UCU debates how to turn round from defeats
The annual Congress of the Universities and College Union (UCU) was held on 1-3 June 2022, with day-long “Sector Conferences” for the distinct Higher Education (HE, university staff) and Further Education (college staff) members separately on 2 June. As with the 2020 and 2021 Congresses, it was entirely online with some 200 to 300 delegates from branches across the UK. There were slight improvements at this Congress, with voting taking place "live" (rather than by eballot afterwards) and some speeches "from the floor" being allowed (although the majority were still decided by registration...