The Campaign for UCU Democracy (UCUD) wants the union to take democratic decisions that reflect the views of the broad membership, rather than those of a small group of activists who attend meetings.
2024 is an important election year for the union, where we will have the opportunity to elect a General Secretary (GS), a new Vice President for FE, a new Trustee, and a number of new NEC members.
UCUD is endorsing Jo Grady as General Secretary and David Hunter as Vice President for FE.
We want to see UCU develop into an effective fighting force. The decisions taken by the leadership must have the support of a majority of the members, as well as the practical resources to back them. Wishful thinking won’t win any disputes.
If you want to work towards a strong, unified, and pragmatic trade union, then we encourage you to vote for the following candidates in the upcoming elections. Some are members of the Campaign for UCU Democracy, some are members of UCU Commons, and some are independent candidates. Together, we believe that they are the best people to be leading the union into 2024 and beyond.
Candidates are presented in alphabetical order. We encourage you to vote for these candidates, and these candidates alone. Where there are more candidates than seats, we have indicated our preferred candidates.
| Trustee |
| Dr Steve Sangwine |
| General Secretary |
| Dr Jo Grady |
| Vice President from the further education sector |
| David Hunter |
| Geographically-elected members of the National Executive Committee |
| Wales HE |
| Estelle Hart |
| North East HE |
| Andrew Feeney (Preferred candidate) |
| Mark Taylor-Batty |
| North East FE |
| Johnathan Leng |
| London and the East HE |
| Michael Abberton (Preferred candidate) |
| Robin Clarke |
| Alison Hawkings |
| Nico Rosetti |
| London and the East FE |
| Bruno Ferreira |
| UK-elected members HE |
| Michael Abberton (Preferred candidate) |
| Robin Clarke |
| Andrew Feeney (Preferred candidate) |
| Ann Gow (Preferred candidate) |
| Dr Christopher O’Donnell |
| Alex Prichard |
| Mark Taylor-Batty |
| Sophia Woodman |
| UK-elected members FE |
| Janet Farrar (Preferred candidate) |
| Nicholas Mark Smith |
| Representatives of women members |
| Higher education |
| Laura Chuhan Campbell |
| Jo Edge |
| Ann Gow (Preferred candidate) |
| Further education |
| Pauline Rattery |
| Suzi Toole |
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