Motion
- Motion title
- In defence of wider educational values and publicly funded HE
- Session
- 2010-2011
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 28 May 2011
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE23
- Motion text
Conference recognises that the response of the UCU to the assault on HE must include defence of wider educational values and publicly funded higher education, as well as the fight for jobs and in defence of our terms and conditions.
Conference resolves:
1. to ensure full support for and participation in action against ConDem proposals on fees in alliances with students
2. to build and support local campaigns against cuts in public services involving unions and community groups highlighting the right to HE for working class students
3. to commit the union to a national one day Universite Populaire where UCU members put on a programme of free lectures for and involving students and the local communityPoint 4 of motion REMITTED:
4. to recognise that should the ConDem proposals remain undefeated the UCU will have to build for national indefinite industrial action by all members from October 2012
- Proposing body
- London Metropolitan University
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2011/H/05-28/068/HE23