UCU Rising: consultation meetings

Developing consultation questions: meetings for members

As we approach the next phase of the UCU Rising campaign, we need to develop clear strategies to win the pay and working conditions dispute. The higher education committee (HEC) will make the decisions as the appropriate body under the rules, and we will hold a branch delegate meeting (BDM) to help HEC formulate that strategy. 

We want to talk to and, more importantly, listen to as many members as possible to develop that strategy. One part of that will be a consultation of the whole membership and we want to engage UCU members in developing the set of questions that will be used in that consultation. This mass consultation will inform the decisions which HEC and other democratic structures will take on the next steps in the HE dispute.

The meeting will be as open as possible, involving some breakout sessions, and members can share their suggestions and views. Please register for one of these meetings below:

• Developing consultation questions: a meeting for all members in Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Northern and North West regions/devolved nations. Monday 9 October, 16:30-18:00
• Developing consultation questions: a meeting for all members in London, Eastern and Home Counties, West Midlands, East Midlands, and Yorkshire and Humberside regions. Wednesday 11 October, 16:30-18:00
• Developing consultation questions: a meeting for all members in Wales, Southern, Southeast, and Southwest regions/devolved nations. Thursday 12 October, 16:30-18:00

Please help shape UCU's next steps to winning our dispute by taking part in one of these meetings.

In solidarity

Jo Grady
UCU general secretary