UCU Congress 2021

A full report of Congress motions debated on Saturday 29 May & Monday 31 May can be downloaded here:  Congress Motions [833kb]

A full report of Higher Education motions debated on Wednesday 2 June can be downloaded here:  HE Motions [555kb]

A full report of Further Education motions debated on Wednesday 2 June can be downloaded here:  FE Motions [624kb]

Timetable

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

FE sector conference motions

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

HE sector conference motions

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

• 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]