HE sector conference - USS dispute: September 2012

Special HE sector conference of pre-92 institution on 13 September 2012 to consider the USS dispute.

Purpose of meeting

This special sector conference will consider the ongoing USS dispute. 

The first report of the Congress Business Committee (CBC) set out the motions received: UCUHE163 (.rtf) | UCUHE163 (.pdf)

The second report of CBC set out the full agenda and motions: UCUHE168 (.rtf) | UCUHE168 (.pdf)

Decisions

Note on decision taken to suspend action and resume negotiations at this conference and a copy of letter sent to relevant institutions:

• UCUHE170 (.rtf) | UCUHE170 (.pdf)

Other relevant documents:

• UCUHE158: the formal calling notice: UCUHE158 (.pdf) | UCUHE158 (rtf)
• UCUHE159: USS negotiating objectives and industrial action advises on policy established on USS negotiations and need to start arrangements for industrial action: UCUHE159 (.pdf) | UCUHE159 (.rtf)
• UCUHE160: outlines the next steps for branches on the National claim 2012 - 2013 - members reject UCEA final offer: UCUHE160 (.pdf) | UCUHE160 (.rtf)

Attendance

Pre-92 institutions were entitled to attend this conference on the same basis as a sector conference - one delegate per 400 members or part thereof. 

• a list of conference delegate entitlements can be found here

• Standing orders of UCU Congress, 2010-11 (.pdf) [173kb]
• Standing orders of UCU Congress, 2010-11 (.doc) [151kb]