UCU: Gender and workload

Motion

Motion text: Conference recognises:
1. that excessive workload in FE has a gendered impact- it impacts doubly on women who also face a gender pay gap and are more likely to have caring responsibility
2. the dramatic increase in workload has arisen because of the rounds of redundancies and other 'efficiencies' that follow the Tories' austerity cuts.

Conference believes:
a. an average working week of around 51 hours cannot be sustained without damage to physical health and mental wellbeing
b. the dual burden of work and caring responsibility increases impact on women's health and also increases the possibility of women being attacked on the grounds of capability or absence at a higher rate than men
c. the workload campaign needs to be spread into every branch as an organising tool.

Conference instructs FEC to develop a plan for regional and branch workload campaigns involving action including lobbies and protests.