Motion
- Motion title
- National fighting fund - Composite
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 27 May 2026
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 32
- Motion text
Congress notes:
1. the ongoing, devastating wave of job losses and course closures in post-16 education. Fights against determined employers have been won through serious industrial action
2. the catastrophic consequences of failing to resist job losses for the union
3. that branches must be in a position to mount serious industrial action in order to push back against compulsory redundancies
4. serious industrial action is spreading; challenging employers, saving jobs, and bringing a spotlight upon government failures to address the funding of post-16 education
5. limits on the number of strike days and conditions on fighting fund access materially impact the ability of branches to resist.
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 UK Officers confirm fighting fund access and inform branches about it one fortnight before industrial action commences
d. that percentage of UCU annual income going to the fighting fund be doubled.
- Proposing body
- Open University, Northern regional committee
- Amended
- Yes
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2026/C/05-27/031/32