UCU: Industrial action and legal guidance for migrant members

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes:
1. since 2019, UCU has published legal guidance on migrant workers taking industrial action, which is updated as the law changes
2. some updates happened just before, or during, industrial action.
Congress believes:
a. no member should be asked to take industrial action that could jeopardise their immigration status
b. last minute changes to guidance risk confusion regarding migrant members' ability to participate in industrial action and increases the risk of receiving incorrect advice.
Congress resolves:
i. UCU guidance for migrant members must be refreshed on a quarterly basis to address changes in law, and updates emailed to members
ii. proposals for forms or patterns of industrial action, which would be new to UCU, should by default include an equality impact assessment inclusive of migration status. An updated version of the Migrant IA guidance should be provided to the relevant NEC subcommittee to inform calling action.