USSBriefs Podcasts

An audio recording by Stan Papoulias and others, edited by Leon Rocha, based on USSbriefs66 "Goodwill hunting after the USS strike" (written by Gail Davies). Full text is available on https://medium.com/ussbriefs/goodwill-hunting-after-the-uss-strike-3b2e302d0dc7 or on ussbriefs.com. Musical excerpts from Claremont Trio, "Piano Trio in E-flat major, D.929 (Schubert, Franz)" (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2015) https://imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Trio_in_E-flat_major%2C_D.929_(Schubert%2C_Franz)

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

This is the first ever USS Briefs podcast. Jo Grady, Felicity Callard and Nick Hardy discuss the events of UCU Congress 2018 with Stan Papoulias, Emma Nagouse, Mike Finn and Jaya John John. 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 and other Congress business we discuss, visit https://www.ucu.org.uk/Congress2018