Organising a teach-out
On 11-13 October, Leeds UCU went on strike in a local dispute. It had been a while since we’d had a three-day strike and we wanted to do more with the event than picket, so we organised a TEACH-OUT (a … Read more
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Rights of EU27 citizens after Brexit
On 12 December the European Commission published a memo with questions and answers based on the common understanding of the rights for citizens following the recent negotiations. We’re linking to this here not as legal advice but because we know … Read more
Alternative Christmas carols
The ‘UCU choir’ has been carolling on campus this week. We have some alternative lyrics, written by the talented poets among our members (ahem), see some examples below. Our performance by the Wavy Lines sculpture (“Sign for Art”) was greeted … Read more
University of Leeds Statute VII Local Provision
DOWNLOAD: UCU local provision claim form A fund has been put in place to help those suffering particular financial impact caused by the industrial action taken in October 2017 due to the dispute over University of Leeds Statute VII. Payments … Read more
Shadow secretary of state pledges full solidarity with ‘brilliant university staff’
UCU has received a statement of support Angela Rayner, the shadow Secretary of State for Education, pledging full solidarity with ‘our brilliant university staff’. She also calls for negotiations for ‘as long as it takes’ to find a solution. “I … Read more
UCU Fighting Fund applications
This post reproduces the details from an email sent to all members on 16 October about how to apply to the UCU fighting fund. Please read carefully and if after applying you have any additional questions or need further help … Read more
UCU Leeds newsletter December 2017
The latest newsletter for members of UCU University of Leeds branch is available now. Download a PDF version here Contents include: Statutes dispute USS pensions Welcome to all our new members University of the Aire EU staff rights and … Read more
Pensions – please let us know when you’ve voted
It would be great if you would let us know when you’ve voted in the pensions industrial action ballot by emailing ucu@leeds.ac.uk with the word ‘voted’ in the subject box. (We’re not asking what you voted.) This will help us to … Read more