UCU: Composite Trade Union Co-ordinating Group (TUCG)

Motion

Motion text: Congress recognises that, while many unions co-ordinate their industrial and political campaigning outside Parliament, there is an urgent need to co-ordinate their representation within Parliament.
Trade Union Co-ordinating Group (TUCG), comprising eight medium sized and non-politically affiliated trade unions representing half a million members, was launched to give trade unions a new and stronger voice in Parliament.
Congress recognises that the TUCG was established to bring together trade unions and Members of Parliament to ensure that the concerns and aspirations of trade unionists are given a stronger coordinated political voice.
Congress notes that without a doubt finding TU sympathetic MPs is getting increasingly harder, but we must utilise whatever means we can to enable our members voices to be heard and to influence, wherever possible, law, policy making and open debate.
Congress calls upon UCU to join this group and promote political lobbying to the benefit of UCU members.