The Elections for UCU General Secretary start in February 2012. Alongside the General Secretary, the position of Vice President (Further Education) and a range of positions on the NEC are being elected. One of the reasons why UCU has established itself as a campaigning union at the forefront of the battles to defend education has been the presence of elected lay activists from the left on the unions NEC.
Supporters of UCU Left are endorsing Mark Campbell’s candidacy for General Election and are also calling for a vote for the following candidates, more information will be uploaded about each candidate in the near future, with election flyers available online here.
Vice President FE
Angie McConnell, Wigan and Leigh College
Northern Ireland HE
Brian Kelly, Queens University Belfast
North East HE
Elizabeth Lawrence, Sheffield Hallam University
Gavin Reid, University of Leeds
Veronica Killen, Northumbria University
North East FE
Graham Mustin, Bransley College
Umit Yildiz, Bradford College
London and the East HE
Mark Campbell, London Metropolitan University
Jane Hardy, University of Hertfordshire
Jim Wolfreys, Kings College London
London and the East FE
Sean Vernell, City and Islington College
Mandy Brown, Lambeth College
Wales HE
Liza van Zyl, Cardiff University
North West FE
Darren Bradshaw, Blackpool and the Fylde College
UK-elected members HE
Jane Hardy, University of Hertfordshire
Jelena Timotijevic, University of Brighton
Lesley McGorrigan, University of Leeds
UK-elected members FE
Steven Boyce, A4E Prisons Branch
Richard McEwan, Tower Hamlets College
Jenny Sutton, College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
Umit Yildiz, Bradford College
Representatives of women members HE
Marion Hersh, University of Glasgow
Representatives of women members FE
Alison Lord, Tower Hamlets College
Jenny Sutton, College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London
Seats for casually employed members FE
Regine Pilling, Westminster Kingsway College
UCU Trustee