UCU Congress 2014
13 December 2013
Manchester Central - Thursday 29 - Friday 30 May
UCU's Annual Congress 2014, held in Manchester on Thursday 29 and Friday 30 May 2014.
Follow the links below for results of the voting.
Timetable of business
Thursday 29 May, 09:00-12:45: Congress
09:00-9:30 Opening business, including:
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of minutes of Congress 30 - 31 May 2013
Address by Simon Renton, UCU President
9:30-10:15 Section 1: Business of the Education Committee (motions 1 - 8)
10:15-11:10 Section 2: Business of the Recruitment, Organising and Campaigning Committee (motions 9 - 16)
11:10-11:20 Section 3: Other employment related business (motions 17 - 19)
11:20-12:30 Section 4: Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in open session
12:30-12:45 Address by Sally Hunt, General Secretary
12:45-14:00 Lunch (from 12:45) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)
Thursday 29 May, 14:00 -18:30: HE sector conference
14:00-14:10 Opening business, including:
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of minutes of HE sector conference 29 May 2013
14:10-15:20 National negotiations and dispute, including:
Report from Michael MacNeil, National Head of Bargaining and Negotiations
(motions HE1-HE9)
15:20-16:00 USS pension scheme, including:
Report from Michael MacNeil, National Head of Bargaining and Negotiations
(motions HE10-HE11)
16:00-16:30 Tea break
16:30-18:30 Debate of remaining motions
18:30 Close of sector conference business
Thursday 29 May, 14:00-18:30: FE sector conference
14:00-14:20 Opening business, including:
Appointment of tellers
Adoption of the report of the Congress Business Committee
Adoption of minutes of FE sector conference 29 May 2013 and special sector conference 5 April 2014
14:20-16:00 Debate of motions
16:00-16:30 Tea break
16:30-18:30 Report from Michael MacNeil, National Head of Bargaining and Negotiations
Debate of motions (continued)
18:30 Close of sector conference business
Friday 30 May, 09:00-17:00: Congress
09:00-10:05 Private session Section 5: Rule changes (motions 35 - 42)
10:05-12:45 Private session Section 6: Business of the Strategy and Finance committee to be taken in private session (motions 43 - 61)
12:45-14:00 Lunch (from 12:45) and fringe meetings (13:00-14:00)
14:00-14:55 Section 4 (continued): Business of the Strategy and Finance Committee to be taken in open session
14:55-16.45 Section 7: Business of the Equality Committee (motions 62 - 75)
16:45-17:00 Closing business, including
Election results
Introduction of new president
17:00 Close of Congress 2014
Key documents
- Developing meaningful collective bargaining in England: UCU589.html | UCU589.rtf
- FE England pay dispute and negotiations: UCU588.html | UCU588.rtf
- Update on USS to HE sector conference 2014: UCUHE220.rtf | UCUHE220.pdf
- HE national negotiators' report to HE Sector Conference 2014: UCUHE219.rtf | UCUHE219.pdf
- Unconfirmed minutes, FE special sector conference: UCU587.html | UCU587.rtf
- Congress Business Committee's second report: UCU586.html | UCU586.rtf
- Distinguished Service Awards: : UCU583.html | UCU583.rtf
- Election of FE negotiators: UCU582.html | UCU582.rtf
- Election of HE negotiators: : UCU581.html | UCU581.rtf
- Call for nominations Appeal Panel: UCU579.html | UCU579.rtf
- Congress Business Committee's first report: UCU578.html | UCU578.rtf
- Text of composited motions: UCU578A.html | UCU578A.rtf
- Financial statements: UCU576.html | UCU576.rtf
- Proposed budget: UCU575.html | UCU575.rtf
- FE sector conference 2013 minutes: UCU571.html | UCU571.rtf
- HE sector conference 2013 minutes: UCU570.html | UCU570.rtf
- Congress calling notice: UCU554.html | UCU554.rtf
- Congress delegate registration information: UCU555.html | UCU555.rtf
- Congress 2013 minutes: UCU547.html | UCU547.rtf
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