UCU: Campaigns over pay/Four Fights and USS

Motion

Motion text: Conference notes:
1. The ballot on the 2020-21 pay 'award' which produced an 86% rejection by members
2. The branch delegate meetings in April to canvas opinion on the pay campaign
3. The employers' unacceptable offer for 2021-22 of 1.5%
4. The motions calling for action over pay/Four Fights at HESC (HE1-5), and on USS (HE12) all of which were carried
5. The amendment HE2A.1 committing the union to coordinate the fight over pay with the fight to defend USS as a defined benefit pension.
6. That 33% of HE employees are on casual contracts (HESA data). Increasing casualisation is detrimental to both casualised and permanent workers, directly reducing job security and conditions, indirectly damaging sector pension schemes by increasing opt-out.
Conference believes that now is the time to set the timetable and organise the ballot for action, not for further consultation and prevarication.
Conference calls on HEC to implement the HESC motions and organise the campaigns over pay/Four Fights and USS.
Conference resolves that campaigns incorporate clear communications on how casualisation affects all members in 4Fights and USS disputes, and specifies visible actions for all members to carry out, with the General Secretary allocating extra resources to deliver this.