Leeds UCU vote for strike action
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Leeds have today (Wednesday) voted overwhelmingly in favour of both strike action and action short of a strike. The turnout was 66%; the highest figure UCU has ever had in a ballot. The union said the unprecedented turnout was indicative of the strength of feeling among UCU members across the country over savage funding cuts and damaging job losses.
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Model amendments and ordinary motions for NUS conference 2010
Below are some model amendments and motions for NUS conference 2010 (13-15 April) drafted by ENS supporters. At the bottom is an alternative amendment on NUS democracy drafted by ENS supporters at Cambridge University.
Under NUS’s new, undemocratic constitution, text is produced as reports and motions by the various ‘Zone conferences’. Student unions can then amend this text or, if a subject is not covered, submit ‘ordinary motions’ on it. Each student union has 1400 words to use in total, distributed between the five zones - Further Education, Higher Education, Union Development, Welfare and Strong & Active Unions - at will.
For more information, including the reports/motions the amendments are amending, see resource.nusonline.co.uk/media/resource/NC2010_CD5_Zone_Reports_0.pdf
The deadline for submission is Friday 5 March 2010. If you’d like help, get in touch: education.not.for.sale@gmail.com
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