Unrest at Dollard College: 'Nothing was downplayed'
The unions and the board of Dollard College had a 'good conversation' yesterday in response to the unrest and dissatisfaction among the teaching staff. It has been agreed that there will be an evaluation in three months to see whether enough improvements have been made.
Statue: Algemene Onderwijsbond
Prior to the meeting, lecturers and support staff submitted a compilation of all complaints to the Executive Board.
AObdistrict manager Marja de Bree was yesterday at the handover and the meeting with the Executive Board and the regional directors. “It was a good conversation,” she says. “The board took the concerns very seriously and nothing was played down. We have said: go ahead and make agreements with your staff. ”
Unrest
Last week, on July 10, kept the trade unions held a members' consultation attended by some fifty members. The meeting was held because many reports came in about unrest in the secondary schools of Dollard College in the province of Groningen. There are concerns about human resources, it top-down saddling with assignments, ad hoc policy, work pressure, a lack of vision for the long term and the relocation of the mavo. During the membership consultation, all complaints were put on paper and bundled.
Three months
The board now has three months to implement the first improvements. “We will hold another meeting in November,” says De Bree. “We want to see concrete improvements by then, but some things, for example tackling the 'top-down system', will need more time. However, the board can already get started with, for example, the personnel policy and ensuring that the participation council can communicate well with its constituencies. ”
This morning the Executive Board held another meeting with the staff to discuss all the issues.
