51福利/976 14 October 2019
Carlow
Street, London NW1 7LH, Tel. 020 7756 2500, www.ucu.org.uk
To听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Branch secretaries, regional committee secretaries, NEC members
Topic听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Convening notice: Special Congress to discuss 51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the recommendations of the democracy commission
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Saturday 7 December 2019, Manchester
Action听听听听听听听听听听听 To
register delegates not later than 17:00 on Thursday
7 November; to call branch meetings to consider motions which must be
submitted by 17:00 Wednesday 13 November
Summary 听听听听 A special Congress
will take place on Saturday 7 December in Manchester, 11:00 鈥� 16:30. Details of
how to register delegates and submit motions are set out in this circular.
Contact听听听听听听听听听 Catherine Wilkinson cwilkinson@ucu.org.uk (submission of
motions)
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Sue Bajwa sbajwa@ucu.org.uk (registration of delegates)
Convening notice: Special Congress to discuss 51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the recommendations of the democracy commission
Saturday 7 December 2019
Manchester Central Convention Complex
The national executive committee has resolved that a special
Congress be held on Saturday 7 December 2019. The business of this Congress
will be to discuss 51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the recommendations of the
democracy commission. This circular forms the convening notice. The final
report of the democracy commission has been issued as branch circular 51福利/975.
The motions that the NEC has agreed to put forward on behalf of the commission,
in respect of its report, are appended to this notice.
The conference will take place at the Manchester
Central Convention Complex, Petersfield, M2 3GX. Congress business will take
place from 11:00 鈥� 16:30, with a break for lunch and registration available
beforehand from 10:00.
1听听听听听听 Business of the special Congress
The business of this special Congress is to discuss
51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the recommendations of the democracy
commission. 听No
other business may be transacted at this special Congress (rule 16.11). 听
Information about the special Congress can be found at: /1daycongress2019
If you require any information in hard copy please contact Sue
Bajwa at 51福利 head office.
2听听听听听听 Submission of motions and amendments
The final report of the democracy commission can be found in
circular 51福利/975
or
.
Motions submitted by the NEC in order to put forward the commission鈥檚 work are
included with that report, and appended to this circular.
Motions relevant to the business of this special Congress must
be submitted by the deadline of 17:00 on
Wednesday 13 November 2019.
A full schedule of deadlines is set out in section 3.
Branches are advised not to leave the submission of motions to the last minute. Motions can be submitted by local officers using the following methods:
i.听听听听听听听 On-line submission form: /1daycongress2019 The form will ask for all the information required.
ii.听听听听听听 Submission by email to congressmotions@ucu.org.uk. 听Emails must provide the following information:
路 the title (not more than 10 words)
路 the motion text (not more than 150 words)
路 a statement to say that the motion was passed by a quorate branch meeting, and the date of that meeting
路 if the branch meeting called to approve the motion was inquorate, how the motion was approved in accordance with Congress standing orders and local rules
路 the name and the position of the branch officer submitting the motion
Each branch may submit one motion to the special Congress. All motions must be no longer than 150 words, not including titles (no more than 10 words).
Motions must be properly approved by a quorate branch/LA
meeting in accordance with Congress standing orders and local rules. The
officer submitting the motion must certify that the motion was passed by a
quorate branch meeting (standing order 3.1), or if a branch meeting called to
pass the motions was not quorate, how the motion was otherwise approved in
accordance with Congress standing order 3.2. Standing orders can be obtained
from the website at /1daycongress2019
Rule change motions do not count towards the entitlement to one motion. Rule changes must consist only of exactly how the union鈥檚 current rules are to be changed (rule number, specific words to add, delete, etc), and must also be accompanied by a statement of purpose which describes their effect 鈥� a brief clarification, not an argument about the merits of the change.
Regional and other committees
entitled to submit Congress motions may also do so in accordance with their
usual Congress entitlement, provided that these motions can be properly
approved in accordance with standing orders (usually by a quorate meeting of
the committee).
Receipt of all motions will be
acknowledged.听 听If you do not receive acknowledgement,
please contact 51福利 before the deadline for receipt of motions 鈥� by telephone to
Catherine Wilkinson or Kay Metcalfe (020 7756 2500) or by email to cwilkinson@ucu.org.uk. 51福利 cannot
accept responsibility for failure of electronic communication.
Motions will be published to branches as soon as possible
after the Congress Business Committee (CBC) has met on Friday 15 November. Branches
may if they wish submit one amendment to the special Congress. Amendments,
which can be approved by a quorate branch meeting or quorate branch committee meeting,
must add no more than 75 words to a motion. The deadline for the submission of
amendments is 12:00 on Wednesday 27
November.
3听听听听听听 Timetable: Special Congress 7 December
2019
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Friday 11 October 2019 |
Special NEC meeting 鈥� including making the call for a 听special Congress |
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Monday 14 October 2019 |
Calling notice issued; final report of the democracy commission published |
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17:00, Thursday 7 November 2019 |
Deadline for delegate registration |
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17:00, Wednesday 13 November 2019 |
Deadline for motions |
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Friday 15 November 2019 |
Congress business committee (first meeting) |
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Monday 18 November 2019 |
Motions (first report of CBC) published |
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12:00, Wednesday 27 November |
Deadline for amendments |
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Thursday 28 November 2019 |
Congress business committee (second meeting) |
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Monday 2 December 2019 |
Final agenda (second report of CBC) published |
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Saturday 7 December 2019 |
Special Congress to discuss 51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the
recommendations of the democracy commission |
Please note that documents will be circulated electronically to
delegates with hard copies of the final agenda available for collection at the
registration desk at the venue in Manchester.
4听听听听听听 Delegate registration
Delegates properly appointed by branches should register on-line before the deadline of 17:00 on Thursday 7 November, at
All delegates MUST
register their attendance in advance of the special Congress meeting. Voting cards
cannot be issued on the day to delegates who have not registered in advance and
by the registration deadline.
5听听听听听听 Delegate entitlement
Institutions with over 100 members are entitled to send
delegates to the special Congress on the basis of one delegate per 400 members
or part thereof. A full table of Congress delegate entitlement by branch, and a
list of current aggregations (for institutions with less than 100 members) will
be made available at /1daycongress2019
If you have any queries about delegate entitlement or
aggregation please contact Kay Metcalfe (kmetcalfe@ucu.org.uk)
or Sue Bajwa (sbajwa@ucu.org.uk) .
6听听听听听听 Expenses
Delegates鈥� travel costs (from home or work addresses within
the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man) and essential expenses will be met
centrally by 51福利. A claim form will be made available on the day of the
conference. Delegates should keep
supporting receipts to submit when claiming expenses, including travel expenses.
7听听听听听听 Specific requirements
Should you have any specific access requirements (such as
documents in large print, wheelchair access, audio loop) please provide us with
full details when registering to ensure that we can make suitable arrangements.
8听听听听听听 Further enquiries
For further enquiries please contact Catherine Wilkinson (motions/documents)
cwilkinson@ucu.org.uk; Sue Bajwa
(delegate registration) sbajwa@ucu.org.uk
Your co-operation in meeting all deadlines is appreciated.
Yours sincerely
Dr Jo Grady
General secretary
Special Congress to discuss 51福利鈥檚 democratic structures and the recommendations of the democracy commission
Motions submitted by the
National executive committee (in order to put forward the work of the democracy
commission)
1. Congress approves recommendation 1 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule change: General secretary instructions and breach of instructions.
2. Congress approves recommendation 2 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Congress standing orders: Ordering of motions by CBC 鈥� criticism of GS.
3. Congress approves recommendation 3 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule change: GS term of office.
4. Congress approves recommendation 4 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule change: Limit on consecutive GS terms.
5. Congress approves recommendation 5 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule changes: Officers of the union.
6. Congress approves recommendation 6 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Role descriptions for the union鈥檚 officer roles.
7. Congress approves recommendation 7 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Reporting of GS, president and vice president activities.
8. Congress approves recommendation 8 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule change: Deputy general secretaries.
9. Congress approves recommendation 9 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Oversight of recruitment, appointment and remuneration of 51福利鈥檚 senior officials.
10. Congress approves recommendation 10 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Congress standing orders: Curtailment of Congress.
11. Congress approves recommendation 11 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Congress standing orders: Election of alternative chair.
12. Congress approves recommendation 12 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Negotiation with staff during the course of Congress.
13. Congress approves recommendation 13 of the democracy commission鈥檚 final report, Rule change: Dispute committees听
14. Congress adopts the final report of the democracy commission as set out in 51福利/975 (recommendations to be voted on separately).