Episode 2 - UCU Congress: What Happens Next?

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Vicky Blake, Rachel Cohen, Joâo Florêncio and Jess Meacham talk to Nick Hardy, Deepa Driver and Jaya John John about the fallout from, and the positive consequences of, UCU’s 2018 Congress, including the position of the General Secretary Sally Hunt and the many democratic reforms and other initiatives which will be implemented in the coming months. The interview took place on the afternoon of Sunday 3 June. The interviewees were all Congress delegates on behalf of their branches, but here they're speaking only in a personal capacity. For details of the motions discussed and passed at Congress see: https://www.ucu.org.uk/Congress2018 For more details on Sheffield UCU’s proposed and accepted ‘Democracy Review’ see: http://ucu.group.shef.ac.uk/why-we-are-calling-for-a-democracy-review/ And please check out Rachel Cohen's excellent brief on the national governance structures of UCU, including Congress, for useful background info and in-depth analysis: https://medium.com/ussbriefs/ucus-national-democratic-structures-a-case-for-reform-9c56aa2c66ff