Why we are striking over pensions
Everything you need to know about the USS pension dispute (national UCU website) For local aspects and analysis see leedsucu/pensions This page was last updated on 27 January 2023
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Steven French retirement
UCU rep Steven French retired at the end of 2022 Steven has helped and supported hundreds of members of UCU (and previously the Association of University Teachers, AUT) through really difficult times at work, making a huge difference to many … Read more
Reminder about 2 February UCU general meeting + deadlines
The next UCU branch ordinary general meeting is Thursday 2 February, 12.45pm – 2pm. (A Zoom link will be sent with the agenda.) General meetings are for all members to attend. (I won’t be sending an Outlook invitation, because it … Read more
Branch positions on dispute decisions
At an extraordinary general meeting Monday 9 January 2023 members of the branch made collective decisions to inform the branch’s delegates to the branch delegates meeting 10 January which would help to inform the UCU higher education committee meeting Thursday … Read more
Extra general meeting, and marking and assessment boycott
From of email sent to branch members on Friday 16 December 2022 Dear members As we reach the end of term and approach the Christmas and new year closure. I wanted to get in touch to update you on … Read more
Strike reporting
Branch officers were advised by UCU officials on the afternoon of Thursday 8 December that members should now report strike action using Employee Self Service (ESS). For more information on this see the email to all members from branch president … Read more
Recovery of lost learning
Staff who teach are now starting to receive emails from Heads of School about the recovery of lost learning, so here are some reminders and some advice about what to do when you receive an email asking you to report … Read more
Department rep by-election results
Results of the November 2022 by-elections for department reps are below (all candidates elected unopposed). Department Role Candidate elected Economics Department rep Stefan Kesting Language Centre Department health and safety rep Sara Montgomery Language Centre Department health and safety rep … Read more
Teach outs!
We are be striking but we love teaching and learning, so striking staff are offering teach outs on subjects which interest them, for students, for staff, for members of the community, for everyone, for free. Teach out programme This page … Read more
Action short of a strike – a firmer line
In addition to strike action, action short of a strike starts Wednesday 23 November and will consist of, until further notice: Everything you need to know about taking action short of a strike (links to UCU national website) Taking action … Read more