For the first time since 2019, UCU came together in-person, in its annual Congress: a three-day union policy conference with delegates from every branch. The meeting included two days of general union policy-making, ‘Congress’, and one day of sector conferences …
Why UCU Congress was right to pass Motion 5 on the Ukraine war
Having initially defended Congress delegates’ right to take decisions on UCU’s attitude to the Ukraine war, the General Secretary has now joined the chorus of denunciation of Motion 5: Stop the War in Ukraine, Peace Now, which was passed on …
Congress 2023

UCU Left meeting at Congress 2023
How do we get the fighting union we need?
7pm Saturday 27 May
Marriott Courtyard
16 Stobcross Rd, Glasgow G3 8GS
Register: bit.ly/UCUL-Congress2023
Read UCU Left’s Congress Notes
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After the historic vote – where next for the FE campaign over pay, workload and binding national bargaining in England
The results of the Special Further Education Sector conference, at long last, are out and the first round of negotiations with the Association of Colleges (AoC) took place last week around our claim.
What follows is a strategy on how …
How our MAB can win
The fight is on. We can win.
Within our union across the sector, members, activists and reps fought to ensure the MAB was called. We now have to ensure we fight on to a meaningful victory.
Members know that we …
Consultation open • Vote Reject on 4 Fights, Reject on USS!
This is no time to end our disputes
Letter
This is a letter to UCU branches from a group of members of HEC ahead of Wednesday’s branch delegate meeting. Re.: Message to UCU members in HE from some elected members of the HEC We are writing to you |
JNCHES working parties
“UCU members are currently debating what to do in terms of the way forward in the disputes around …
UCU LEFT STATEMENT ON USS AND 4FIGHTS
Analysis of the employers’ offer and a strategy to win
Considerable confusion has descended on the disputes since the General Secretary’s podcast and e-ballot, and the decision of the HE Committee (HEC) to reject the UCEA ‘final offer’ and to …
No more ‘pauses’ – no suspension of action! Strike to win!
Tuesday’s #UCURising reps briefing has caused a huge amount of confusion ahead of our six days of strike action.
No new information about progress in the talks materialised.
All we learned was that there ‘may’ be some progress on USS, …