After the success of our Members’ Organising Meeting last term, we’re organising another! Come along on Monday 16th July, from 12-1pm – we’ll be in Michael Sadler LG15. Please feel free to bring your lunch so we can eat together, and … Read more
DATE: Thursday, July 5 TIME: 7:00 – 9:00 pm VENUE: Leeds University Business School, Maurice Keyworth lecture theatre, G.02 In anticipation of Donald Trump’s visit to London on July 13, Leeds UCU, Leeds Coalition Against War and Leeds Stand Up to Trump are … Read more
The UCU HE sector conference on USS pensions had been achieved by 20-30 branches passing motions requisitioning a special meeting. This was to ensure continued member debate and input following the ending of the momentous strike action over USS. It … Read more
Today, all three campus unions (UCU, Unison, Unite) have jointly written to the Director of HR, to complain about attempts contained in HR communications to misdirect staff in about the current pay and equality negotiations. This is a repeated complaint about behaviour we have also raised in previous rounds … Read more
The TUC (Trade Union Congress) in Yorkshire and Humber has contacted trade union branches in the region looking for young (35 or under) members interested in a visit to Brussels to learn about the international role of trade unions. See … Read more
Our pay has been devalued by around 21% in the last 9 years (we’ve lost £1 for every every £5 we had in 2009), by deliberately holding increases below inflation. This has saved universities a fortune to spend on other … Read more
Members of UCU University of Leeds branch proposed six motions to go to the UCU special conference about the USS pensions dispute, on 21 June. Members of the branch submitted and approved six motions and these have been amalgamated by … Read more
Proposed minutes of the annual general meeting, to be confirmed by subsequent AGM. Thursday 24 May, 3.45pm – 5pm, Workshop Theatre Minutes of AGM 24 May 2017 Agreed Minutes of recent general meetings Minutes of general meetings held 15 February … Read more
Legal briefing for international members Friday 25 May, 12pm – 1pm Baines Wing seminar room 2.37 This briefing will be particularly focused on members’ concerns around visa requirements in relation to industrial action (“unauthorised absence” and reductions in pay), but … Read more
After the AGM, the social. Update – sorry, social postponed owing to the train strike on Thursday. We know many members travel by train and will need to leave on time because the trains will finish early that day. Loads … Read more