UCU Congress Votes to Stand Up To UKIP

Last week, UCU congress passed the motion below by an overwhelming majority in direct opposition to UKIP, and sounding a warning about the rise of the far right in Europe.

UKIP successes – National Executive Committee

Congress

Notes:

  1. UKIP’s Euro-election

UCU HE Sector Conference 2014 Important Motions Passed

UCU Higher Education Sector Conference 2014 – Pay Campaign and National Bargaining

Last week’s UCU Higher Education Sector Conference (HESC), comprising elected  Branch-based delegates from all HE institutions, elected UCU Regional delegates, and all members of the Higher Education Committee …

Redundancy Threat at Dundee

Dundee University has set out on a plan to make redundant between 80 and 120 academic staff. It has established a redundancy committee and is now issuing letters to the first group of staff informing them they have been identified

Lambeth College Strike

On Thursday 1st May, the first strike day, in addition to picket lines at the Brixton and Vauxhall Centres, there will be a Mass Picket at 7am outside the Clapham Centre, 45 Clapham Common Southside (Clapham Common tube station, Northern …

HE – Reject the offer

We need national action against lockouts

The offer

On 15 April UCEA (the employers’ organisation) made a ‘full and final offer’ of 2 percent (plus

£30 for those on point 1 of the pay scale) to the UCU, Unison, GMB, …