NEC Elections 2025

Turn the tide on despair: Vote for hope – Vote for resistance

The NEC elections come at a critical time – members are looking for solidarity, hope and a way to resist.

UCU Left candidates are committed to:

  • debate: members having space and time to discuss issues
  • respecting democracy: acting on the decisions made by members within the union’s democratic structures
  • action: using our collective industrial strength strategically to put pressure on employers and win change for our members
  • equality: fighting for equality and against all forms of discrimination.

We believe the last 5 years have seen members’ decisions overturned, delayed, or frustrated.

Vote for us to support a vision of the union that puts collective deliberation and decision-making first, and pushes back against pessimism and despair.

Vote for an active, fighting member-led union.

Our candidates’ election statements

Post Candidate
Vice President1Rhiannon Lockley
Honorary Treasurer1Deepa Driver
Trustee1
2
John Parrington
Mike Barton
President UCU Scotland1Grant Buttars
Honorary Secretary UCU Scotland1Carlo Morelli
UK Elected FE1
2
Sean Vernell
Saleem Rashid
UK Elected HE1
2
3
Richard Wild
Rob Macmaster
Michael Carley
North West FE1Nina Doran
North West HE1
2
Peta Bulmer
Bee Hughes
South FE1John Fones
South HE1
2
3
4
5
Aris Katzourakis
Ryan Burns
Ellen Owens
David Chivall
Michael Carley
Midlands FE1Dharminder Chuhan
Disabled HE1Roddy Slorach
LGBT+ Members1Bee Hughes
Migrant Members1Patricia Prieto Blanco
Black Members1Nitin Rajyaguru
Casually Employed1Cecily Blyther
Click on a candidate name to see their full election statement

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