Branch committee and dep reps

Elected Members of Essex UCU

Committee Members and Officers of the branch

Officers and other members of the local committee are Essex UCU members elected annually at the branch AGM by the branch membership as a whole. These are voluntary roles although some receive time off from work (facility time). Legally H&S reps and Union Learning reps receive time off for their roles. The committee meet regularly to discuss issues pertinent to local members and decide branch strategy.

The current committee is listed below. Nominations for each AY open in Spring and are announced at the AGM in June – see branch meetings webpage

However once the new committee is announced, 4 new members can be co-opted on to join throughout the AY. Please get involved and consider taking up a role in your branch. Having a committee made up of members from across our branch is essential for our democracy and efficacy and the role is rewarding in its own right. If you require more information please contact ucu@ucumail.essex.ac.uk or a member of our current committee

See our branch rules for more information

ESSEX UCU committee : June 2021-AGM 2022

President                                             Jak Peake

Vice-President                                  Kate Rockett

Secretary                                             Paul Siddall

Treasurer                                            Billy Woods

Equality and Diversity Officer   

Membership and Recruitment Officer                      

Anti-casualisation officer           

 

Ordinary Committee members:    

Lorcan Whitehead (Casework Coordinator)

Kate Seymour

Jane Hindley (Environmental rep jointly with Ellisif Wasmuth and Elia Valentini)

Ellisif Wasmuth

Tom Flynn

Sandra Moog

Gregory White

Hannah Gibson

Cara Booker

Emily Jones

Ewen Speed

Ex officio:            Steve Sangwine (former branch president and NEC treasurer)

Returning Officer

Tom Cornford, Law

The returning officer is appointed by the Committee and is responsible for organising all local elections and ballots.

Congress Representatives

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Congress representatives are elected at annually or via GMs and represent Essex UCU at meetings of National Congress and the Higher Education Sector Conference (HESC).

Departmental Representatives

Departmental representatives (dep reps) are the first point of contact between the department and the union. If your department is not represented in the list below, please contact Kester Richardson-Dawes

Dep reps will be approved at each annual AGM as per the list below on that date.