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Minutes of general meeting 28 April 2020

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In the event of difference between the web version and the minutes agreed at the branch general meeting 14 May, the latter is the correct version. (Formatting is the most likely difference.) General meeting Tuesday 28 April 2020, 1pm – 2pmVideo meeting Minutes Chaired by branch president Ben Plumpton Agreed to restrict speeches to 3 minutes for movers and 2 for debate. Minutes of the previous meetings 7 November 2019 EGM. Minutes agreed. 22 January 2020 EGM. Minutes agreed. 2 March general meeting. Minutes agreed. Local update Update on local discussions with university senior management. We are meeting with HR regularly. We’re concerned about how frequently we’re being informed about decisions rather than being consulted on them. We’re not being involved in the decisions of the university executive group (UEG) – we’re being frozen out of decisions about how the university proceeds. Fixed term contracts is a priority – we’ve asked for extensions for all staff. The university made a minor extension to the end of May for most but we are trying to impress upon them the urgency of extensions for all staff as soon as possible particularly while the job market is frozen. There has been confirmation about … continue reading

Minutes of general meeting 2 May 2019

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Thursday 2 May 2019, 1pm – 2pm Roger Stevens lecture theatre 4 (8.04) Minutes Agreed Amendments to motions on the UCU congress agenda Amendment to EQ17 Gender Identity after the 2018 Gender Recognition Act (GRA) consultation Line 3: At the end of the first sentence add ‘and modern evidence indicates that neither are binary’. At the end of the last sentence add ‘and formal recognition of non-binary status for data gathering purposes.’ Motion carried. Amendment to EQ 18 Respectful dialogue on gender/gender diversity in Congress notes 1, delete from ‘potentially … practices’, add after ‘have’; ‘the potential to significantly improve trans people’s lives’. in 3. insert ‘trans and other’ between ‘feminist’ and ‘scholars’. In Congress believes a. add after ‘equality’: ‘under the Equality Act 2010 and other legislation, and supports proposed changes to the 2004 GRA.’ in Congress believes c. delete ‘potential conflicts of’, insert ‘the’ before ‘rights’, and insert ‘of oppressed groups’ after ‘rights’. In ‘Congress calls on UCU to ii; add ‘and trans people’ after ‘academics’. In final sentence, add ‘underpinned by solidarity with all oppressed groups and promote unity in action of women and trans people in the face of attacks on either group.’ Motion carried. Amendment … continue reading

Minutes of AGM 24 May 2018

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Proposed minutes of the annual general meeting, to be confirmed by subsequent AGM. Thursday 24 May, 3.45pm – 5pm, Workshop Theatre Minutes of AGM 24 May 2017 Agreed Minutes of recent general meetings Minutes of general meetings held 15 February and 16 April, and emergency general meetings held 27 March, 4 April and 24 April were agreed. Matters arising Voted to take the motion “Lost confidence in the democratic conduct of UCU national leadership”, which was remitted to the committee by the emergency general meeting on 5 April, at the AGM. Lost confidence in the democratic conduct of UCU national leadership This branch has lost confidence in the democratic conduct of the UCU national leadership. The following actions are demonstrative of our concerns: On 28th March 2018, in the meeting of UCU branch representatives, the chair refused repeatedly to allow delegates to vote on whether to support an e-ballot; thereby preventing a quantitative determination of the collective preference of the attending branches. On 28th March 2018, in the meeting of the UCU Higher Education Committee (HEC), the General Secretary providing a ‘confidential’ letter from the Chief Executive of UCU (Alastair Jarvis) without providing adequate time for members to review and … continue reading

University of Leeds UCU EGM Minutes 27 March 2018

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Download the Word file here: 2018.03.27 EGM minutes Leeds UCU University of Leeds Local Association Emergency General Meeting Tuesday 27 March, 1pm – 2pm (but may overrun) Venue: Roger Stevens lecture theatre 21 Minutes   Motion 1 This branch welcomes the climbdown by UUK in removing its previous, unacceptable offer and instructs negotiators to seek more assurances from UUK before the new offer is put to all members. This branch notes that: the terms proposed by UUK for the formation of a Joint Expert Panel on the valuation of USS represents a welcome concession which is a tribute to the effectiveness of our strike action our negotiators must return to UUK to resolve the dispute on terms acceptable to our members. Leeds UCU calls on UCU negotiators to submit a counter-proposal to the UUK proposal of 23rd March. This would accept the proposal in principle but with the following amendments: that UUK, on behalf of the employers that they represent, agree that the status quo shall be extended beyond April 2019, should this prove necessary in order to complete the independent valuation, to complete any subsequent negotiations between the parties, and to conduct full consultations with all parties. that future valuations … continue reading

Minutes of committee 14 June 2016

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1pm-2pm, Tuesday 14 June 2016 Venue: Baines Wing G.03 minutes Present: Mark Taylor-Batty (president), Andy West, Mark Walkley, Neil Maughan, Steven French, Jonathan Saha, Tim Goodall, Ben Plumpton, Steve Lax, Briony Thomas, Lesley McGorrigan, Hugh Hubbard, Elwyn Isaac, Gavin Reid, Brendon Nicholls, Alan Smith (administrator). Also present Heather Blakey and Nicolas Van Labeke elected to the 2016-2017 committee. Apologies: Vicky Blake, Jeremy Toner, Ann Blair, Gabriella Alberti, Malcolm Povey, Nick Efford, Nigel Bubb, Paul Steenson Minutes and matters arising Minutes agreed. We have informed the university that we are not content with the privatisation of the first year of degree courses and have demanded further discussions Vacancy for president for 2016-17 With committee’s agreement, the incoming committee was briefly convened to make a decision on this issue. In accordance with rule 8.9 the incoming committee agreed to appoint Tim Goodall as president subject to approval by a subsequent general meeting. Agreed that the general meeting on 20 June would not be asked to approve this as the item had not been notified to the membership in the convening notice for that meeting. IT recording of failure to agree We have recorded a failure to agree. Concerns we raised around restructure … continue reading