Branch Meeting

Tuesday 22 April 2pm to 4pm
On-Line only as Head office has cancelled our room booking

This will be a working meeting to discuss priorities and activities for the coming year, renew affiliations, elect delegates and sort out any other business matters.

The meeting will run on Zoom please register in advance here: https://ucl.zoom.us/meeting/register/DFRFNoFaTz6upwEFwrbkjA

UCU head office tell us they are closing the office for an extended Easter break and have cancelled our room booking.

The deadline for electing delegates and proposing amendments for UCU Annual Congress will have passed by the time head office reopens on 2nd May. So we shall have to do this meeting on-line only to be able to deal with Congress business in time.

  • Apologies:
  • Intro, discussion of way forward for branch – Steve
  • Financial matters – Steve
  • Fuel Poverty, Retrofitting, and Energy Justice – Meg
  • Palestine – Sybil
    • inc Big Ride for Palestine – Mike
  • Labour Movement for Irish Unity – Angela
  • The right to demonstrate – Steve
  • Congress Delegates one of whom must be a woman. Nominations so far received: – Phil
  • Other business

Fuel Poverty, Retrofitting, and Energy Justice

To campaign for energy justice, for the introduction of a national energy allowance and for a mass housing retrofit programme. The Energy for All manifesto and advocating better training in retrofit skills, can contribute to a just transition that addresses fuel poverty and ensures a sustainable future.

  • The NEC to launch a campaign around fuel poverty and housing retrofitting, calling for a national free energy allowance, funded by higher tariffs on luxury energy consumption and taxation of fossil fuel profits.
  • Endorse the Energy for All manifesto launched by Fuel Poverty Action and add UCU’s name to the list of supporters.
  • Use UCU’s position within further education colleges to advocate enhanced training in low-energy housing retrofitting, ensuring students and workers can gain the skills needed for green jobs.
  • Encourage UCU branches to campaign locally on fuel poverty, collaborating with tenants’ unions, community groups, and activists to ensure a green transition.