Members will be receiving an ‘urgent update’ from the USS trustee today. We would like to offer some further information on this update. We note that the trustee points out that “we rely on the employers’ collective financial strength and … Read more
Mark Taylor-Batty spoke tonight to Gayle Lofthouse about pay, the gender pay gap and casualisation in HE on BBC Radio Leeds. Use the BBC Listen again function to catch his interview here (scroll to the 2:17 point): This … Read more
UCU consultation on HE pay (Oct/Nov 2016) Industrial action in HE FAQs Timeline so far Rate for the job Guidance for External Examiners The response of the National Union of Students Leaflet for students Leaflet for members new to industrial … Read more
As the cuts bite across the public sector, it’s never been more important to build our union. You can help us grow today by emailing your colleagues and asking them to join. Staff in our colleges and universities have never … Read more
Please download, print and display these posters on your office doors and other areas visible to students. Gender pay balance poster – click here to download Casualisation poster – click here to download Pay campaign poster – click here to download This page was … Read more
Dear Vice-Chancellor, I am writing this open email to you on behalf of UCU members at the University of Leeds. As you know, in the meeting of New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff last week, the university employers … Read more
We recently informed you about the reduction to your pay that will occur at the end of this month: https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/archives/1973 Check your April salary statement, to see how much you have lost this month compared to your March payment. Or indeed … Read more
Remuneration committee agrees the salary increases for senior staff on the university executive group. In full knowledge that the university was supporting an increase of no more than 1% for those of us who produce the university’s work, how much … Read more
As the ballot opens, we want here to make clear what your union is asking for: Unite, UCU, GMB and EIS submitted the following key points of the national claim for this year’s new JNCHES negotiations. 5% increase to all … Read more
How much will you be losing this month? We recommend that you keep hold of your March payslip, stick it on your fridge and keep it to hand, to compare with the one you’ll get in April and after. You … Read more