UCU Congress 2021
19 January 2021
Saturday 29 May, 10:00-16:00: Congress
10:00 Welcome and opening business, including:
Welcome from Vicky Blake, UCU president
Report of the Congress business committee
Adoption of minutes of Congress 25-27 May 2019 (UCU1081)
Adoption of minutes of special interim online Congress 13 and 16 February 2021 (UCU1091)
Address by Dr Jo Grady, general secretary
10:40 Business of the education committee (motions 1-3)
11:10 Business of the equality committee (motions 4-18)
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Business of the recruitment, organising and campaigning committee (motions 19-32)
16:00 Close of first day of Congress
Monday 31 May, Congress 10:00-16:00
10:00 Welcome and opening business, including:
How business will be conducted
Address by Vicky Blake, president
10:30 Business of the strategy and finance committee (motions 33-54), to include update from Steve Sangwine, honorary treasurer
Motions 33-36 (finance) and the honorary treasurer's update to be taken in closed session
Business of the strategy and finance committee continues in open session (motions 37-54)
13:00 Lunch break
14:00 Rule changes (motions 55-67, to be taken in closed session)
15:55 Closing business
16:00 Close of second day of Congress
Wednesday 2 June: sector conferences
Further education sector conference, 09:30-13:00
09:30 Opening business, including:
Welcome from Janet Farrar, UCU president elect
How business will be conducted
How voting will be conducted
Report of the Congress business committee
Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 26 May 2019 (UCU1082)
Adoption of minutes of interim online FE sector conference 15 December 2020 (UCU1083)
Update from Andrew Harden, UCU head of further education
09:40 Section 1, Pay and workload, motions FE1-FE5
10:30 Section 2, Future of FE/ACE/prison education, motions FE6-FE13
11:25 Section 3, Covid, lockdown and work/life balance, motions FE14-FE19
12:05 Section 4, Equality, motions FE20-FE27
12:55 Closing business
13:00 Close of FE sector conference
Higher education sector conference, 13:30-17:00
13:30 Opening business, including:
Welcome from Justine Mercer, UCU vice president
How business will be conducted
How voting will be conducted
Report of the Congress business committee
Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 26 May 2019 (UCU1084)
Adoption of minutes of special HE sector conference 6 December 2019 (UCU1085)
Adoption of minutes of special HE sector conference 30 September 2020 (UCU1087)
Adoption of minutes of interim online HE sector conference 15 December 2020 (UCU1088)
Update from Paul Bridge, UCU head of higher education
14:10 Debate of motions (HE1-HE38)
Motions HE1-HE17 to be taken in closed session
16:55 Closing business
17:00 Close of higher education sector conference 2021
Relevant documents
- Congress 2021 - voting report [833kb]
- HE sector conference 2021 - voting report [555kb]
- FE sector conference 2021 - voting report [624kb]
- Third report of the Congress Business Committee [188kb]
- UCU1089 Agenda - Second report of the Congress Business Committee, including motions and amendments for debate
- UCU1085 Unconfirmed minutes of UCU special higher education sector conference 6 December 2019
- UCU1084 Unconfirmed minutes of UCU annual higher education sector conference 2019
- UCU1083 Unconfirmed minutes of UCU annual further education sector conference December 2020
- UCU1082 Unconfirmed minutes of UCU annual further education sector conference 2019
- UCU1081 Unconfirmed minutes of UCU annual Congress 2019
- UCU1080 NEC annual report to Congress
- UCU1079 HE negotiators: call for nominations
- UCU1078 Election of USS superannuation working group negotiators: call for nominations
- UCU1077 FE ratification panel: call for nominations
- UCU1076 FE negotiators for England: call for nominations
- UCU1075 Appeal panel (conduct of members): call for nominations
- UCU1074 UCU online Congress 29 and 31 May, with online sector conferences on 2 June 2021: first report of the Congress business committee: motions submitted
- UCU1074a Original text of composite motions
- UCU1073 Subscription rates 2021-22 and ongoing review
- UCU1072 Budget 2021-22
- UCU1071 Financial statements for the period ended 31 August 2020
- Congress Standing orders [149kb]
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