General information This document covers the upcoming marking and assessment boycott. ASOS has also been notified, so we resume the action as we undertook it in our first mandate. 1. What is a marking and assessment boycott? When will it … Read more
Dear students, From 23rd May, Leeds University UCU members will be engaging in a marking and assessment boycott. For months UCU and students have requested negotiations with our employers’ collective bodies, UCEA and UUK but have been ignored. Senior management … Read more
Elections for the branch committee for 2022-2023 academic year are part way through. Ballot papers for the role of branch membership officer will be sent to members by email on Thursday 19 May (subject to confirmation of timetable). Make sure … Read more
This is the first time we are using the new branch rules of biennial elections for department reps. The deadline for nominations is 12pm Thursday 26 May. To find out more about the different department rep roles (including UCU department … Read more
We welcome the Vice Chancellor’s announcement which commits to addressing the issue of job insecurity at the University of Leeds. Acknowledging the damage insecure contracts do to the functioning of the university but, more importantly, to the people who hold … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 17 March 2022 This branch notes that: traditional picketing strategies given the nature of our work (stretched and dispersed, in person and online) do not always work as … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 17 March 2022 This branch notes that currently we have no clear way of knowing how many members strike each day in each faculty or service this information … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 This Branch: notes our solidarity with Ukrainian academics and students including those forced to flee due to war. We also note that the University recently … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 The branch notes: That Russia has commenced a war of aggression including a full invasion of Ukraine The stated rationales by Putin range from false … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 8 March 2022 The branch notes that this is an exceptionally hard time for members to lose pay, especially if action is going to continue into the spring and … Read more