We were delighted by the support from members (we picketed all 17 university entrances) and from the prospective students and parents attending the Open Day. It would have been hard for any visitor to the Open Day not to notice … Read more
Some good coverage of our strike on 22 June: BBC news: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-40366011 Yorkshire Post: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/university-of-leeds-staff-walk-out-over-employment-rules-row-1-8611326 Yorkshire evening post: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/education/university-of-leeds-staff-to-strike-over-changes-to-employment-rules-1-8606614 Do sign our petition if you haven’t already: http://speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/university-of-leeds-statutes-no-sackers-charter/ This page was last updated on 1 August 2017
Read moreWhenever the security of academic jobs is at stake the elephant in the room is academic freedom. For the 22 June strike day we hid elephants in rooms across the campus, with a chocolate prize for anyone who found one … Read more
Today we are on strike in dispute with the University of Leeds management over changes to the university statute on dismissing academic and academic-related (professional and managerial) staff. We call on all members to respect the democratic decision of the … Read more
The elephant in the room when we’re talking about job security and the university statutes which protect our jobs is academic freedom. Academic freedom and security of academic jobs go hand in hand. Watch out for some elephant-based fun on … Read more
The national union has launched a petition asking all UCU members to show their support for members at the University of Leeds trying to prevent the weakening of the university statutes. Please sign the petition and pass it on! http://speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/university-of-leeds-statutes-no-sackers-charter/ … Read more
We have received the advice from UCU head office on working to contract as ‘action short of a strike’, which starts on Friday 16 June. Working to Contract Frequently Asked Questions If you still have any questions after reading the … Read more
To have academic freedom you need to have job security – the two go hand in hand. The decision to exclude the right of ‘dismissal for some other substantial reason’ from universities was a deliberate one, taken in Parliament back … Read more
You will have received the Vice Chancellor’s email yesterday urging you not to take part in the industrial action voted for by UCU members. We do appreciate the seriousness of taking industrial action on an open day but we feel … Read more