UCU: ESOL

Motion

Motion text: This conference notes:
1. Proposed LSC cuts in financial support so that many who need ESOL classes will now be charged fees;
2. This will make it impossible for many of the most discriminated against and oppressed in society to access the language skills they need;
3. These cuts run counter to New Labour's statements about integration and social cohesion, further undermining the notion of multiculturalism;
4. The potential for a broad-based defence of ESOL provision.
This conference believes these cuts are confused, mean-spirited, motivated by misplaced adherence to the market in education, and hostile to multiculturalism.
This conference resolves:
To encourage branches and associations to set up campaigns involving community organisations, elected representatives, other unions etc.
To organise a lobby of the LSC.
To support branches and associations which take industrial action in defence of jobs and to restore ESOL provision.