HE National Recruitment Week : w/c 27th February 2017

    Please request your campaign materials from UCU Head Office via the online form   Please also use the online form to let us know what events your branch is planning.  The deadline for material requests is Friday 17th February.   Looking for inspiration? See what branches in our region did during previous national recruitment weeks:…

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FE National Recruitment Week : w/c 6th March 2017

Message to FE branches from Sarah Parry, Branch Development Organiser: As you know, UCU’s next recruitment week is coming up in week commencing 6 March, and in addition to ongoing recruitment and organising activity in your college, I would like to talk to you about your plans for this week. The focus of the coming…

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FE National Recruitment Week : w/c 6th March 2017

Message to FE branches from Sarah Parry, Branch Development Organiser: As you know, UCU’s next recruitment week is coming up in week commencing 6 March, and in addition to ongoing recruitment and organising activity in your college, I would like to talk to you about your plans for this week. The focus of the coming…

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VACANCY : Regional Environmental Officer

Would you like to be our Regional Environmental Officer? This new regional officer role involves liaising with branches and local reps to raise awareness of green issues in the workplace and making sure they are included in the negotiating/bargaining agenda with a joint approach to ‘greening the workplace’. ucu.org.uk/environment As a regional officer, you are…

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2016 Model local branch rules : Action required

Branches will have received the message from Head Office regarding branches adopting the 2016 model local rules. Head Office provided branches with a copy of the new model local rules in July ucu.org.uk/ucurules   Head Office reminds branches that it is essential that we are able to demonstrate that every UCU branch or local association has in…

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New Regional Committee Standing Orders

We are pleased to announce the NEC has approved the region’s local variations to the 2015 Regional Committee Standing Orders.   The region’s new standing orders can be found at ucunorthern.org.uk/regional-committee/standing-orders/   The official date the region adopted the new standing orders is Friday 9th December 2016.   The consultation paper regarding the proposed local…

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