Thursday 4 March – 5.00pm – 6.30pm – Dydd Iau 4 Mawrth
In early January Mohamud Hassan was arrested by South Wales police in Cardiff, and died the following day after …
UCU Left calls on members to vote for candidates who are committed to fighting for Health and Safety, workers’ rights, equality, and protecting the planet.
In the coming UCU NEC elections it is important all members vote. Low polls comfort only …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
HEC discussion focused on negotiations on pay campaigns and pensions. Whilst confidentiality prevents much discussion, it is possible to say the following.
Pay
On pay the 0% non-offer in 2020-21 has been repeatedly rejected by UCU members in electronic ballots …
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 …
In this post we offer a suggested list of priority motions that your branch or region might like to consider when you respond to the UCU Congress and HESC 2021 prioritisation consultation.
We found the process of identifying motions that …
A national consultative ballot involving all UCU FE members will take place from 19th April over pay and conditions. It is the first national ballot involving all English colleges in five years. UCU’s Further Education Committee is recommending members …
The results of elections to the NEC were announced on Monday 8th March. They show impressive gains for UCU Left in the composition of the new NEC.
Of the 30 seats filled at this election, UCU Left supporters won half …
USS has finally released its valuation proposals, giving a total cost of …
