A quorate meeting of the branch on 29th February 2024 passed the following motion in support of the fight against cuts to the Modern Languages courses at University of Aberdeen.

Motion 1: Solidarity with Aberdeen UCU

This branch notes:

• Plans to cut modern languages courses at Aberdeen University
• Including Gaelic, one of the few institutions to teach the language to degree level
• The threat to approximately 30 jobs
• The 80% vote for strike action by UCU Aberdeen branch members
• The increasing number of HE institutions, including pre-92 and post-92 universities, which are introducing:

• • • spending and recruitment freezes
    • departmental restructures
    • voluntary and compulsory redundancies

This branch believes:

• The wide range of cuts and attacks are not happening at once by coincidence
• If our employers are coordinating their attacks, we must collectivise our response

The branch resolves:

• To support UCU Aberdeen branch in its fight against cuts, including the industrial action beginning 12^th March
• To donate £500 to UCU Aberdeen branch funds to support members
• To support and publicise UCU Aberdeen campaign materials and activities
• To amplify calls for a collective response to the wider employers’ offensive

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Branch members can find further ways to support the UCU UoA campaign at https://linktr.ee/uoaucu