Sally Hunt’s ‘all-member’ email
In her first members’ e-mail, Sally Hunt, UCU General Secretary and candidate for re-election, has launched an outright attack on UCU Left. She has charged that UCU Left is ‘a union within a union’. She has …
Teachers’ Pension Scheme Dispute
Please see below a clarification of the decision taken by the UCU’s national executive committee (NEC).
Please circulate this statement as widely as possible: we urge you to forward a link to this statement to your colleagues. If you are …
Voting Advice from UCU Left
These are the suggested voting orders from UCU Left for the current NEC, Trustee and General Secretary Elections.
Please pass this on to any other UCU members you know, in other institutions and your own. Always rank with a number …
UCU NEC unanimously agree to join with NUT and PCS in strike action on 28 March
UCU NEC unanimously agreed to join with our sister trade union the NUT, and the PCS, and therefore to re-schedule the previously agreed date for national strike action from March 1st to March 28th in line with the unanimous decision …
Who is in UCU Left?
UCU Left is a broad left grouping of members of the 120,000 strong University and College Union. We are committed to building a member-led, democratic UCU, one which is founded on a strategy of campaigning and collective action rather than …
Endorsements for Angie McConnell – candidate for Vice President
USS conference report, January 31st, 2012
Written by Malcolm Povey (personal capacity)
The USS negotiators’ motion to suspend our industrial action in return for talks with the employers won the day against the 15 other motions arguing for continued or escalation of action. The supporters of …
Why I will be urging Welsh speakers in UCU to vote for Mark Campbell
This is a guest posting by Liza van Zyl, candidate for NEC (UCU Cymru vice president)
I work as a Welsh tutor on zero-hour contracts in both the higher and further education sectors in Wales, and represent Welsh speakers as …
NEC Elections: Vote Alison Lord, representative of women members (FE)
Fighting for equality, Fighting against austerity
As a current NEC member and t branch representative I am active in both key areas of the UCU. I have supported the UCU Left’s insistence that the union must take industrial action, including …
NEC Elections: Vote Angie McConnell for Vice President (FE)
For a member-focused, member-led union.
If elected I will:
- Work to make our Union more open, democratic and representative
- Listen to your views and ensure they are listened to at national level
- Work for a fighting union which puts the