TEU 2013 ‐ 2014 Workplan Drafted by council, national committees, and sector groups 03/11/12 GOALS
Advances object 3.4 3) To recruit new members – increase TEU density and membership to 12,000 members as an initial step Advances object 3.4 4) To foster collegial, inclusive, and equitable workplaces Advances object 3.4
KEY STRATEGIES Promoting our vision of tertiary education to our members, our communities, iwi, the public, politicians, government departments, and other peak bodies. Creating See Appendix A Continue to refine, advance and deliver a national industrial strategy See Appendix B Recruitment campaigns and incorporating recruitment into every activity of the union See Appendix C Reduce incident of bullying and harassment on all our worksites See Appendix D
5) To enhance Te Tiriti partnership Advances object 3.8
Enhanced use of tikanga and te reo Māori at all levels of the TEU See Appendix E
1) To defend and promote quality tertiary education – a sector which is publicly valued, funded, and owned; collegially governed; equitable; and advancing Te Tiriti o Waitangi Advances objects 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 (See over) 2) To improve the pay and conditions of all TEU members
KEY PROJECTS a) Speak Up Forums and development of an alternative tertiary education strategy b) Lobbying c) Research projects and policy development d) Media strategy e) Ensure TEU policies are relevant and up‐to‐ date. f) Advance communication strategies a) Continue to refine an industrial strategy policy that covers the whole union b) Branch committees to understand and work with the strategy during bargaining a) b) c) d)
c) d)
Continue to refine recruitment plans Kotahi Mano – Māori recruitment project Recruiting workers in precarious work On‐going programme of support and training for recruitment teams Meet with other unions to review their recruitment strategies Workshops on bullying/harassment Audit institutional policies on bullying and harassment Develop respectful workplace materials Survey on bullying/harassment
a) b) c) d)
Māori language week project Project on organising for Māori members Advancing tikanga and te reo clauses in CAs Te Tiriti o Waitangi training
e) a) b)
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