UCU HQ has announced that it has ringfenced a quarter of a million pounds to support members who suffer punitive deductions as a consequence of taking part in the current marking and assessment boycott.

Details of how or under what circumstances a claim can be made have yet to be announced.

In addition to the national Fighting Fund, the branch has established its own fund in accordance with motions carried at a previous EGM.   The branch will consider how the local fund can be implemented alongside the national scheme once those announcements from HQ are made.

Due to the financial nature of the above, proposals in respect of monies set aside for the local hardship fund will require ratification at the branch’s AGM provisionally scheduled for 29th June 2023 (subject to timely HQ announcements).

Please watch your inbox for your invitation to the online AGM.