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UCU General Secretary election: nominations received
Notice of all nominations received for UCU general secretary. The ballot is taking place from 29 April – 23 May 2019. The following nominations have been received: Dr Jo Grady (University of Sheffield) Jo McNeill (University of Liverpool) Matt Waddup (UCU National Head of Policy and Campaigns)
News
Courage – A Course for Leading Change in an Unequal World An STUC Equality Committees Weekend School on “Courage – A Course for Leading Change in an Unequal World” will be held at the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Clydebank, 24 and 25 August 2019. There are 60 places for this course on a first come,
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Dear colleague Congress 2019: First report of the Congress Business Committee Motions submitted to Congress and the HE and FE sector conferences, as ordered by the Congress Business Committee, which will form the agenda when UCU’s Congress meets 25 – 27 May in Harrogate. Amendments to motions must be submitted by 12 noon on Friday
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We would like to encourage our branch members to register as delegate(s) for UCU’s UK-wide congress, which, this year takes place in Harrogate. Very few delegates from Scotland have registered to date, and this is the key decision-making body of our Union. As usual, registration can be done on-line. This is the link for branches
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Further information
Not sure about joining our UCU Stirling Branch? Watch this …. If you are still wondering whether to join our UCU Stirling Branch, and asking yourself “what is in it for me?” take a look at this presentation to see all the benefits that you could gain by becoming a member. Press the SLIDE SHOW button and then the FROM THE BEGINNING button to gain the
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Recently UCU warned ministers that a £1bn funding deal for Scotland’s universities could have ‘damaging consequences’ for the sector. With funding levels not having risen in line with inflation, UCU warned that the higher education sector was facing further real terms cuts. Speaking to STV following the announcement of the funding allocations for universities for 2019/20, UCU Scotland official Mary
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UCU Scotland Training Courses – Register Now! There are several UCU training courses confirmed which can be registered for now. UCU Trade Unions and the Environment – Green Reps role – 12 June – Glasgow Information and register here – https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/9967/Trade-unions-and-the-environment—Green-Reps-role-function–influence UCU Reps 1 – 27-29 August 2019 – Edinburgh (Heriot-Watt University) Information and register
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The Higher Education (HE) joint trade union claim 2019/20 has been agreed by the five HE unions – EIS, GMB, Unison, Unite and UCU and submitted to Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) recently; and it can be found here. The joint union claim covers the key UCU policy issues on pay, gender pay, precarious
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