Your pay; did you know…
Three reasons to vote YES, YES in the UCU ballots: ● Twelve years of below inflation pay offers have given us a 20% pay cut ● This year’s pay offer is just 1.5%, but inflation is at 4.5% ● You … Read more
Monthly Archives: October 2021
USS – Notice of statutory consultation
Notice of statutory consultation by employers in relation to Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Email to all members from branch pensions officer Mark Taylor-Batty, 28 October 2021 This morning many of you will have received the formal written notice of a … Read more
Equality and the ballots
One of our ‘Four Fights’ is about inequality. We are calling on Higher Education employers to address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gaps. While salaries at the top of universities continue to grow, and there … Read more
Ballots || USS, Four Fights and Casualisation
An overview of how issues and experiences of casualisation resonate with the issues we are balloting over from joint branch casualisation officers Joanne Armitage and Xanthe Whittaker. If you are a casualised member and would like to talk about striking … Read more
Ballots graphics to download
Leeds UCU have made some graphics for members to use during the ballot period: Click on each link to see the graphic full size and download it if you want (right-click and ‘Save Image As). To use an image as … Read more
Dispute meeting 22 October
– a chance to ask national negotiators Want to know the latest on our two disputes (Four Fights and USS)? Want to ask the UCU negotiators something? Not sure what we want to achieve by taking action? Come along to … Read more
UCU, COP26 and the university Climate Plan
At a UK level, UCU is part of the Trade Union Coordinating Group, campaigning for action on the climate crisis and for climate justice, which work is particularly urgent in the lead up to COP26, and together with the National … Read more
Islamophobic hate incidents
Branch president Chloe Wallace responds to Islamophobic hate incidents on campus UCU opposes all forms of racism. Some staff have recently been targeted with Islamophobic literature sent to their Leeds University addresses. Leeds University UCU condemns the Islamophobic incidents and we … Read more
UCU Update
Email from Leeds UCU Branch President to members 11th October 2021 I hope that this (somewhat exhausting) term is treating you well. In this email I wanted to briefly give you an account of what union officers have been doing … Read more
Substantive motions passed at General Meeting 7 October 2021
The following motions were passed by the branch. University Climate Plan This branch notes that: The university strategy includes commitment to working to solve global challenges including the climate crisis change. The University is also a key partner in the … Read more