UCU: Migrant workers' rights and the dispute

Motion

Motion text: Conference reaffirms:
1. the reciprocal importance of UCU visibly campaigning for ‘migrant’ workers rights’ if those workers are to engage in collective action,
2. that a decision to go on strike can be more difficult for members who are in the UK on work visas, and/or working on highly casualised contracts
3. that members should not feel pressured by their peers to take action which jeopardises their right to remain in the UK.
Conference resolves:
a. to produce a statement on the rights of members on work visas, with respect to industrial action
b. that branches highlight this to all members, not only those directly affected
c. that UCU’s guidance on actions short of a strike should specifically address the visa position of migrant workers, and other frequently intersecting factors such as fixed-term or atypical contracts.
d. that UCU campaign to improve strengthen statutory protections in this area.