tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post4193672843064347914..comments2014-06-17T10:43:57.943+01:00Comments on The Gown Newspaper: GOWN EXCLUSIVE - Union in controversy after survey leads to job lossesGown Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-49366181696874468562009-11-23T22:35:49.661+00:002009-11-23T22:35:49.661+00:00The problem simly lies with the privatisation of t...The problem simly lies with the privatisation of the union, in the sense, that the article touches upon. The university owns, Its ludricrous. The Students Union, IS A UNION. Unions are designed to representative the views the of their members, and hold a governing institution to account.<br /><br />I cant the sabbatical officers dont anything about this. It may be difficult because their power is limited. But they are hardly shouting about it.Greg Foxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-86694709893094584802009-09-11T22:00:04.989+01:002009-09-11T22:00:04.989+01:00I remember them handing out those surveys. I was d...I remember them handing out those surveys. I was drunk at the time and filled in 3 of them for the vouchers. Just ticked random boxes.Daniel Gillenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490387853646274558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-24929220541412639592009-07-16T02:58:37.703+01:002009-07-16T02:58:37.703+01:00Yes be cafeful. Never underestimate the importance...Yes be cafeful. Never underestimate the importance of being cafeful. Especially when eating "lollypops". Spelling the University of Ulster would be proud of.<br /><br />Jtown bashing....i like it :)<br /><br />Or me bashing. Either way it made me laugh.Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-16046108481013906852009-07-15T17:29:56.308+01:002009-07-15T17:29:56.308+01:00What's wrong with people on this blog? and wha...What's wrong with people on this blog? and what the hell type of comment is that 'Man with a Vagine'<br /><br />Shame on you for witting something so pathetic and shame on the Gown for publishing it.<br /><br />People really are cowards when they wait for people like Fergus and Ciarnan to finish before they criticise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-6023302471433011782009-07-14T18:51:08.056+01:002009-07-14T18:51:08.056+01:00cafeful all, you have annoyed dear Fergus. As we a...cafeful all, you have annoyed dear Fergus. As we all know he was an officer of which the University of Ulster could be proud, so lets have no bad words about him here. As he said himself= sunshine and lollypops.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-58631356804276303432009-07-13T23:25:25.481+01:002009-07-13T23:25:25.481+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Man with a Vaginenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-37842496932554857642009-07-13T18:36:02.214+01:002009-07-13T18:36:02.214+01:00I don’t usually read this thing but I thought I...I don’t usually read this thing but I thought I'd have a look, and as I’m quite bored at the minute and have little to be at, I think i'll just correct a certain someone.<br /><br />I did not quit. I resigned. There's a difference.<br /><br />I resigned to take up a University sponsored internship and only had to do so as a formality because, being the dedicated hard worker that I am, I didn’t take all of my annual leave throughout the year and Ciarnan in all his wisdom refused to give me the holidays over the dates I would be leaving because I would miss crossover with the new sabatticals.<br /><br />So, there you have it. Instead of quitting because I couldn’t be bothered I resigned 9 days early because I was instructed to do so in order to receive pay. I went through things with Susan and the Education and Welfare Adviser before I left so she is well prepared.<br /><br />As for criticising the work i've done...tell that to the many, many people i've helped stay in courses, stay in University, get help with mental issues, get deposits back, get out of housing contracts, get guidance about drug use and their friends drug use, and not be taken advantage of by the University disciplinary system. For every stupid ill thought out yap you have, I have a thank you note from a student.<br /><br />That means a hell of a lot more than keeping some fool like you, who clearly is ever so involved in student issues, happy.<br /><br />Keep your petty bitchiness in mind when the Night bus that runs this year stops someone from being attacked (as it already has done). Maybe you'd prefer it if officers sat and wrote committee papers about papers that went to a committee, having been approved by a committee but sidelined because a committee committee'd a committee... writing papers and sitting at a desk doesn’t make you a good officer. Too much of what goes on in the Union is exactly what the University wants to be going on - distracting officers with badly disguised tasks that offer some sort of feeling of self importance and play right into their hands. Instead of dealing with things that affect students, officers are compiling statistics or writing audit papers. When you’re sitting at your desk at 11.30pm writing a paper for a health and safety committee about the ins and outs of plug hole safety, you’re not watching future plans for the Union and the University. When you find job losses, not just in the Union but in the University funny, you are not doing your job. That’s part of the reason why in the next few years, proposals for fee increases at Queens will pass so seamlessly, almost unnoticed and why the number of sabbatical officers will decrease leaving you to be represented solely by full time employees of the University, who no doubt will do their best for you but who ultimately are employees and can’t open their mouths quite as wide as a student can for fear of their livelihood.<br /><br />I reply to you because i'm bored, but for someone who obviously feels so strongly about all this, it’s nice of you to voice your concerns on the 19th of June. First complaint I've heard all year.<br /><br />Rant over.<br />Sunshine and lollipops.Fergusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-16824970658367529082009-06-24T17:56:09.620+01:002009-06-24T17:56:09.620+01:00Couldn't agree with anonymous more
What on EA...Couldn't agree with anonymous more<br /><br />What on EARTH would we do with Ciarnan and his two children??<br /><br />They are just so amazing...<br /><br />(lick, lick)Sabbatical Hopefulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-81215935759354849122009-06-22T18:27:40.760+01:002009-06-22T18:27:40.760+01:00I am out of the country until mid September and ha...I am out of the country until mid September and have left the newspaper in very capable hands over the summer to prepare for the next academic year. In the few days before I left there were no substantial updates on this story.Catherine Wylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-14158442473358963262009-06-19T18:41:14.603+01:002009-06-19T18:41:14.603+01:00Anyone care to know that half of the exec have qui...Anyone care to know that half of the exec have quit - Kevin, James and Fergus? Just because they can't be f*cked to finish the year. No great loss to be honest, Laura/Shane/Ciarnan have been doing all their work anyway. As far as staff leaving, i only heard of the one. Maybe if the staff were named... Also - any decision has to be ratified by either council or a Union General Meeting or a referendum. And if you want to challenge the decision call one - a UGM or ref. that is. It's not hard. Also - they are bringing in new staff positions which by law, all those being made redundant can apply for. There are job cuts all over Northern Ireland - why is it so suprising that there are some within the union?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-38265535291630738322009-06-15T00:12:07.540+01:002009-06-15T00:12:07.540+01:00Wylie, updated in the coming days?
I think notWylie, updated in the coming days?<br /><br />I think notAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-50403738701114745402009-06-14T22:29:22.544+01:002009-06-14T22:29:22.544+01:00anyone recognise any faces on the bbc website or s...anyone recognise any faces on the bbc website or saturday's mirror?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-60773198984267575872009-06-13T22:30:41.064+01:002009-06-13T22:30:41.064+01:00I think the headline is a bit misleading and plain...I think the headline is a bit misleading and plainly wrong. The University or any kind of employer can not sack staff merely on the basis of a survey - their decision will be based on finance and performance of employees.<br /><br />I think the gown are be used to put an untrue twist on this story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-35486037283646842602009-06-11T22:27:35.124+01:002009-06-11T22:27:35.124+01:00I can assure you that I have better things to do t...I can assure you that I have better things to do than post anonymous comments on this blog!Catherine Wylienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-50343862882454521872009-06-11T13:13:58.569+01:002009-06-11T13:13:58.569+01:00I hope you will consider equality when you are sac...I hope you will consider equality when you are sacking people.Protora Brown Nosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-13807086830217506372009-06-11T11:56:19.321+01:002009-06-11T11:56:19.321+01:00'It's stories like this that make the Gown...'It's stories like this that make the Gown worth saving.'<br /><br />Perhaps the Misses Wylie and Small should stop praising themselves anonymously everytime they post a blog entry! Tut tut!Phileus Foggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-36078730314817790332009-06-10T10:25:42.468+01:002009-06-10T10:25:42.468+01:00It the summer people - chill out.It the summer people - chill out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-30477393036287802632009-06-09T12:14:13.613+01:002009-06-09T12:14:13.613+01:00James - perhaps you should get on with your job in...James - perhaps you should get on with your job instead of posting on the Gown?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-210912747113124052009-06-09T11:22:17.677+01:002009-06-09T11:22:17.677+01:00So who are these full time staff that are getting ...So who are these full time staff that are getting the sack then?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-4770368399637268042009-06-08T13:23:14.404+01:002009-06-08T13:23:14.404+01:00yawn yawn. Pathetic. Just bitching of the lowest o...yawn yawn. Pathetic. Just bitching of the lowest order in the comments section of this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-70667603234403320292009-06-07T18:27:02.669+01:002009-06-07T18:27:02.669+01:00I think the onus is on the new sab team to ditch t...I think the onus is on the new sab team to ditch the strategic plan...I mean I did the survey but didnt tick the box "sack full time staff."<br /><br />I think the new SU exec has a tough job on its hands, its quite clear that current and continuing exec officers are only willing to pander to the university's agenda...<br /><br />lets hope this controversy halts the power trip of current and incoming SU presidents...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-47327719842164163962009-06-07T11:43:38.613+01:002009-06-07T11:43:38.613+01:00Wete all those students officer messers not out su...Wete all those students officer messers not out surveying? Why don't the rest get a mention?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-91074286872129870542009-06-06T18:02:05.930+01:002009-06-06T18:02:05.930+01:00The Gown is the first news source to report on thi...The Gown is the first news source to report on this story. The Irish News broke the story after we did.Gown Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291780273890380936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-65400230999315373502009-06-06T01:31:57.924+01:002009-06-06T01:31:57.924+01:00let's guess who anonymous number two is...stan...let's guess who anonymous number two is...stand up mr helferty!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7637025492958409536.post-50991359598782400922009-06-05T21:11:42.870+01:002009-06-05T21:11:42.870+01:00What a breaking story- over a month old and discus...What a breaking story- over a month old and discussed at the student council! You and your paper is really on the ball.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com