LeedsUCU podcast

If you prefer your union news direct to your ears, subscribe to the LeedsUCU podcast whereever you get your podcasts.

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The LeedsUCU podcast is for members of the UCU University of Leeds branch. It is produced on behalf of the branch committee.

To contact the committee’s communications group, email ucu@leeds.ac.uk

(We use “LeedsUCU” for consistency with our long-standing social media name, with apologies to the other UCU branches in Leeds!)

Direct links to the LeedsUCU podcast

Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ht1Iks9WPR6qbmGXXOXfS

Amazon Podcasts https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/1f16de89-30ec-444a-83ac-54bcbe0bcac6/leedsucu-podcast

Pocket Casts https://pca.st/pacoaeqd

Episodes

Episode details and transcripts are in the posts below.

This page was last updated on 26 January 2024

LeedsUCU podcast: branch news 25 October 2024

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LeedsUCU podcast Year 2 episode 1: branch news 25 October 2024 In today’s episode (recorded 23 October): new committee and officers, pay and grading review for grade 10, HR policies review, annual leave policy, national pay and conditions negotiations, maternity … Read more

LeedsUCU podcast episode 11: branch news 25 June 2024

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LeedsUCU podcast episode 11: branch news 24 June 2024 In today’s episode (recorded 19 June): pay and grading review, freedom of expression protocol, review of HR policies, department rep elections With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith. If you … Read more

LeedsUCU podcast episode 10: branch news 7 June 2024

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In today’s episode (recorded 5 June): pay and grading review, hybrid working, anti-casualisation improvements, department rep elections, general meetings and socials With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith. If you prefer your union branch news direct to your ears, … Read more

LeedsUCU podcast episode 9: branch news 10 May 2024 

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In today’s episode (recorded 8 May, published late because: reasons): PGRs who teach, hybrid working as a flexible working request, 3-days-on-campus not-rule, pay and grading review, UCU higher education special sector conference, AGM, new starters meetings  With Aisha Walker, Rachel … Read more

LeedsUCU podcast Episode 7: branch news 14 April 2024, standing for a role on the branch committee, UK government pressure on migrant workers

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In today’s episode (recorded 10-11 April): posters celebrating our win on pensions, all about the committee elections at the AGM, the latest Home Office pressure on migrant workers. With Aisha Walker, Emily Haikney, Laura Loyola Hernandez, Rachel Walls and Alan … Read more

LeedsUCU podcast episode 6: branch news, 27 March 2024

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In today’s episode (recorded 27 March): pay and grading review, ways of working, casework, management training, joining the union before problems arise, gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps, flexible working, the next general meeting, amending motions on the UCU congress … Read more