Many staff enthusiastically joined in writing their valentine messages on heart shaped stickers for the Vice Chancellor on Friday 12th February. Here’s the inside of the Valentine’s card towards the end of the lunchtime session: The card, and a lovely … Read more
Leeds UCU is marking Valentine’s Day by telling the Vice Chancellor how much we’d love a pay rise this year. On Friday 12th February, UCU will present him with a huge Valentine’s card, including many personal messages from members. Messages … Read more
UCU is holding a meeting of all staff on casualised contracts on: Friday 19 February 2pm – 3pm Baines Wing SR 1.13. Casualised contracts include fixed term contracts, hourly paid, zero hours, agency contracts – essentially if you are not … Read more
All members and staff and students are invited to a UCU event on challenging racism in the workplace. Dr Iyiola Solanke of the School of Law New UCU film ‘Witness’, which chronicles the lived experiences of UCU black members in … Read more
Wednesday 10 February, 1pm – 2pm A short talk by Dr Iyiola Solanke of the School of Law followed by a film from UCU, both on the subject of challenging workplace racism. Engineering (Houldsworth) lecture theatre E (G.08). Open to … Read more
In memory of the millions murdered in the Holocaust. We think of those killed in the Holocaust and the genocides in Bosnia, Cambodia, Darfur and Rwanda, and from focussing on those past atrocities we look to build a better present, … Read more
Following a request by UCU, Unite and Unison, the university has agreed to open the staff assistance fund to staff affected by the floods which badly affected some local areas from Boxing Day. To apply to the University of Leeds staff … Read more
Join us for a discussion about the government’s recent Green Paper on Higher Education, including the effects of opening up universities to private providers, new forms of measurement for ‘teaching excellence’ as well as research, raising fees, deregulation, attacks on … Read more
The UCU anti-casualisation ‘choir’ has been out carolling on several occasions, despite the weather. Our alternative wordings seem to ring a bell with passing staff and students! Try singing along to your favourite Christmas CD with these splendid lyrics. Our … Read more
We’re having an open meeting on university IT to discuss: Manchester University UCU’s vote to strike over major outsourcing of IT services. Dr Adam Ozanne, president of University of Manchester UCU, is coming over to talk to us about the … Read more