Congress motions

Motion

Motion title

National organising plan

Session

2009-2010

Meeting link

Annual Congress

Meeting date

1 June 2010

Status

Passed unanimously

Motion

73

Motion text

Congress notes that under the National Organising Plan (NOP)
membership has increased against the general trend for other unions;
the number of trained reps has gone up substantially;
branches have won many local disputes of national significance; and
the UCU has further increased its capacity for effective lobbying, and for political and industrial campaigning.
Congress recognises that the current political and economic environment will create major difficulties for the pursuit of UCU educational and industrial policy particularly with regard to removing gender and other discrimination in pay, promotion and obtaining secure non-casualised contracts, and for the further implementation of the NOP. It reaffirms its 2007 commitment to use the NOP:
to build members' capacity to defend educational provision and jobs
to put equality at the heart of all UCU's activities, as an important component of the industrial agenda
to promote equality and diversity in all aspects of education and research
to protect pay and resist attacks on conditions
to reach outwards in campaigning to persuade society of the importance of education and of our work and the full and equitable representation of women and minority groups in the post-16 workforce and student population
in expressing and effecting solidarity with the struggles of others
to tackle inequality in the workplace and in all our processes and practices within the union and within our collective bargaining priorities, and
to conduct a vigorous organising campaign to defend equality in education and at work.

Proposing body

National executive committee (NEC)

Amended

Yes

Allocated to

Recruitment, organising and campaigning committee (ROCC)

Notes