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UCU Congress 2017

9 December 2016

Saturday 27 May - Monday 29 May 2017, Brighton.

Timetable

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Timetable of business

Saturday 27 May, 09:30-18:00: Congress

09:30-10:00  Opening business, including:

Welcome from Rob Goodfellow, President               

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of Congress 1-3 June 2016

10:00-10:15  Address by Rob Goodfellow, President

10:15-12:45  Section 1: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in open session (motions 1-20)

12:45-14:00  Lunch and fringe meetings

14:00-14:15  Address by Sally Hunt, General Secretary

Private session

14:15-15:45  Section 2: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in private session (motions 21-30)

Section 3: rule changes to be taken in private session (motions 31-34)

Congress moves into open session

15:45-16:45  Debate of remaining motions from Section 1: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in open session (motions 1-20)

16:45-18:00   Section 4: Business of the Education Committee (motions 35-45)

18:00  Close of first day of Congress business

Solidarity with educators in Turkey: Video message from Mesut Firat, General Secretary, Education and Science Workers' Union (Eğitim-Sen) - Turkey to be included in this session.

Sunday 28 May, 09:00-18:00: Sector conferences

Higher education

09:00-9:30  Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 2 June 2016

9:30  Private session: Pay

Report on pay from Paul Bridge, Head of Higher Education

Debate of motions HE1 - HE10

12:30-14:00  Lunch (12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00-15:00  Private session: USS

Debate of motion HE11

15:00-18:00  Conference moves into open session

Debate of motion HE12 onwards

18:00  Close of HE sector conference 2017

Further education

09:00-9:30  Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 2 June 2016

9:30  Private session: Pay    

Report on pay from Andrew Harden, Head of Further Education

Debate of motions FE1 - FE3

Conference moves into open session.

Debate of motions FE4 onwards

12:30-14:00  Lunch (12:30) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)

14:00  Debate of remaining motions continues in open session.

18:00  Close of FE sector conference 2017

Monday 29 May, 09:00-15:00: Congress

09:00-11:00  Section 5: Business of the Equality Committee (motions 46-61)

11:00-12:00  Section 6: Business of the Recruitment, Organising and Campaigning Committee (motions 62-78)   

12:00-13:00  Lunch

13:00-14:00   Debate of remaining motions from section 6: Business of the Recruitment, Organising and Campaigning Committee (motions 62-78)

14:00-14:15   Address by Kate Allen, Director, Amnesty International UK

14:15-14:45   Debate of remaining motions from section 6: Business of the Recruitment, Organising and Campaigning Committee (motions 62-78)

14:45-15:00   Closing business, including

Election results

Closing remarks

15:00 Close of Congress 2017


RELATED DOCUMENTS

UCUBANHE17 Superannuation working group report to HE sector conference 2017
UCUBANHE17.pdf | UCUBANHE17.rtf

UCUBANHE16 National negotiators' report to the higher education sector conference, May 2017
UCUBANHE16.pdf | UCUBANHE16.rtf

UCU799 UCU Congress, 27-29 May 2017: Agenda
UCU799.html | UCU799.rtf

UCU798 Distinguished service awards 2017
UCU798.html | UCU798.rtf

UCU797 Minutes of FE sector conference 2016
UCU797.html | UCU797.rtf

UCU796 Minutes of HE sector conference 2016
UCU796.html | UCU796.rtf

UCU795 UCU Minutes of Congress 1-3 June 2016
UCU795.html | UCU795.rtf

UCU794 Election of FE agreement ratification panel members - call for nominations
UCU794.html | UCU794.rtf

UCU793 Election of USS superannuation working group negotiators - call for nominations
UCU793.html | UCU793.rtf

UCU792 Election of HE national negotiators - call for nominations
UCU792.html | UCU792.rtf

UCU791 Election of FE negotiators for England - call for nominations
UCU791.html | UCU791.rtf

UCUBAN/FE8  Negotiating priorities during college mergers
UCUBANFE8.pdf  |  UCUBANFE8.rtf

UCU790  UCU Congress, 27-29 May 2017: Registration and Congress delegate expenses
UCU790.html | UCU790.rtf

UCU789  UCU Congress, 27-29 May 2017: First report of the Congress Business Committee, including motions submitted
UCU789.html | UCU789.rtf

UCU788  Budget
UCU788.html | UCU788.rtf

UCU787  Financial statements
UCU787.html | UCU787.rtf

UCU786  Appeal panel
UCU786.html | UCU786.rtf

UCU/789 First report of the Congress Business Committee
UCU789.html | UCU789.rtf

UCU/789a Original text of composited motions
UCU789a.html | UCU789a.rtf

UCU785  National Executive Committee report to UCU Congress 2017
UCU785.html | UCU785.rtf

UCU/774 Congress registration
UCU774.html | UCU774.rtf

UCU/773 Congress calling notice
UCU773.pdf | UCU773.rtf

Congress Standing Orders [89kb]

Last updated: 24 April 2018