
ALT Motion for Newcastle University UCU EGM on 25 September 2023 TITLE: Return of Industrial Action Deductions Newcastle University UCU notes, 1. That this branch undertook a Marking and Assessment Boycott and strike action in spring and summer 2023 as democratically decided by the union; 2. That this branch has previously noted in branch general meeting motions and Congress motions the various failures of the General Secretary to adhere to the democratic processes of the union; 3. That over 200 of this branch’s members participated in the marking boycott, suffering disproportionate deductions for as long as 49 days, amounting to many thousands of pounds individually; 4. That on 21 September 2023, this branch rejected an offer by Newcastle University management to cap the number of days deducted at 30 in order to support the national strike action; 5. That an egregious and unprecedented failure, whether accidential or deliberate, resulted in UCU headquarters sending a notice of withdrawa



























