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Organising to Win – Support the Disputes!

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6:00pm Thursday 27th May 2021

UCU Congress Fringe Meeting – all welcome

Speakers include:

  • Vicky Blake, UCU President, Ant O’Hanlon, Liverpool, Gabby Provan, Leicester, Brian Hamilton, UCU Prison Education, Margot Hill, Croydon College, FE, Federica Rossi, London South Bank University, Kevin Biderman, Royal College of Art, Umberto Albarella, Sheffield, Emma O’Dwyer, Kingston, and Tom Davenport, Aston

This Congress Fringe Meeting is called to raise solidarity for UCU branches in dispute over jobs, cuts, workloads, and health and safety. However, the best solidarity begins at home – we have to debate how we can unite the struggles to win. Fighting branch-by-branch is not sufficient.

The meeting will tackle issues such as winning ballots and taking industrial action during the pandemic, and explore the best ways to build solidarity for branches in dispute, to make sure they win!

USS: Organising The Fight Back

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6:00pm Tuesday 1st June 2021

UCU Congress Fringe Meeting – all welcome

The UCU Solidarity Movement is organising a second meeting on USS during UCU Congress – all welcome, you need not be a delegate to congress.

The Higher Education Sector Conference will only have a limited time available for discussion, and will focus solely on the motions and amendments tabled for debate. The UCU Solidarity Movement meeting will allow for a wider discussion on USS, and allow members and HESC delegates to consider at greater depth how to develop the UCU’s campaign to defend USS.

Speakers include:

  • Sam Marsh – USS national negotiator
  • Sarah Joss – Vice President Heriot Watt UCU
  • Tim Wilson – UCU National Dispute Committee and Vice Chair Dundee UCU
  • Marion Hersh – NEC and alternate negotiator

Candidates standing for election as USS negotiators are encouraged to join the meeting, to speak and/or field questions.

Please share the event widely among your networks and on social media, and make sure your UCU branch is represented at the meeting.