Me again, sorry, any union reps about?

[CatKisser]

I'd be interested in your take on this.
We're going through a bad time with a new, part time Head who's made himself extremely unpopular and made staff feel very insecure in their jobs. At the end of last year several teachers were observed and graded inadequate, but given no written feedback. On these grounds, some unpopular staffing decisions were made. Funnily enough though, the SEF has our T and L graded as Good...

As such, we invited in our local union rep to discuss the situation. The meeting was booked for a time the Head wasn't present.
Unfortunately, Head turned up, asked who the strange man was and all hell broke loose. Head barges into meeting and asks to join.

Bemused, staff agree, and Head backs down over a number of controversial things he's said will happen, which obviously seems a positive outcome. Union rep emails the next day to confirm the items agreed in the meeting.

A week passes and no reply. Now it emerges Head has asked County to write a reply and has denied to County he agreed to ANY of the things discussed. Surely, with three witnesses, he's shot himself in the foot? I am so angry and pissed off that someone can outright lie like this. How can we work with him? At the moment, for the days he's here, he seems to turn up, shout at the kids and shut himself away.

Is there anything at all we can do about this man apart from look for new jobs?

[chilephilly]

First thing I'd is call a staff committee meeting to discuss things, and at that meeting I'd propose that all staff join the same union.

[CatKisser]

We are all the same Union now, except one. We are actually a very small school - fewer than ten teachers. We are all feeling united though in our dissatisfaction.

[chilephilly]

Persuade the loner to join, and contact your divisional secretary.