The General Secretary’s message to branch officers refers to a downturn in the union’s total membership during this year. This is a reversal of the five-year trend since UCU’s formation of gradually increasing membership. In the year to 29th August …
UCU Barnfield College in Luton will strike next Tuesday 2nd of October.
This is a really important dispute and your active support is very much needed.
You may remember that Barnfield College featured in a Times Higher article this spring following claims that the now CEO, Pete Birkett, plans to turn the …
Why we must reject this insulting FE pay offer.
FE branches are being asked to accept of reject a pay offer from the Association of Colleges (AoC). The offer is part of the Coalition’s continuing efforts to down workers’ incomes and make us pay for the crisis. In FE
The great exam rigging scandal: time to reassess exams
Every year at this time students, teachers and parents have become used to the usual Tory Right mantra about a decline in standards and the dumbing down of exams. Such annual rantings undermine the hard work of young people and …
FE Pay
FE branches are being asked to meet before the end of September to consider the final offer from the AoC of 0.7%. The bankers and bosses continue to collect their mega-bonuses and Golden parachutes, but we are expected to put …
NEC Further Education by-election
Mandy Brown is an excellent candidate for the NEC with a reputation as a local activist and as a national campaigner to defend ESOL.
Please download and pass on her election leaflet to others in FE and encourage them to …
Report from UCU Equality Committee, Thursday 19th July 2012
Anne Blair had been elected the new Chair of Equality Committee in place of Laura Miles in the recent elections from the new NEC. A number of new equality NEC members were welcomed to the committee.
There was an election …
UCU Left conference
Defending Post-16 Education in an Era of Austerity
A conference of resistance, Saturday 22 September, Goldsmiths University.
Speakers include: John McDonnell MP, Melanie Cooke Action for ESOL & Kings college UCU, Owen Jones author of chavs, Zita Holbourne PCS NEC
…Motion to NEC 6th July – Milliband’s regrettable speech.
This motion was on the order paper for the UCU NEC meeting of 6th July.
It was remitted on a vote of 34 for, 22 against, 5 abstentions
Miliband’s regrettable speech
UCU deeply regrets the decision of Ed Miliband, and …
Report of NEC meeting, Friday 6th July
The new National Executive met on 6th July for the first time since our Congress some weeks ago.
Members may recall that at Congress and at the HE and FE sector conferences there were large majorities or often unanimous decisions …