Introducing: Matilda Fitzmaurice
Our candidate for the LGBT+ members' representative
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A Guest Mailout from David Bretherton.
David explains why he is standing for election in the South region.
Why We Support Andrew Feeney for Honorary Treasurer.
Why Andrew welcomes our support, and some UCU Commons endorsements
Not Received Your NEC Election Ballot? Here's How to Order a Replacement.
Dear subscribers,
Please see below for a quick note from one of our candidates for election, Mark Pendleton, on what to do if you haven’t yet received your ballot.
“As a candidate for election, seeing my name on a ballot paper always feels a bit strange. But this year
Why We Support Dyfrig Jones for VP
Why Dyfrig welcomes our support, and some UCU Commons endorsements
Why I joined UCU Commons
One of our newest members tells us why she decided to join us.
2025 NEC Elections
Dear subscribers,
Yesterday, the 2025 NEC elections period officially begun. Members will begin to receive their ballots, along with the candidate statement pack, by post in the next couple of days.
These elections are for members of the National Executive Committee (NEC) together with the Higher Education Committee and Further
Reminder: update your UCU contact details!
Make sure you receive your ballot papers for the 2025 NEC and officer elections.
Special HEC Meeting Report, 12th December
By UCU Commons HEC members
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* HEC were warned that an HEC vote for an industrial action ballot could jeopardise the progress in negotiating improvements to casualisation, workloads, and inequalities in the sector (i.e. the key non-pay elements of our claim).
* In spite of this warning, HEC voted for
Ballot 2025: Questions for HEC Members
We'd like to know why HEC members voted as they did.
UCU Commons members not on UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) have quite a few questions we’d like to ask those HEC members who voted for a UK-wide ballot on industrial action last week. Below are