Motion
- Motion title
- Environment
- Session
- 2008-2009
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 29 May 2009
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 43
- Motion text
This Congress recognises the importance of the UCU increasing its profile on environmental issues.
In particular with:
1. Employers – Improving environment management in the workplace
2. Staff – Identifying opportunities to raise employee awareness
3. Students – Linking with campaign organisations like People and Planet
4. Sector bodies – Strengthening links with bodies like HEFCE, EAUC, and Government departments to develop policy in areas like 'greening the curriculum'
5. Public – Supporting campaigns that strengthen the profile of the trade union movement in relation to 'anti-environment measures' like Heathrow expansion
UCU will need to:
1. Promote the role of UCU environment reps and seek formal recognition within institutions
2. Provide environment courses in the 2009-10 reps training programme
3. Organise a 1 day conference in late 2009 to help co-ordinate strategy.
4. Liaise with other unions to map out the skills and jobs needed in a 'green new deal' prior to the Copenhagen summit
- Proposing body
- South Thames College
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Other
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2009/C/05-29/125/43