1. Building the fight over pay
The Higher Education Committee (HEC) had an extensive and wide-ranging debate on taking forward the action agreed at HE Sector Conference (HESC) at the end of May.
The second wave of strike action has …
NEC Report
The first meeting of the new NEC was framed by the political tumult arising in wake of the EU referendum result. Following a disgraceful campaign on both the Leave and Remain sides, which blurred the lines between legitimate discussion of …
Summer school for refugees in the Calais camp
Following the motion to NEC and Congress proposing that UCU set up a summer school for refugees in the Calais camp it has proved difficult to provide a formal and structured provision. However we would like to provide as much …
Defending Further and Adult Education: Shaping the Future – Report Back from UCU London Region
March 5 2016
Report back for UCU branches and regions
The Defend Further and Adult Education Conference: Shaping the future was a great success. We would like to thank everyone for attending. Around 100 people attended from across the country. …
PAY – We need a strategy now!
The UCU’s Further Education committee (FEC) voted on Friday, by two votes, to end this year’s pay campaign. This is a massive mistake.
The majority of FEC members voted to reject joint action with members of the NUT in 6th …
UCU and Unison FE Strike report – 24.2.16
Huge congratulations to all those who participated and supported Wednesday’s historic joint UCU and Unison strike action for fair pay in FE!…
Report from NEC meeting – 20 November 2016
Report: NEC meeting, 20 November 2016
The union executive met just after the events of Paris (& Beirut, Russian plane in Sinai, Turkey, Mali). The national executive passed a motion of solidarity with Paris condemning the killings, and to oppose …
Report from UCU North West Region Equality Network Activists Dayschool – 24.10.15
Defend Education, Defend Equality!
Defend Civil Liberties, Defend Academic Freedom!
Saturday 24 October 2015, Quaker Meeting House, Liverpool
Thanks to Saira Weiner, Liverpool John Moores and Chair of Women’s Committee, and Carol Cody, City of Liverpool College, for organising this …
UCU Left Conference and AGM, Saturday 10th October. Latest information and speakers
Lee Jones, principal author of the Campaign for the Public University’s response to the proposed Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), is to speak at the UCU Left Conference on Saturday. The Tories want to effectively introduce an ‘OFSTED’ for HE despite …
Challenging the Prevent Agenda
WHAT IS IT?
When people talk about the ‘Prevent duty’ they are referring to Section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 20151 which contains a duty on specified authorities, including colleges and universities, to have ‘due regard to …