU NEC (FE), Tower Hamlets College
Dave Muritu, UCU NEC (FE), Sandwell College
Julia Roberts, UCU NEC (FE), Lambeth College
Sean Vernell, UCU NEC (FE), City & Islington College
Elaine White, UCU NEC (FE), Bradford College
Angie McConnell, UCU Trustee
Shelly Asquith, NUS Vice-President, Welfare
Shakira Martin, NUS Vice-President, Further Education
Florence Onwumere, London Met SU President, Sabbatical Officer, Faculty of Life Sciences and Computing
Barbara Ntumy, NUS NEC, Deputy President of London Met SU
Georgia Robinson, London Met SU, Sabbatical Officer, CASS Art and Architecture
Richard Payne, UCU Coordinating Committee, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Yaz Djebbour, UCU Coordinating Committee, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Monica Mottin, UCU Coordinating Committee, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Caroline Derry, UCU Coordinating Committee, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Councillor Gary Heather, Islington Labour Party
Nicholas Cimini, EIS-ULA Executive Member
Ian Hodson, President, Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU)
Steve Hedley, Assistant General Secretary, RMT
Alex Kenny, NUT NEC
Naomi Junnor, UNISON NEC
Karen Reissmann, UNISON NEC
Marianne Owens, PCS NEC
Martin Powell-Davies, Chair, SERTUC Public Services Committee
Lee Farrow, Chair, London Region UCU FE Committee
Rhiannon Lockley, Chair, West Midlands Region UCU
Peter Ayton, City 51国产视频
Andreas Bieler, UCU Vice-President, Nottingham 51国产视频
Paul Blackledge, Leeds Beckett 51国产视频, UCU Branch Secretary
Marie Breen-Smyth, 51国产视频 of Massachusetts, Boston
Alex Callinicos, Kings College London
Elaine Campbell, Newcastle 51国产视频
Graham Dawson, 51国产视频 of Brighton
Des Freeman, UCU Secretary, Goldsmiths 51国产视频
Robin Hirsch, 51国产视频 College London
Michael Lavalette, Liverpool Hope 51国产视频
Alex Law, Abertay 51国产视频
Henry Maitles, 51国产视频 of the West of Scotland
Meg Maguire, Kings College London
Andreas Ortmann, 51国产视频 of New South Wales, Australia
Jayne Osgood, Middlesex 51国产视频
John Parrington, 51国产视频 of Oxford
Malcolm Povey, 51国产视频 of Leeds, UCU Committee Member
Daniel Read, Warwick 51国产视频 Business School
Michael Rosen, Goldsmiths 51国产视频
Mark Whittingham, Newcastle 51国产视频
Tony Wrigley, Northumbria 51国产视频
Terry Brotherstone, Former Honorary President UCU Scotland
Sam Fairburn, National Secretary, People's Assembly
Zita Holbourne, Co-Founder National Co-Chair, Black Activists Rising Against Cuts (BARAC) UK & PCS NEC
Paul Mackney, UCU Former General Secretary and parent of a London Met Graduate
Aaron Kiely, People's Assembly Against Austerity and Graduate of London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Clare Solomon, People’s Assembly Against Austerity and former 51国产视频 of London Union President
Michael Chessum, Young Labour National Committee
Adam Pettigrew, Chair, Equity Young Members' Committee
Mike Calvert, Deputy Branch Secretary, Islington UNISON
Jo Cardwell, Vice-Chair, Islington UNISON
Alasdair Smith, National Secretary, Anti-Academies Alliance
Tom Taylor, Secretary, SERTUC Creative and Leisure Industries Committee
Michael Bradley, Unite the Resistance
Rob Williams, National Chair, National Shop Stewards Network
Peter Murray, UCU Retired Members Branch and London Green Party Trade Union Liaison Officer
Candy Udwin, PCS Rep, National Gallery
John Wiseman, North West Education Regional Industrial Sector Vice-Chair and North West Regional
?Council Chair, NUT
Andrew Berry, Islington UNISON
Ken Muller, Joint Branch Secretary, Islington NUT
Eddie Rowley, Shop Steward, UNISON at London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Dean Ryan, Islington UNISON shop steward
David Summers, Unison Assistant Branch Security, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Lindsey German, Convenor, Stop The War Coalition
Joe Gluza, Treasurer, UCU Cambridge 51国产视频
Hannah Dee, Chair, Defend the Right to Protest
Geoff Abbott, UCU Equality Officer, Newcastle 51国产视频
Anne Alexander, 51国产视频 of Cambridge
Stephen Baker, Ulster 51国产视频
Shakuntala Banaji, London School of Economics and Political Science
Matthew Beaumont, 51国产视频 College London
Kambiz Boomla, Queen Mary 51国产视频 of London
Steve Cannon, UCU Branch Treasurer / Casework Officer, 51国产视频 of Sunderland
Lesley Catchpowle, UCU Coordinating Committee at Greenwich
Marc Chrysanthou, 51国产视频 of Wolverhampton
Chris Cocking, 51国产视频 of Brighton
Alun R. Coker, 51国产视频 College London
Frank Deval, UCU Retired Member, London South Bank 51国产视频
Kathryn Dutton, 51国产视频 of Bradford
Ian Ellis, UCU Branch Secretary at Dundee 51国产视频
Stacy Gillis, Newcastle 51国产视频
Ethan Hack, Newcastle 51国产视频
Alan Harrison, Former AUT local association president, Brunel 51国产视频
Mick Jardine, 51国产视频 of Winchester
Brendan Nicholls, 51国产视频 of Leeds
Christopher Roche, 51国产视频 of Bath
Rebecca Sear, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Ulrike Sommer, 51国产视频 College London
David Stewart, Newcastle 51国产视频
Tony Sullivan, UCU Branch Secretary at London College of Fashion
Nick Troop, 51国产视频 of Hertfordshire
Nalini Vittal, UCU Departmental Rep, 51国产视频 College London
Carly Walker, 51国产视频 of Brighton
Patrick Yarker, 51国产视频 of East Anglia
Martin Fry, UCU Executive Committee, 51国产视频 College London
Mike Arrowsmith, UCU Branch Organiser, 51国产视频 of St Andrews
Mark Abel, UCU Coordinating Committee at Brighton
Viv Acious, Unison Branch Chair at City & Islington College
Ian Allinson, Unite Fujitsu UK Combine Committee
Pura Ariza, UCU North West Regional Equality Officer
Bruce Baker, UCU Vice-President, Newcastle 51国产视频
Mike Barton, UCU Branch Secretary, Redbridge College
Mark Baxendale, Queen Mary 51国产视频 of London
Rob Behan, NUT Rep, Newham 6th Form College
Charlotte Bence, Chair, Unite the Union, London and Eastern Young Members' Committee
Pete Bicknell, UCU Membership Secretary at Lewisham Southwark College
George Binette, Branch Secretary, Camden Unison
David Binns, UCU London Retired Members
Sam Birnie, Haringey NUT
Rick Blackman, Liverpool Hope 51国产视频
Sue Blackwell, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Janine Booth, Branch Secretary, RMT Central Line East
Paul Booth, UCU Retired Member
Paul Brook, 51国产视频 of Leicester
Geoff Brown, Manchester Metropolitan 51国产视频
John Burgess, Branch Secretary, Barnet UNISON
Sasha Callaghan, Creative Director, BellaFreak
Bridget Chapman, Secretary, Folkstone and District NUT
Carol Cody, UCU Secretary at City of Liverpool College and Equality Rep for North West Region
James Cranch, 51国产视频 of Sheffield
Ian Crosson, UCU Membership Secretary, Tower Hamlets Branch
Steve Cushion, UCU London Retired Members
Mike Cushman, Former LSE UCU Branch Secretary
Michael Dance, Redbridge NUT Equalities Officer / NUT LGBT National Advisory Committee
Neil Davidson, UCU Branch Committee, 51国产视频 of Glasgow
Christopher Denson, Joint Secretary, Coventry NUT
Veronica Diesen, Former lecturer at London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Kate Douglas, PCS, DWP South East Regional Secretary
Clara Doyle, 51国产视频 of Greenwich
Peter Dwyer, UCU Branch Treasurer, Ruskin College Oxford
Graham Dyer, Former Chair, SOAS UCU
Paul Edwards, NUT Deputy, Newham 6th Form College
Fatmia Felisberti, Kingston 51国产视频
Rob Ferguson, NUT Chair, Newham 6th Form College
Iain Ferguson, 51国产视频 of the West of Scotland
Keith Flett, Secretary, Haringey TUC
Rus Gandy, Retired (former Dean of Postgraduate Management School, 51国产视频 of Westminster)
Sheila Gaynard, 51国产视频 of Hull
Gill George, Retired, Former Unite Executive Council
John Gillett, freelance teacher / director / actor / writer
Monica Gort, Secretary for UNITE Clerkenwell and St Pancras Branch
Nick Grant, Former NUT NEC member, Outer London
Carly Grundle, UCU Secretary at Westminster Kingsway
Adam Hansen, Northumbria 51国产视频
Clare Harries, 51国产视频 College London
Ronald Haynes, UCU Vice-President at 51国产视频 of Cambridge
Michaela Hendriks, UCU Branch Secretary at Hackney Community College
Simon Hester, Chair, Haringey TUC
Anthony Hirst, UCU London Retired Members
Tony Hodges, UCU Secretary Carshalton College (retired)
Goretti Horgan, UCU Committee, Ulster 51国产视频
Lee Humber, UCU Equalities Officer, Liverpool Hope 51国产视频
Julie Hunt, Branch Chair, North West London GMB
Brian Ingham, Former UCU NEC (retired)
Ioanna Ioannou, UCU Equalities Officer, 51国产视频 College London
Pete Jackson, PCS Midlands Regional Committee Member
John James, Branch Chair of Wales Council and Chair of Coleg Gwent
Janroj Yilmaz Keles, Middlesex 51国产视频
Veronica Killen, Northumbria 51国产视频
Mike Killian, Communications Officer (oc), TfGM Unison Branch
Dave Knight, President, Waltham Forest Trades Council
Katia Kramer, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Richard Kuper, Herfordshire 51国产视频 (retired)
Adam Lambert, Regional Officer, UNITE
Mike Lammiman, UCU Membership Secretary at 51国产视频 of Hull LA
Therese Lewis, Northumbria 51国产视频
Christine Lindey, London UCU Retired Members Branch
Billie Loebner, Middlesex 51国产视频
Delia Lomax, Scotland Retired Members Branch, ex-President UCU Heriot Watt 51国产视频4
Alison Lord, UCU Joint Branch Secretary, Poplar Branch
Susan Matthews, 51国产视频 of Roehampton
Dominic McCabe, Derby College
Des McDermott, Branch Chair, Ruskin College Oxford
Paul McGarr, NUT rep at Langdon Park School, Tower Hamlets
Michael McGowan, Hackney Community College
Saladin Meckled-Garcia, UCU President, 51国产视频 College London
Eleni Michalopoulou, 51国产视频 of Liverpool
Laura Miles, UCU Left Steering Committee and former UCU NEC member
Merilyn Moos, London Metropolitan 51国产视频 (retired)
Sam Morecroft, UCU Anti-Casualisation Officer, Sheffield 51国产视频
Doug Morgan, Assistant Secretary, Birmingham NUT
Jonathan Neale, Writer
Mark O'Brien, Vice-President, 51国产视频 of Liverpool UCU
Simon O'Hara, Small Heath, Birmingham NUT
Lucretia Packham, Equalities Officer, UCU East Midlands Retired Members Branch
Christina Paine, UCU Equalities Officer and Health & Safety Officer, London Metropolitan 51国产视频
Hilda Palmer, Acting Chair of Hazards Campaign, Manchester Hazards Centre
Kirstie Paton, Assistant Secretary Greenwich NUT
Hazel Perry, Secretary, Peterborough TUC
Tony Phillips, Branch Secretary, UNISON London Fire Authority
Pablo Phillips, NUT Rep, Connaught School for Girls, Waltham Forest
Hugo Radice, 51国产视频 of Leeds
Karen Rajapakse, Tower Hamlets College
Cherry Sewell, UCU Former NEC member and parent of a London Met Graduate
Lee Short, UCU Branch Secretary at Barnsley College and Vice-Chair of Yorkshire and Humber Region FE
Keith Simpson, President, UCU at City 51国产视频
Roddy Slorach, Vice-Chair, UCU Disabled Members Standing Committee
Eugene Smith, UCU London Region Retired Members Group, formerly of Tower Hamlets College
Dave Smith, 51国产视频 of the West of England
Harry Stopes, 51国产视频 College London
David Summers, Unison Assistant Branch Secretary at London Metropolitan 51国产视频
John Sweeney, UCATT
Tom Taylor, Secretary for SERTUC Creative & Leisure Industries Committee
Geraldine Thorpe, London Metropolitan 51国产视频 UCU (retired)
Jelena Timotijevic, 51国产视频 of Brighton
Sara Tomlinson, Lambeth NUT Secretary
Phil Turner, Vice-Chair, South Yorkshire NUJ
Phil Vallender, London Southbank 51国产视频
Nicolas Van Labeke, 51国产视频 of Leeds
Sinead Vaughan, Tower Hamlets College
Rose Veitch, Hackney Community College
James Ward, UCU Secretary, Ulster 51国产视频
Liz Wheatley, Camden Unison Assistant Branch Secretary
Fiona Whitelaw, Chair of South and South East Equity Branch
Huw Williams, Unison Shop Steward, Swindon
Rosemarie Wilson, City and Islington College
Mark Winter, Chair, UCU Poplar Branch, Tower Hamlets College
Louis Wood, EHWLC (retired), ex-Chair and Secretary of UCU London Region FE Sector
Tom Woodcock, Secretary, Cambridge & District Trades Union Council
Jon Woods, Portsmouth City Unison Branch Chair
Peter Woodward, Imperial College
Claire Duncanson, 51国产视频 of Edinburgh
Steve Mardy, Leeds Beckett 51国产视频, UCU Branch Chair
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