Staff want to stay ‘Proud to be London Met’ … the VC says we’re not allowed to be!

Staff want to stay 'Proud to be London Met' … the VC says we're not allowed to be! Education not privatisation – UNISON members say NO to 'Shared Services', outsourcing through the back door (photo (c) David Hardman – use with permission only). Members of UNISON yesterday launched a new campaign against the current Shared Services proposals at London Met. Launching the campaign with a series of emails to the Vice Chancellor in which members collectively stated: "I am 'Proud to be London Met' but the current proposals for Shared Services mean I will 'Not allowed to be London Met' – I will have a different employer. This is not just a problematic marketing point but an important change in my contract of employment which I refuse to accept." See the full letter here: http://www.londonmetunison.org.uk/campaigns/proud/ Members have been appalled to learn that five large multinational companies are bidding for a multimillion pound contract to 'redesign' the support service functions of the university and 'explore' a shared services model via a new company. Job cuts are inevitable as a result. Read the rest here.