Today we are on strike in dispute with the University of Leeds management over changes to the university statute on dismissing academic and academic-related (professional and managerial) staff. We call on all members to respect the democratic decision of the … Read more
The elephant in the room when we’re talking about job security and the university statutes which protect our jobs is academic freedom. Academic freedom and security of academic jobs go hand in hand. Watch out for some elephant-based fun on … Read more
The national union has launched a petition asking all UCU members to show their support for members at the University of Leeds trying to prevent the weakening of the university statutes. Please sign the petition and pass it on! http://speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/university-of-leeds-statutes-no-sackers-charter/ … Read more
We have received the advice from UCU head office on working to contract as ‘action short of a strike’, which starts on Friday 16 June. Working to Contract Frequently Asked Questions If you still have any questions after reading the … Read more
To have academic freedom you need to have job security – the two go hand in hand. The decision to exclude the right of ‘dismissal for some other substantial reason’ from universities was a deliberate one, taken in Parliament back … Read more
You will have received the Vice Chancellor’s email yesterday urging you not to take part in the industrial action voted for by UCU members. We do appreciate the seriousness of taking industrial action on an open day but we feel … Read more
UCU members of the University of Leeds local association have voted to strike and take industrial action short of a strike as part of our dispute with the University of Leeds management over their intention to make detrimental changes to … Read more
By now most of you will have received your ballot paper and, separately, a new leaflet and a poster. Poster in the post Please stick the poster on your door, or a campus-facing window, or somewhere else which will help … Read more
An e-poll of UCU members at the University of Leeds has shown 74% in favour of the union moving to a strike ballot and for taking strike action over the disputed proposal for a new catch-all statute for “dismissal for … Read more
The university management have told all staff that dismissal for ‘some other substantial reason’ (SOSR) is within the law and that they want to update our Statutes to reflect this. Management have no right, under our current Statute, to make … Read more