UCU: Strike days and fighting fund access

Motion

Motion text: This Congress notes:
1. The devastating wave of job losses and course closures in post-16 education.
The importance of resistance by serious industrial action against determined
employers.
2. The catastrophic consequences of failing to resist for the union.
3. The beginning of the new academic year will bring another wave of job losses
unless the employers are deterred from doing so. Serious industrial action is
spreading and challenging both the employers as well as putting a spotlight
on government failure to address the funding of post-16 education.
4. Limits on strike days and new conditions on fighting fund access materially
impact the ability of branches to resist.
This Congress resolves
a. That UK Officers be instructed to lift such limits and conditions.
b. That strike pay be determined on previous basis (from day three at rates of
£50/70).
c. That percentage of UCU annual income going to the fighting fund be
doubled.