My friend Agnes Flues, who has died suddenly aged 42, was a courageous and principled trade unionist. She was branch president of the University and College Union (UCU) at Nottingham University from 2020 to the summer of 2023, when she relinquished the position following her election to the union’s national executive committee.
During her time as branch president, Agnes led local strike action to challenge (successfully) harmful changes to the pension scheme. She was the public face of the branch – speaking at rallies, talking to the media and working with students and the community to win support for the campaign.
