UCU: National Demonstration in Newcastle

Motion

Motion text: Notes:
1. The increasing threat of compulsory redundancies across UK Higher
Education
2. The ongoing threat of compulsory redundancies at Newcastle University,
which has escalated in the past week
3. Bridget Phillipson’s position as Secretary of State for Education
4. Chris Day’s position as Russell Group Chair
Believes:
a. That there is no financial need for compulsory redundancies at Newcastle
University
b. That as other University Executives remove the threat of redundancies,
Newcastle University Executive Board (UEB) stands out as a cruel outlier
c. This dispute is of national significance as per Notes 3. And 4.
d. Every branch in the UK has a vested interest in the success of Newcastle’s
resistance
Resolves:
i. To call for a national demonstration in Newcastle aiming for week beginning
2nd June
ii. To invite all UCU branches in the UK, alongside trade unions from across all
sectors
iii. To call upon UCU HQ to organise and fund transport to Newcastle