HE branches have received a circular from UCU Head of Higher Education which says that following the Sector Conference, it is now necessary to consult members on the pay and USS campaigns.
Branches are instructed to call Emergency General Meetings …
Congress 2021 – Now let’s organise the fightback
After 15 months of HE and FE employers using the pandemic as a justification for attacking the jobs, pay and conditions of their staff, this year’s UCU Congress and Sector Conferences needed to orient and arm the union for a …
HESC 2021: Defending the principles of Higher Education and resisting attacks on working conditions
Our higher education institutions continue to be a battleground. Marketisation and competition push our employers to drive down the share of income spent on staffing and continually attack our pay, pensions and conditions.
At the same time, the Tories’ political …
FE sector conference 21: We need a UK-wide fight over pay and conditions
This year’s FE sector conference is set in the context of a government lining up to impose another decade of austerity. After ‘needlessly allowing tens of thousands of people to die’, the government and the employers now want to make …
Resist pandemic-inspired attacks on our rights and working conditions
Congress meets at a time when UCU members (and working people generally) face major attacks on our democratic and employment rights. Our employers are using the pretext of the pandemic to further tighten their managerial grip and drive through cuts and …
UCU Congress ‘fringe’ meeting – After lockdown: ‘Culture wars’, austerity and resistance in education
7pm Monday 24 May
Zoom registration: http://bit.ly/UCUL02
Speakers include:
John McDonnell MP
Juliana Ojinnaka NEC-elect, black members rep.
Bee Hughes NEC-elect, LGBT+ rep
Kevin Biderman Royal College of Art UCU
Jo McNeill Liverpool UCU and NEC
Sean Vernell NEC …
Prepare for action and throw out SWG so-called ‘principles’
You should have received an email from the General Secretary including five principles agreed by a majority of the USS SWG (Superannuation Working Group).
Our current position, as determined by the December HE Sector Conference (HESC) is to
• defend …
How do we build a fighting union that can win?
UCU’s interim Congress took place in the context of a public health crisis where our employers and government are playing fast and loose with our health and using the pandemic to cut costs through sacking staff, including UCU members. But …
Jo McNeill Get The Vote Out #HEpay #FEpay
Vote for Elane Heffernan UCU NEC FE Disabled members rep
Election re-run
The election of a representative of disabled members from the FE sector is being re-run due to an error made by Electoral Reform Services. You should have received a new ballot paper (yellow) – please do not use …