Motion
- Motion title
- UCU and political representation - Parliamentary group oversight
- Session
- 2025-2026
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 27 May 2026
- Status
- Remitted to NEC (not taken)
- Motion
- 39
- Motion text
Congress notes
1. the funding crisis across all sectors of post-16 education and Labour's intent for further austerity, not funding
2. motion 63 'Enough is enough! Post-16 education needs new political representation' passed overwhelmingly at Congress 2025
3. UCU has established a cross-party parliamentary group.
Congress believes
a. Ppost-16 educators need political representatives who proactively campaign for our union's policies, including for fully funded, free education
b. UCU members should have a say on the conditions of membership of the parliamentary group
c. the parliamentary group should meet regularly with UCU's lay elected leadership.
Congress resolves
i. UCU will establish mechanisms for UCU member oversight of the parliamentary group, including:
A. conditions of membership
B. regular meetings between the NEC and parliamentary group members
C. input on the agenda of parliamentary group meetings/communications
ii. support a cross-union conference to discuss political representation for the working class and trade unionists.
- Proposing body
- Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Strategy and finance committee (SFC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2026/C/05-27/045/39