The following motions were carried at our Ordinary General Meeting on 8 February Motion on the redevelopment of Ekin Road (Abbey Ward Cambridge) CUCU notes That the City Council is proposing to redevelop the Ekin Road housing estate in the…
Motions carried at CUCU EGM, 29 November
The following motions were passed at the CUCU EGM on 29 November Support Dr Doseline Kiguru in receiving a visa for her child Cambridge UCU notes that: Dr Doseline Kiguru was offered a permanent lectureship at Bristol University but has…
Branch motion: Deductions for ASOS, Four Fights and USS disputes
Motion passed at quorate general meeting, 1pm Monday 17 January 2022 CUCU notes: 1. That CUCU members responded positively to the national strikes last term – many members signed up to picket and we were joined by large numbers of…
Motion on Climate Justice
Motion on Climate Justice – AGM 20th Nov 2019 This branch notes: That the IPCC report issued in 2018 requires global CO2 emissions to fall by 45% by 2030 and to net zero by 2050, in order to keep…
Motion on Kashmir Solidarity
Motion on Kashmir Solidarity – AGM 20th Nov 2019 Cambridge UCU condemns the Indian government’s recent actions with respect to Jammu and Kashmir. These actions have included: the decisions to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under the Indian constitution,…
Motion on Trinity departure from USS
Motion on Trinity College’s departure from USS – 9 July 2019 EGM This branch notes: That defending the integrity of the USS pension scheme is one of UCU’s top priorities, locally and nationally. The censure of Trinity College by…
Motion on Recent Climate Protests
Motion on Recent Climate Protests – 21 May 2019 GM21 May 2019 at 13:00 – 14:00, Room 2, Mill Lane Lecture Rooms This branch notes: That the IPCC report issued in 2018 requires global CO2 emissions to fall by…
2019 Congress motion on Financial and Institutional Support for Migrant Staff
2019 Congress Motion on Financial and Institutional Support for Migrant Staff Congress notes: Migrants are an integral part of the UK university staff body, which is 30% non-UK. Regular above-inflation increases in Visa fees and related costs act as…
Motion on Solidarity with Brazilian Workers and Students
Motion on Solidarity with Brazilian workers and studentsCambridge UCU AGM – 30 Nov 2018 This branch notes: The recent election of Jair Bolsonaro, and the worrying turn towards fascism in Brazil that this represents. The alarming rise in violence…
Motion on Academic freedom, complicity with UAE-Saudi war and famine in Yemen
Motion on Academic freedom, complicity with UAE-Saudi war and famine in Yemen Cambridge UCU AGM – 30 Nov 2018 This branch notes: The life sentence recently handed down to Durham PhD student Matthew Hedges by a court in UAE…