Motion for SHESC: transparency and the USS Joint Expert Panel Conference notes: that satisfactory recommendations from the UCU-UUK Joint Expert Panel (JEP) are crucial to acceptable resolution of the USS dispute; that the lack of transparency severely undermined confidence in…
Motion on the right to dissent
Motion for General Meeting: on the right to dissent This branch believes: That events leading to the early closing of Congress represent a threat to democracy in the Union and a denial of the will of its members; That union…
Motion on the accountability of the General Secretary
Motion for General Meeting: on the accountability of the General Secretary Cambridge UCU calls on the General Secretary to make a statement to members affirming that she respects the sovereignty of Congress and recognises that her actions in her capacity…
How expert? How transparent? Thoughts on the JEP Terms of Reference and interim arrangements for USS
Last Friday, April 27, there were two important meetings for the future of the USS dispute. The first was a meeting of the Higher Education Committee (HEC) of UCU, at which were presented the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for…
Solidarity with the McStrike 1st May 2018
Cambridge UCU stands in solidarity with Cambridge McDonald’s branch of BFAWU and their historic strike. Read about their last strike action here. Our letter: Dear Cambridge McDonald’s branch of BFAWU, Congratulations on your courageous and historic strike. Cambridge UCU, the…
Standing together to oppose Islamophobia
Standing together to oppose Islamophobia and racism in Cambridge and beyond We are appalled by the hate messages which have recently circulated online and have been posted as letters to Muslim homes in some areas of the UK. This vile…