UCU: The general secretary's responsibilities in disputes

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes that:

the UK-wide HE disputes have fragmented to just a small number of branches taking action
despite acting on a mandate secured as a result of UK-wide re-ballots these branches have now largely been left to fight on their own for local gains
no serious fundraising has been organised centrally to support members faced with 100% pay docking.
Congress believes that:

this is a situation which seriously undermines the strength of the union
the general secretary must bear ultimate responsibility for this.
Congress instructs the GS:

to respect the decisions taken by the democratic bodies of the union
to ensure that those decisions are implemented in full and in a timely manner
to refrain from interventions in the course of a dispute which contradict the democratically established strategy and undermine the confidence of members in it.