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Marking and assessment boycott guidelines

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 May 2022 by Alan Smith19 May 2022

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

Posted in Dispute information, Featured

Assessment and marking boycott: information for students

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 May 2022 by Alan Smith19 May 2022

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

Posted in Dispute information, Featured

Elections declared at AGM 2022

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 May 2022 by Alan Smith16 May 2022

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

Posted in Branch, Elections, General Meetings

Electing department reps for the next two years

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 May 2022 by Alan Smith19 May 2022

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

Posted in Elections

Leeds UCU response to the ‘fairer future for all’ pledge on reducing short-term contracts and boosting job security

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 31 March 2022 by Alan Smith20 April 2022

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

Posted in Anticasualisation, Dispute, Featured

Policy decision: Creative strategies and student solidarity during strikes

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

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

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy

Policy decision: Increasing and assessing our membership and bargaining power

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 March 2022 by Alan Smith2 April 2022

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

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy

Policy decision: Motion for Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

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

Posted in Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

Policy decision: Solidarity with the People of Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

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

Posted in Affiliation/subscription/finance, Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

Policy decision: Staggering pay withdrawals

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

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

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The branch office is currently closed because of the covid-19 pandemic. Please use email if possible.

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    • Joining the unionJoining Leeds UCU All academic and academic-related staff of the University of Leeds, permanent or fixed-term, are eligible to join Leeds UCU. This includes students studying to teach in further education who are eligible for free membership. For further information contact the Leeds UCU Office. The quickest, easiest and safest way of joining is online via the UCU website http://joinonline.ucu.org.uk/. Subscriptions The subscription is payable monthly, quarterly or annually by direct debit, and is made up of anational subscription and local subscription, both on a sliding scale. This table shows the main national and local rates:   Employment income: Current monthly subscription for full UCU members National Leeds TOTAL Code £40,000 and over £17.99 £2.40 £20.39 F1 £30,000 – £39,999 £16.36 £2.40 £18.76 F2 £20,000 – £29,999 £15.43 £2.40 £17.83 F3 £10,000 – £19,999 £9.41 £1.20 £10.61 F4 £5,000 – £9,999 £4.26 £0.60 £4.86 F5 Below £5,000 £2.43 £0.60 £3.03 F6 Tax relief Members are entitled to tax releif on 67% of their National Subscription. See further details by following this link Further Information For further information please contact the UCU Office.
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    • Committee members 2021-2022UCU members at the University of Leeds elect a committee to run union affairs in between the all-member general meetings. (General meetings of all members are the primary decision making mechanism locally, committee meetings are the secondary one.) Election is for one year from 1 August. The committee can appoint up to four additional committee members. Committee members elected for the academic year 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 are:

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      President: Vicky Blake Vice-president: Tim Goodall Treasurer: Nigel Bubb Honorary secretary: Jonathan Saha Membership officer: Ben Plumpton Equality officer: Dima Barakat Chami Campaigns officer: Lesley McGorrigan Health and safety officer: Neil Maughan Anti-casualisation officer: Cat Oakley

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      Gabriella Alberti George Ellison Alaric Hall Hugh Hubbard Laura Loyola-Hernandez Lata Narayanaswamy Brendan Nicholls Malcolm Povey Alan Roe Andi Rylands Paul Steenson Mark Taylor-Batty Peter Tennant Mark Walkley Chloe Wallace Rachel Walls Andy West Kelli Zezulka
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