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UCU Congress 2013

2 August 2012

Brighton Centre - 29-31 May 2013

KEY ISSUES BULLETIN
Download an overview of the key issues for Congress 13 here [137kb]

UCU's annual congress 2013, held at Brighton Centre from Wednesday 29 - Friday 31 May 2013

This included meetings of the Higher Education and Further Education Sector Conferences. Sector conference meetings took place on Wednesday 29 May.



TIMETABLE

HE Sector Conference

Wednesday 29 May 2013

09:30-18:00

9:30-10:00 Opening business, including:

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 8 June 2012 and special sector conference 27 February 2013 - see documents

Report from Michael MacNeil, National Head of Higher Education

10:00-12:30 Section 1: Debate of motions in open session (motions 1-28)

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

14:00-15:30 Debate of motions, to be taken in private session (pay, motions 29-33, and USS, motions 34-35)

15:30-18:00 Debate of motions in open session continued (section 1, motions 1-28)

18:00 Close of sector conference business

FE sector conference

Wednesday 29 May 2013

9:30-18:00

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

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 8 June 2012 - see documents

FESC report

10:00-12:30 Debate of motions

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

14:00-18:00 Debate of motions (continued)

18:00 Close of sector conference business

MAIN UCU CONGRESS, BRIGHTON

Thursday 30 May 2013

9:30-18:00

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

Appointment of tellers

Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee

Adoption of minutes of Congress 9-10 June 2013 - see documents

10:00-10:45 Section 1: Business of the Education Committee (motions 1-7)

10:45-12:00 Section 2: Business of the Recruitment, Organising and Campaigning Committee (motions 8-20)

12:00-12:30 Address by Sally Hunt, General Secretary

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

14:00-18:00 Private session

UCU's membership and finances: update, and Q+A session (14:00-14:30)

Section 3: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee, to be taken in private session (motions 21-39)

18:00 Close of first day of Congress business

Friday 31 May

09:30-17:00

09:30-10:15 Section 4: Rule changes, to be taken in private session (motions 40-44)

10:15-12:00 Section 5: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in open session (motions 45-57)

12:00-12:30 Section 6: Other employment related business (motions 58-63)

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

14:00-14:20 Address by Kathy Taylor, UCU President

14:20-16.45 Section 7: Business of the Equality Committee (motions 64-79)

16:45-17:00 Closing business, including

Election results

Introduction of new president

17:00 Close of Congress 2013


Key documents

UCUHE191 USS report (motion HE34)
UCUHE191 (rtf) | UCUHE191 (.pdf)

UCUHE190 JNCHES negotiations (motion HE29)
UCUHE190 (rtf) | UCUHE190 (.pdf)

UCU512  UCU Congress, 29-31 May 2013: AGENDA - Second report of the Congress Business Committee
UCU512 (.html) | UCU512 (.rtf)

Towards a UCU policy in professionalism, May 13 [424kb]

UCU511  Minutes of HE special Sector Conference, February 2013
UCU511 (.html) | UCU511 (.rtf)

UCU510  Minutes of HE Sector Conference 2012
UCU510 (.html) | UCU510 (.rtf)

UCU509  Distinguished service awards to be presented at Congress 2013
UCU509 (.html) | UCU509 (.rtf)

Commission on Union Democracy: Final Report of Commission, Apr 13 [96kb]

UCU508  Minutes of FE Sector Conference 2012
UCU508 (.html) | UCU508 (.rtf)

UCU505  Election of FE negotiators - call for nominations
UCU505 (.html) | UCU505 (.rtf)

UCU504  Election of HE negotiators - call for nominations
UCU504 (.html) | UCU504 (.rtf)

UCU503  Minutes of Congress 2012
UCU503 (.html) | UCU503 (.rtf)

UCU502  Congress: Expectations of members' conduct
UCU502 (.html) | UCU502 (.rtf)

UCU501  Financial statements
UCU501 (.html) | UCU501 (.rtf)

UCU500  Budget
UCU500 (.html) | UCU500 (.rtf)

UCU499  Congress 2013: First report of the Congress Business Committee
UCU499 (.rtf) | UCU499 (.html)
UCU499a (.rtf) | UCU499a (.html)

UCU498  Appeal Panel
UCU498 (.rtf) | UCU498 (.html)

UCU496  Congress 2013
UCU496 (.html) | UCU496 (.rtf)

UCU495  Report of the NEC sub-committee on union structure and democracy
UCU495 (.html) | UCU495 (.rtf)

UCU491  National Executive Committee report to UCU Congress 2013
UCU491 (.html) | UCU491 (.rtf)

UCU483  Congress 2013 - 29-31 May 2013: Registration
UCU483 (.html) | UCU483 (.rtf)

UCU482  Congress 2013: Deadlines, motions and Congress business
UCU482 (.html) | UCU482 (.rtf)

Last updated: 25 April 2023