London is a pretty scary place to be at the moment as the death toll in the capital, like New York, continues to climb. My daily exercise takes me through some of the richest real-estate on the planet. As I …
Coronavirus, capitalism and class
The outbreak of the Coronavirus COVID-19, has created panic across the globe. The Italian government has just placed 16 million people under quarantine. Schools, universities, gyms, museums and nightclubs have been closed across the whole country. In total across the …
UCU Left ‘Four Fights’ Negotiators’ statement, 6/3/2020
Dear colleagues
We are writing as UCULeft ‘Four Fights’ negotiators who have been engaged in complex negotiations which are ongoing.
It is important to note that these negotiations have not yet resulted in an offer. Nothing is on the table …
Democracy Congress – Two steps forward, one step back?
Saturday’s Democracy Congress saw a mobilisation by the right-wing ‘Independent Broad Left’ (IBL) to block rule changes proposed by the UCU’s Democracy Commission intended to improve accountability of the union’s leadership.
The Democracy Commission – and this Congress – were …
Historic day – TUC passes support for a 30-minute workday campaign action in solidarity with climate strikes
Campaign Against Climate Change Trade Union Group post
The TUC passed, unanimously, the composite motion calling for a 30-minute workday campaign action to coincide with the global school student strike on the 20th September. It is the first time that …
NEC report: The General Secretary Must Be Accountable To Members
Emergency National Executive Report 1 March 2019
The General Secretary Must Be Accountable To Members
UCU National Executive Committee (NEC) met on Friday 1 March as an extra-ordinary meeting due to the resignation of the General Secretary, Sally Hunt, on …
UCU Left report: HEC pay & equality ballot debate, 1 November
HEC members were presented with a report from a national official that accepted that we had received the best ballot result in a pay dispute – in turnout or strike/ASOS vote – but then argued that national pay bargaining had …
Submission to Joint Expert Panel on USS by Carlo Morelli
European Pension Regulation: The ending of retirement and the political economy of USS
Dr. Carlo Morelli
Senior Lecturer Economics and UCU JNC negotiator, University of Dundee, Dundee,
Email: c.j.morelli@dundee.ac.uk
European Union and the end of Defined Benefit pension provision
The
Higher Education Committee (HEC) report of meeting 29th June 2018
Pay
The successful consultative pay ballot of members demonstrated 82% rejection on a 48% turnout and 65% for extended strike action. HEC voted to initiate an industrial action ballot from August through September ending in early October. A pay …
Brief report from the UCU Higher Education Sector Conference on USS, Manchester 21 June
This sector conference was called after at least 28 branches passed motions requisitioning a special meeting (20 branches’ motions were officially accepted). This is nearly half the branches involved in the USS dispute.
The original aim of the conference call …