Tension remains high at the Papine campus of the University of Technology, UTech, following this morning’s silent protest by all three branches of staff at the institution.
The academic, administrative and ancillary staff protested outside the main administration building, an hour before the start of an important meeting of the University’s governing council.
The staff say they are upset at the failure of UTech’s leadership to provide them with copies of three very important reports into operations at the Old Hope Road based institution.
Grievance Officer for the UTech Academic Staff Union, Henry Harley, says the reports concern matters of governance, procurement and finance.
He outlined the Union’s expectations of today’s meeting.
Henry Harley, Grievance Officer for the Utech Academic Staff Union, speaking this afternoon with Nationwide News.
Mr. Harley says there continues to be a deficit of trust between management and staff at UTech.
Earlier this year, a demonstration by the staff and their unions, prompted the premature departure of UTech President, Professor Errol Morrison.
This, after the staff said they had lost confidence in his leadership of the institution.
The 69 year-old-Morrison wanted to continue until his contract expired in February next year.
But the actions of the staff and their unions forced the government into replacing him with Acting President, Ambassador Burchell Whiteman.
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