Motion
- Motion title
- Joint campaigns with students
- Session
- 2011-2012
- Meeting link
- HE conference
- Meeting date
- 8 June 2012
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- HE41
- Motion text
Even though the government has postponed the HE Bill, for now, UCU remains committed to oppose creeping privatisation. This includes tuition fees, unfair access into higher education, the gendered narrowing of curricula, unpaid internships and other forms of student exploitation.
UCU works with the NUS nationally on common campaign issues. However, at the local level this opportunity may be less than effective for various reasons.
Conference calls upon the HEC to support and develop a memo of co-operation with the NUS nationally to ensure that joint campaigning work is taken forward at a local level.
Conference resolves to:
1. support the NUS national, autumn demonstration against cuts and fees
2. display notice of this demonstration prominently on the Home Page of the UCU website from September
3. produce placards and leaflets for the demonstration, highlighting the UCU's opposition to cuts, fees and privatisation
4. urge branches to link this to any local 'teach-ins'
5. instruct HEC/ROCC to facilitate transport for branches to the demonstration.
- Proposing body
- Northern region higher education committee
- Amended
- Yes
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2012/H/06-08/074/HE41