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Dear subscribers, Since NEC and officer election season is upon us once again, you’ll be hearing from us quite a lot over the next month or so. We’re very proud of our slate and want you to vote for as many of our candidates as you are eligible

Dear subscriber, Over the past few days, it has become apparent that January 2023 will bring with it some momentous decisions about how we escalate our current industrial action. What does effective escalation look like? When to escalate, and how? What kind of path might a majority of our members

Hello, and welcome back to Commons Mail. NEC Elections Our union’s national elections to the executive committees and several other important positions have just opened, and we should all be getting our ballot papers soon. UCU Commons is once again standing a strong set of candidates for the NEC

Dear Subscriber, welcome back to Commons Mail. Things were quiet over the Easter period and in the wake of UCU’s recent election results, but as we approach Congress at the end of May, both union activists and employers are on the move again. Many of you will doubtless be

Dear Subscriber, Welcome back to Commons Mail. What a ride it has been since last we wrote! On Monday, 08 March 2021, the UCU Officer and National Executive Committee election results were announced. You can find a complete breakdown of everything on UCU’s website here. In our first showing

Dear Subscriber, Welcome back to Commons Mail. We have been busy here at UCU Commons publicising our slate of candidates, putting our ideas out in blogs and across twitter, attending hustings (both the Midlands area and Manchester branch anti-casual events). We have also been getting some very… interesting emails from

Welcome to UCU Commons Updates! UCU Commons is a broad activist community working within and alongside the University and College Union (UCU). Sign up now so you don’t miss our updates. Subscribe now We are also on https://ucucommons.org/ and on Bluesky @ucucommons.bsky.social In the meantime,