UCU: Establishing a UCU National Day of Action in UCU calendar

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes individual UCU branches across the four nations face increasingly hostile employers, characterised by unilateral restructures, redundancies, and punitive actions that undermine the right to industrial action.
This crisis is exacerbated by consecutive governments failing to provide a fully funded Higher Education formula. In the last two years, in particular, numerous branches have been engaged in dispute and industrial action to defend members against employers' brutal redundancies.
Congress believes that the isolation of branches fighting the same battles individually damages morale and student outcomes. A unified response is essential to demonstrate that no branch stands alone.
Congress resolves to call upon the UCU to establish an annual 'National UCU Day' in the UCU calendar. This day will serve as a collective platform for all branches and educational workers in the UK to campaign and demonstrate in a manner they deem appropriate and showing unity.