UCU: Building and organising in private providers in higher education

Motion

Motion title: Building and organising in private providers in higher education

Motion text: HESC notes:
1. Private providers threaten job security across the sector
2. the hard work of UCU members to organise and build the union, campaigning
for and winning recognition within private providers.
HESC resolves:
a. to map all private provision and develop a comprehensive strategy with the
aim of reaching national agreements and delivering coordinated support to
UCU members through research into the scope, scale and impact of private
provision and recognition status of each branch / group, including surveying
UCU members and HE institutions with staff working for private providers
b. to actively support building the union in private provision through
• a national organising conference of UCU members working for private
providers
• building a network of established HE branches in institutions where private
providers exist to support organising
• updated bargaining advice with private provider information to maximise
successful campaigns.
c. report progress to Congress 2026