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UCU Commons Report from Special HEC - 1st September 2025

By UCU Commons HEC members Note: the explicit permission of the chair of HEC was sought, and granted, before publishing this report. Headlines: * HEC voted by 20-19 in favour of calling a UK-wide statutory industrial action ballot on pay * In a farcical vote, UCU Left members voted for a ballot

Higher Education Committee Report: 4 July 2025

Headlines: * HEC approved a consultation of members on an industrial action ballot on pay and conditions starting soon * HEC approved coordination with other unions in JNCHES negotiations with UCEA on a shared timetable for industrial action next academic year Overview This meeting was the first for this year’s cohort

Congress and NEC sub-committee election results, 25-26

We are delighted that several UCU Commons members have been elected as chairs and members of NEC subcommittees for 2025–26 (as voted by the new formation of NEC) and to Congress-elected roles. These are: NEC subcommittees Recruitment, Organising and Campaigns Committee (ROCC) Chair: Mark Pendleton Member: Matilda Fitzmaurice Equality

NEC Report from Friday 20th June

By UCU Commons NEC members Headlines: * NEC agrees changes to membership of Equality Standing Committees to include non-employed postgraduate members * Calendar of meetings and allocation of unheard Congress motions agreed for 2025–26 * Motions passed in support of the arts, anti-racism, anti-ableism and researching the links between casualisation and equality

HEC Report from Friday 4th April 2025

By UCU Commons NEC members Headlines: * JNCHES: moves towards joint lobbying of the government over the sector’s financial crisis * Motion condemning the OfS investigation of the University of Sussex passed Greylisting of Brunel University There was a proposal for UCU to apply the sanction of ‘greylisting’ (also known as

Take action now against the Supreme Court ruling and for trans rights

By UCU Commons A core value of UCU Commons is equality and dignity for everyone; but particularly for transgender and nonbinary people whose rights and wellbeing have faced increasing attacks over the last few years. This has culminated in a supreme court case, brought by For Women Scotland and backed