General Staff Day – 9 June 2010

TEU’s annual General Staff Day has its roots in the very successful General Staff Day organised by predecessor union AUS in 2008. The day celebrates the contribution that general staff make to the life of tertiary institutions and to the work of the union. As such, the day is primarily about raising the profile of general staff and their work, although it had a secondary purpose as a recruitment activity for the union.

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Some General Staff Day events:

University of Auckland

General Staff at Auckland University have been invited to a TEU UoA Branch party celebration between 12.30pm and 1.30pm. The Old Government House lounge is the venue for our celebration which includes a catered lunch, live entertainment, games and spot prizes. The vice-chancellor is supportive of managers being flexible around when lunch breaks are taken on the day to enable staff to attend.

We will be organising transport to and from the Epsom, Tamaki and Grafton campuses.

University of Waikato and WINTEC

A 2 hour function with food and fun! There will be quizzes, brief speakers, food, chance to chat with other colleagues.

University of Waikato members have also extended an invitation to colleagues at Wintec who may wish to attend.

For Tauranga members there is a lunch for members at a local cafe to spend time together as they are split across two campuses.

EIT

Your EIT Branch Executive have decided to take part in this and in doing so are putting on a finger food lunch in R101 at 12 noon next Wednesday. We will be inviting everyone who would like to attend and acknowledge the contribution General Staff make to EIT.

Massey University Palmerston North

A lunch and an update on the shared services project.

Victoria University of Wellington

With the support of the Vice-Chancellor at Victoria, all general staff have the option of taking one extra hour of lunch break on 9 June for the purpose of attending the TEU organized event at Kelburn. This will begin at 12.15pm in the MacLaurin Foyer and will include a lunch of barbecue and salads (with plenty of vegetarian options). The lunch is also open to members of the PSA and SFWU. All general staff can access the additional hour’s lunch break for the purpose of attending the meeting – so please feel free to invite colleagues who could be interested in joining the TEU. Please RSVP to our administrator on http://scr.im/vuwteu by this Friday 4 June – and let your manager know that you will be taking advantage of the two-hour lunch break. Generally it seems most efficient to allow members themselves to organise transport from other campuses to Kelburn for this event but we will reimburse members for transport costs and provide other support as far as possible on request. If you need assistance with transport to Kelburn please include this request in your RSVP.

In the morning of General Staff Day we will be delivering cakes with an appreciative message to general staff workplaces. This is an opportunity to raise the profile of the TEU in your workplace, as well as enjoy a well deserved treat with colleagues. In 2008 this was a popular option with about 25 cakes distributed. If you would like to request a cake for your work area, please e-mail http://scr.im/vuwteu by this Friday 4 June.

University of Canterbury

12-1pm: Paid Union Meeting in C1 lecture theatre. Guest speaker will be Tom Ryan, TEU National President.

From 1pm: March to Registry and rally, including open mic (check out the Star Trek promotional video).

From 2pm: A barbecue at TEU House, wet or fine.

Lincoln University

Afternoon tea in the Kauri Room at 3.15 with two speakers. Then an award ceremony where academics nominate their general staff.

University of Otago

TEU is hosting a two-hour lunch at All Saints Church Hall (Cumberland St opposite the Alhambra Rugby Ground) on Wednesday June 9th. Tea/coffee and cake will be provided from 12pm onwards. There will also be spot prizes on the day. The Vice-Chancellor is in support of this event and a memo has been sent to all departments communicating the expectation that staff be released for the two-hour lunch break.