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Tonight Tues 21 May 8pm, European Parliament candidates panel discussion

Panel Discussion with the Eastern Region candidates for European Parliament

Tuesday 21 May at 8 pm in STEM 3.1 at University of Essex

Moderator: Dr Caspar Pearson, Director of European Studies at University of Essex.

 All welcome

Candidates of the six main parties in the Eastern Region are:

Stuart Agnew, MEP, UKIP (lead candidate UKIP list for East of England, confirmed)

Joe Rich, Conservative Party (third candidate Conservative Party list for East of England,

confirmed)

 Chris Vince, Labour Party (second candidate Labour Party list for East of England, confirmed)

Catherine Rowett, Green Party (lead candidate Green Party list for East of England, confirmed)

Stephen Robinson, Liberal Democrats Party (fourth candidate Liberal Democrats

Party list for East of England, confirmed)

Richard Tice, Brexit Party (lead candidate Brexit Party list for East of England, invited)

Here is how the East of England voted last time:

UKIP                                       542,812

Conservative Party                 446,569

Labour Party                           271,601

Green Party                            133,331

Liberal Democrat Party          108,010

Brexit Party                                        0 (though Brexit Party was created by several MEPs)

This event is sponsored by: 

Essex UCU (University and College Union) 

Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Essex

History Society, University of Essex 

GS hustings 1 May, live streaming and ballot info

Dear UCU members

As you may be aware, following the retirement from ill health of UCU General Secretary Sally Hunt there is to be an election for a new General Secretary.

This week you will receive ballot papers.

One of the candidates is an Essex University graduate (!) –Matt Waddup, BA Politics and Sociology 1989, who is currently UCU National Head of Policy and Campaigns.  Another is Dr Jo Grady, who is currently a Senior Lecturer in Employment Relations at Sheffield University and a member of the National Dispute Committee for the USS dispute. The third is Jo McNeill, who is currently the Fair Access in Admissions Manager at Liverpool University, an NEC member, and a branch president.  You can check out their election statements here:  https://www.ucu.org.uk/GS-election.

It is a hugely important vote.  The person we elect will lead the union for the next five years.  They will be responsible for managing 200 UCU staff and a budget of £24M p.a.  On Wednesday 1 May at 6:30 there will be a hustings with all three candidates where you will be able to hear and put questions to them before you vote.  The hustings will be Live Streamed on the web via the link below .  A recording will also be available online after the meeting.  Before the meeting you can email secretary@ucu.cam.ac.uk with questions you would like to see put to the candidates.

TO VIEW THE EVENT VIA LIVE STREAM ON THE DAY GO TO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3Z2AUZAVr0  

Best wishes from Cathy

Dr Catherine Crawford · Senior Lecturer in History· President Essex UCU

AGM calling notice AND nomination process open

The  calling notice for our branch AGM which will be held on 19 June has been emailed out.

The nomination process to join the branch committee or take up a role representing us at Congress or regional committee level is now open. Please read more on http://www.ucu.essex.ac.uk/branch-meetings/

and download a nomination form here too