UCU: Emergency motion

Motion

Motion text: In the light of announcement of Unite UCU strike and demonstration at sector conferences on 30/5/24, Congress reaffirms its belief that Black Lives Matter.
We hear the live experience of Black workers and UCU reps. We stand for democracy.
Congress instructs GS and NEC
1. to support the demonstration
2. to settle the staff dispute on terms agreed by UNITE UCU
3. to hold within three months and with bodies agreed with UNITE UCU, an independent inquiry into the workplace culture in UCU.
Congress further calls on the General Secretary
a. to give BMSC and UNITE meaningful involvement in the independent review on racism
b. to call and attend open member meetings about racism within UCU.

Proposing body: Composite (University of Kent, Royal Holloway University of London, University of Reading, Coleg Gwent, University of Manchester, Durham University, Royal College of Art, Nottingham Trent University, Liverpool John Moores, University of Bath)