Headlines: HEC approved a consultation of members on an industrial action ballot on pay and conditions starting soon HEC approved coordination with other unions in JNCHES negotiations with UCEA on …| UCU Commons a
We are delighted that several UCU Commons members have been elected as chairs and members of NEC subcommittees for 2025–26 (as voted by the new formation of NEC) and to Congress-elected roles. These are: NEC subcommittees Recruitment, Organising and Campaigns Committee (ROCC): Chair: Mark Pendleton Member: Matilda Fitzmaurice Equality Committee: Chair: Matilda Fitzmaurice Ex-officio members:Continue reading "Congress and NEC sub-committee election results, 25-26"| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons NEC members Headlines: NEC agrees changes to membership of Equality Standing Committees to include non-employed postgraduate members Calendar of meetings and allocation of unheard Co…| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons NEC members Headlines: Greylisting of Brunel University There was a proposal for UCU to apply the sanction of ‘greylisting’ (also known as ‘academic boycott’) to Brunel University over its decision to make mass redundancies, which was subsequently declared and in effect from the 15th April. We were disappointed to see that someContinue reading "HEC Report from Friday 4th April 2025"| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons A core value of UCU Commons is equality and dignity for everyone; but particularly for transgender and nonbinary people whose rights and wellbeing have faced increasing attacks over …| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons NEC members Key takeaways: President remains steadfast on dealing with bad behaviour NEC approves subs and budget to Congress Usual bad faith questioning and undermining of the Gener…| UCU Commons a
by UCU Commons NEC members A calendared meeting of HEC took place on Friday 7 March. The purpose of this meeting was partly to approve motions to go to the Higher Education Sector Conference, which takes place every year on the second day of UCU’s annual congress (at the same time as the Further EducationContinue reading "HEC Report, Friday 7th March 2025"| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons HEC members This was convened by a majority of HEC members requesting a meeting to: ‘Discuss matters and make decisions arising from the HEC meeting of 12 December 2024’. UCU Commons members on HEC were not part of this call; in fact, we had a HEC timetabled for a few weeks laterContinue reading "Report of Special HEC, 19th February 2025"| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons HEC members This was convened to discuss the pay claim for 2025–26 (i.e. not last year’s pay claim, which was the reason for calling industrial action in December, so any discussions…| UCU Commons a
By Ben Pope Highly visible consequences of the structural funding crises in UK tertiary education are omnipresent at the moment, and the damage done to individuals and communities by this unfolding…| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons HEC members Headlines HEC were warned that an HEC vote for an industrial action ballot could jeopardise the progress in negotiating improvements to casualisation, workloads, and ineq…| UCU Commons a
We’d like to know why HEC members voted as they did. UCU Commons members not on UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) have quite a few questions we’d like to ask those HEC members who voted …| UCU Commons a
This is an interim statement by UCU Commons HEC members in response to HEC’s decision on 12th December to call an industrial action ballot for spring 2025. This decision to call an IA ballot …| UCU Commons a
Headlines: NEC votes down UCU’s List of Priorities for 2024/25 NEC votes for hybrid congress – but only just Bad behaviour in meetings no longer tolerated – thanks to excellent ch…| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons NEC members Headlines: – HEC to consult members on pay and pay-related offers, with recommendation; – HEC rejects call to research high levels…| UCU Commons a
By UCU Commons NEC members The National Executive Committee of UCU held its first post-Congress meeting on 21 June 2024. This meeting was the first attended by the members elected in the 2024 NEC e…| UCU Commons a
