－導師正名及地位問題最新進展
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大學校董會10月20日在員工的反對聲音下，一意孤行通過大學條例修訂，並將提交立法會立法，繼續把導師撇除在「教師」定義之外，直接剝削了導師在各級委員會參與學務，參與校政的權利。
我們重申，導師是中大教師負荷最重，教學經驗最豐富的一群。以工商管理學院為例，導師在本年度負擔了整個學院一半的班數(47%)及學生人次(48%，以學額計算)。
大學對導師的歧視，導致中大教學政策未能有效吸納導師的寶貴教學經驗及意見，損失的正是學生。與此同時，大學對導師的歧視，說明了中大對教學及前線員工的輕視。
我們懷疑，這是否支付公帑的納稅人所願見到的。
在我們的壓力下，大學校董會承諾將會檢討導師的地位及待遇問題。但員工總會不會乾等校方「諮詢」。我們已開始聯絡立法會議員，向他們陳述中大導師正名及地位問題，要求他們提出修訂及催促中大改善導師地位及待遇。員工總會的「導師小組」亦將進行問卷調查及聯署行動。希望大學屆時積極參加！
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Professional Teachers Demand Recognition and Dignity － latest development in the campaign for the rectification of the status of Instructors
ReplyDeleteThe Council approved in its meeting on Oct 20 the amendments to the Statues, disregarding our call for a revision. The amendments will now be put to the Legco to be enacted into law. This move in effect continues the exclusion of Instructors from the definition of “teacher” and thus deprives them of participation at all levels of decision-making in academic affairs and in other university policies.
We need to reiterate that Instructors are the group who bare the most of the teaching load and are most experienced in teaching. Take the Faculty of Business Administration as an example. In this academic year, Instructors are teaching half of the classes (47%) and student quota (48%).
The University’s discrimination against Instructors and the exclusion of Instructors from decision-making implies that our education policies are not sufficiently informed by this wealth of teaching experience. The students now suffer the loss. This discrimination also is illustrative of the University’s slights towards teaching and towards frontline colleagues.
We doubt that this is a situation our taxpayers are happy to see.
Under our pressure, the Council agreed to begin to review Instructors’ status and treatment. However, CUEGU is not a union that merely waits for the University’s “consultation”. We have already begun to contact Legco members, bringing to their attention the current problems, and have asked them to propose amendments and to urge CU to improve their policy towards Instructors. CUEGU’s “Instructor Concern Group” will also launch a survey and petition campaign soon. Stay tuned and take part!