Amended for the actual voting form
Here are the voting recommendations for delegates to the Four Fights Special Sector Conference held on Wednesday 20th April.
UCU Left is calling for a vote in favour of motions which propose continuing the fight by taking effective action in the summer term, and against motions which propose delay, pause, regroupment etc. on the grounds that they effectively mean abandoning the fight and inviting further attacks by the employers. This means opposing all the motions welcomed by the General Secretary in her ‘new strategy’ document.
Draft voting recommendations
2 | Against | CBC has ruled that if passed, the clearer and more implementable motions 3 & 4 would fall. |
3 | For | it proposes concrete achievable action this term. |
4 | For | it proposes concrete achievable action this term. |
17 | Against | the employers are unlikely to agree to arbitration and in any case ACAS would not help us win an acceptable offer. |
5 | For | it proposes an immediate marking boycott backed by strikes. |
5 without ii & iv | For | |
6 | For | a concrete and effective way of backing marking boycott with strikes. |
6 without 3 & 4 | For | |
7 | For | proposes marking boycott and strikes this term. |
8 | For | proposes a marking boycott this term. |
9 | Against | weaker than other motions because it talks only of ‘moving towards’ a marking boycott and doesn’t mention strikes. |
10 | For | a marking boycott controlled by members through BDMs and supported financially by other branches & members. |
11 | Against | demanding a new New JNCHES is a diversion and would change the terms of the dispute. |
12 | Against | this motion contains no ‘resolves’ and could be used by the GS and her supporters to demobilise the dispute. |
13 | For | calls for the union to be in a position to take industrial action over the 2022-23 claim at the beginning of the academic year. |
14 | Against | an aggregated ballot would likely kill the dispute dead in current circumstances. |
14 without ii | Against | |
15 | For | calls for action during induction in the autumn. |
16 Remit | Against | |
16 | Against | proposes ‘mapping’, ‘exploration’ and ‘engagement’ instead of action. |
18 | Against | similar to 16, proposes alternatives to action, plus an aggregated ballot. |
19 | Against | although there are good things about this motion, there are problems with the wording and it should be opposed in favour of 21. |
20 | Against | strikes out of term-time will undermine unity in a UK-wide dispute like Four Fights. |
21 | For | calls for more coordination on strike dates with branches. |
23 | For | argues for the two disputes to remain coupled. |
24 | Against | there would likely have been no Four Fights if we had balloted on an aggregated basis. |