UCU: Moving UCU to a progressive subscription model

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes:
1. despite slight improvements: 2025-26 subscription rates remain significantly regressive for salaries above £30,000, on average
2. that members can claim tax relief on 67% of national and local subscriptions paid up to four years prior.
Congress believes:
a. regressive subscriptions are unfair; higher-paid members should not pay a lower percentage of salary in union subscriptions than lower paid members.
Congress resolves:
i. UCU members at the bottom of a higher salary subscription band should not pay a lower percentage of salary in subscriptions than members at the bottom of the previous, i.e. lower salary, subscription band
ii. the same rule should apply to members at the top of consecutive subscription bands, with an upper cut-off of £250,000 for the highest band, to be adjusted annually with inflation
iii. to mandate the national executive committee to implement subscription rates which reflect the previous two resolves.