Motion to HEC: Focus on Defending Jobs and Reforming UK HE

Two UCU Commons HEC members are bringing the following motion to the special HEC meeting on Wednesday 19th February. We are looking for UCU members in HE to add their names in support of the motion. If you support the motion, and want to sign our open letter, please do so here.

**Note: as of 5pm on 18th February, this form is closed and not accepting further signatures**

Please note that if you sign this letter, your name and institution will be made public on our website. Names will be updated here every day.

Focus on defending jobs & reforming UK HE

HEC notes:

1. Launch of Stop the Cuts HE campaign by UCU
2. Continued announcement of HE redundancies across the UK
3. UK-wide strike ballot costs upwards of £200,000

HEC believes:

1. Branches need to direct member energy to fight disputes over jobs
2. A pay rise is worthless for a member that does not have a job
3. To stem the rot, wholesale reform of HE is needed by reforming the broken funding model, achieving equitable student distribution, and ending the hostile environment
4. There is no appetite from lay members for a UK-wide ballot on last year’s pay
5. Union resources in the amount of £200,000+ should not be wasted on a futile ballot

HEC resolves:

1. To call off plans for a UK-wide industrial action ballot
2. To focus energies on root-and-branch reform of UK HE
3. To preserve union resources for supporting branches in local disputes

Proposed by Vivek Thuppil, seconded by Mark Pendleton

(150 words)

Signatories:

1. Jo Edge, University of Portsmouth
2. Sally-Anne Wherry, University of Gloucestershire
3. Ruth Holliday, University of Leeds
4. Matthew Barnard, Manchester Metropolitan University
5. Sophia Woodman, University of Edinburgh
6. Matilda Fitzmaurice, Lancaster University
7. Lisa Rull, University of Nottingham
8. Dr Rebecca Linnett, University of Stirling
9. Christopher Brooke, University of Cambridge
10. Claire Hurley, University of Kent
11. Will Montgomery, Royal Holloway University of London
12. Alison Phipps, Newcastle University
13. Marika Rose, University of Winchester
14. Simon Trafford, Institute of Historical Research, London
15. Ryan Sweet, Swansea University
16. Jan Dobbernack, Newcastle University
17. Emma Sheppard, Aberystwyth University
18. Sophia Lycouris, University of Edinburgh
19. James Gagen, University of Sheffield
20. Sarah Lambert, Goldsmiths, University of London
21. Rob Clarke, University of the Arts London
22. Jan Selby, University of Leeds
23. Adam Mosley, Swansea University
24. Janice McLaughlin, Newcastle University
25. And Rosta, University of Central Lancashire
26. Gethin Rees, Newcastle University
27. Michael Abberton, University of Cambridge
28. Mike Eslea, University of Central Lancashire
29. Jo Smith, University of Brighton
30. Lawrence Davies, University of Huddersfield
31. Christopher Page, University of Manchester
32. Dr Ernesto Priego, City St George's
33. Hannah Boast, University of Edinburgh
34. Peter Matthews, University of Stirling
35. Dr Andre Keil, Liverpool John Moores University
36. Stephen Morgan, King's College London
37. Florian Breit, Bangor University
38. Philippa Browning, University of Manchester
39. Joshua Phillips, University of Oxford
40. Susanne Hakenbeck, University of Cambridge
41. Lisa Stampnitzky, University of Sheffield
42. Emilie Murphy, University of York
43. Tom Vaughan, University of Leeds
44. Dion Georgiou, Goldsmiths, University of London
45. David Bretherton, University of Southampton
46. Dr Sara Rich Dorman, University of Edinburgh
47. Susannah Lydon, University of Nottingham
48. Elizabeth Kirkham, University of Edinburgh
49. Anselma Gallinat, Newcastle University
50. Masa Mrovlje, University of Leeds
51. Stephanie Palmer, Nottingham Trent University
52. Adam Ozanne, University of Manchester
53. William Carruthers, University of Essex
54. Emma Kennedy, University of Greenwich
55. Rebecca Nash, University of Southampton
56. Nicholas Jackson, University of Warwick
57. Carly O'Neill-Barrett, University of Leeds
58. Rob Cullum, King's College London
59. Jennie Blake, University of Manchester
60. Stuart White, University of Oxford
61. Mark Davis, University of Leeds
62. Marie Allitt, University of Edinburgh
63. David Mead, University of East Anglia
64. Daniel Jones, University of Northampton
65. Helen Kingstone, Royal Holloway, University of London
66. Marc Welsh, Aberystwyth University
67. Sage Brice, Durham University
68. Malcolm MacLean, University of Wales Trinity Saint David
69. Tom Cutterham, University of Birmingham
70. Amanda Dillon, University of East Anglia
71. Grant Young, University of East Anglia
72. Vivek Thuppil, Bangor University
73. John Holmes, University of Sheffield
74. James Loxley, University of Edinburgh
75. Andrew Baron, University of Central Lancashire
76. Richard Ogden, University of York
77. Katie Twomey, University of Manchester
78. Chloë McKenzie, Northeastern University London
79. James Baker, University of Southampton
80. Charlotte Boyce, University of Portsmouth
81. Caroline Proctor, University of Warwick
82. Natalie Wyer, University of East Anglia
83. Laura Chuhan Campbell, Durham University
84. Dr Stephen Hurt, Oxford Brookes University
85. Adam Golberg, University of Nottingham
86. Lorna-Jane Richardson, University of East Anglia
87. Gordon Clubb, University of Leeds
88. Kate Cook, King's College London
89. Rebecca Williams, University of Hull
90. Dr Katherine Weikert, University of Winchester
91. Paul-F Tremlett, The Open University
92. Chris Smith, Coventry University
93. Jonathan Hopkin, LSE
94. John Gallagher, University of Leeds
95. Hannah Greenstreet, University of Liverpool
96. Katherine Ibbett, University of Oxford
97. Callan Davies, University of Southampton
98. Ruth Winden, University of Leeds
99. Emily Stevenson, Newcastle University
100. Dyfrig Jones, Bangor University
101. Simon Hall, University of Leeds
102. Bijan Parsia, University of Manchester
103. Dr Dave Hitchcock, Canterbury Christ Church University
104. Keith Crome, Manchester Metropolitan University
105. Laura King, University of Leeds
106. Matthew Taunton, University of East Anglia
107. Helen Finch, University of Leeds
108. Nadine Zubair, University of East Anglia
109. Matthew Henry, University of Exeter
110. Sarah Seaton, University of Leicester
111. Joseph Brooker, Birkbeck University of London
112. Niall Oddy, The Open University
113. Cylcia Bolibaugh, University of York
114. Ben Fulford, University of Chester
115. Rebecca Hodge, Durham University
116. Eleanor Rye, University of York
117. Rachel Willie, Liverpool John Moores University
118. Danielle Westerhof, Durham University
119. Emma Marshall, University of Exeter
120. Sylvia de Mars, Newcastle University
121. Nigel Ball, University of Suffolk
122. Claire Graf, University of Edinburgh
123. Andrew Feeney, Northumbria University
124. Hugh Shanahan, Royal Holloway, University of London
125. Tarik Kochi, University of Sussex
126. Sandra Duffy, University of Bristol
127. Samuel Grinsell, UCL
128. Tim Waterman, UCL
129. Kate Bradley, University of Kent
130. Jessica Shurson, University of Sussex
131. Gillian Roberts, University of Nottingham
132. Eric Laurier, University of Edinburgh
133. Declan Kavanagh, University of Kent
134. Aidan McGlynn, University of Edinburgh
135. Steffi Doebler, Lancaster University
136. Michael Bartlett, The Open University
137. Siân Adiseshiah, Loughborough University
138. Alix Mortimer, King's College London
139. Hannah Elias, Goldsmiths, University of London
140. Dr Mark Williams, Cardiff University
141. Steven Klein, King's College London
142. Sarah Crook, Swansea University
143. Dr David Wearing, University of Sussex
144. Severine Hubscher-Davidson, The Open University
145. Martin Bayly, LSE
146. Sarah Irving, University of Staffordshire
147. Samantha Saville, Centre for Alternative Technology
148. Robert Gallagher, University of Kent
149. Leonie Hicks, Canterbury Christ Church University
150. Steven Pierce, University of Manchester
151. David Brockington, University of Plymouth
152. Susan Chapman, Aberystwyth University
153. Richard Bellamy, UCL
154. Paul Graham Morris, University of Edinburgh
155. Jonathan Prior, Cardiff University
156. Adam Swift, UCL
157. Hester Lees-Jeffries, University of Cambridge
158. Sara Prot, Coventry University
159. Stephe Harrop, Liverpool Hope University
160. Carly Le Marechal, Southampton Solent University
161. Pascale Aebischer, University of Exeter
162. Elen Caledecott, Lancaster University
163. Emiliano Perra, University of Winchester
164. Alex Prichard, University of Exeter
165. John Drury, University of Sussex
166. Teresa Pilgrim, University of Surrey
167. Polly McMichael, University of Nottingham
168. Daniel Grey, University of Hertfordshire
169. Martin Johnes, Swansea University
170. Michael Munnik, Cardiff University
171. Caitlin Robinson, University of Bristol
172. Marc Geddes, University of Edinburgh
173. Emil Archambault, Durham University
174. Luca Morini, Coventry University
175. John Reades, UCL
176. Azlina Amir Kassim, Bangor University
177. Alejandro J Estudillo, Bournemouth University
178. Maria Rovisco, University of Leeds
179. Dr Tristan Burke, Bangor University
180. Gavin Buckingham, University of Exeter
181. Peter Brommer, University of Warwick
182. Prof. Catherine Flick, University of Staffordshire
183. Tom Rutter, University of Sheffield
184. Alice Wickenden, University of Cambridge
185. Stan Erraught, University of Leeds
186. Ingrid Young, University of Edinburgh
187. Helen Eborall, University of Edinburgh
188. Dr Susan Greaney, University of Exeter
189. Claire Edwards, University of Nottingham
190. Thomas Cobb, Coventry University
191. Daniel Hopkins, Coventry University
192. Charles Seger, University of East Anglia
193. Yemon Choi, Lancaster University
194. Colm Murphy, Queen Mary, University of London
195. Bob MacLean, University of Glasgow
196. Aaron Andrews, University of Leicester
197. Jackie Abell, Coventry University
198. Thomas Cheney, Northumbria University
199. Anna Muggeridge, University of Worcester
200. David George, University of Hull
201. Dr Alastair Hemmens, Cardiff University
202. Barbara-Anne Robertson, Newcastle University
203. Daniel P Jones, University of Sheffield
204. Cristina Marinetti, Cardiff University
205. Franziska Hartung, Newcastle University
206. Lara Montesinos Coleman, University of Sussex
207. Robert Ford, University of Manchester
208. Eugene Lim, King's College London
209. Taku Tamaki, Loughborough University
210. Lucy Barnes, University College London
211. Jack Holland, University of Leeds
212. Robin McKenna, University of Liverpool
213. David Doddington, Cardiff University
214. Nir Owen, University of Aberdeen
215. Karl Landström, Nottingham Trent University
216. Simon Harper, University of Manchester
217. Justin Colson, Institute of Historical Research, University of London
218. Andrew Murphy, University of Nottingham
219. Manoj Dias-Abey, University of Bristol
220. Prof Ben Anderson, Durham University
221. Chathuni Jayathilaka, University of Bristol
222. Poppy Leeder, University of Leeds
223. Ian Wakeman, University of Sussex
224. Jon McGregor, University of Nottingham
225. Lynda Clark, University of Edinburgh
226. Aaron Pugh, Canterbury Christ Church University
227. Fraser Smith, University of East Anglia
228. Katharine Adeney, University of Nottingham
229. Michele Mendelssohn, Oxford University
230. Prof David Farrier, University of Edinburgh
231. David Schultz, University of Manchester
232. Jay Todd, University of Glasgow
233. Caroline Lynch, Cardiff University
234. Carsten Timmermann, University of Manchester
235. Sue Sierra, University of Edinburgh
236. Sean Bechhofer, University of Manchester
237. Ben Geiger, King's Collge London
238. Craig Storey, University of Portsmouth
239. Stephen Mossman, University of Manchester
240. Seb Falk, University of Cambridge
241. Angela Muir, University of Leicester
242. James Scott, King's College London
243. Lena Ferriday, King's College London
244. Martin Heneghan, University of Nottingham
245. Chris Hall, Swansea University
246. Kavita Vedhara, Cardiff University
247. Jeanette Findlay, University of Glasgow
248. Alice Cree, Newcastle University
249. Emily Vine, University of Exeter
250. Simone Calabrich, Bangor University
251. John MacArtney, University of Warwick
252. Chris O'Donnell, University of the West of Scotland
253. Ann Gow, University of Glasgow