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Anti-casualisation update

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 5 April 2018 by Alan Smith5 April 2018

PGR open meeting

Monday 9 April, 9–11am, 28 University Rd, LT G.23

This meeting is for all postgraduates (members and non-members) and is an important step in building the campaign for fair pay, terms and conditions for all postgraduates who teach or who work in paid research and related roles at the university. It will cover three main areas:
  • Focus on postgrad elements of the Uni of Leeds UCU branch anticasualisation claim: what do postgrads want and need?
  • Building on the energy of the recent strikes (and what the strikes tell us about casualisation!)
  • Recruitment and the free postgrad membership (reminder: www.ucu.org.uk/free)

There will be vegan cake too! Members are asked to let all postgrads know about this meeting and the free postgraduate membership offer. Please email with suggestions for agenda items/questions about the meeting (k.l.zezulka@leeds.ac.uk) and please share with PGRs in your school.

Anticasualisation campaign and roadshow planning

As part of the open meeting on 9 April, we will be discussing organising a UCU anticasualisation roadshow. We will be organising a local event to discuss, debate and explore issues related to casualisation and precarity in HE and FE. There is lots of information on the UCU Stamp Out webpages here. If you are interested in helping to organise this event or in running a workshop or giving a seminar, please let us know.

Being a PGR/anticas rep

You can be part of a network of UCU reps across the university to help us supercharge our campaigns for secure jobs, for lower workloads, and for equality.

In addition to department reps, we’d like to have an anticasualisation rep (a member not on a permanent contract) and a postgraduate rep in each school/area across the university. To join our new massive network of reps, ask two colleagues in your workplace (UCU members) to email ucu@leeds.ac.uk by 10 April to nominate you for one of these roles.

See the current list of reps. If you are interested in either role, feel free to email k.l.zezulka@leeds.ac.uk or speak to Kelli at the open meeting on 9 April.

This page was last updated on 5 April 2018

Posted in Anticasualisation, Support, Uncategorized

Capturing the energy and strength of the strikes – new UCU reps for your workplace

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 March 2018 by Alan Smith22 March 2018

Let’s capture this energy and strength and take it back to our offices. When we’ve won this dispute (and we will win), let’s create a network of UCU reps across the university so we can supercharge our campaigns for secure jobs, for lower workloads, and for equality.

For each workplace let’s get:

  • a UCU department rep
  • a UCU anti-casualisation rep (a member not on a permanent contract)
  • a UCU postgraduate rep
  • a UCU health and safety rep (this network of new health and safety reps will work to show how excessive workloads are a a matter of health which the university must take more seriously)

 

To join our new massive network of reps, ask two colleagues in your workplace (UCU members) to email ucu@leeds.ac.uk by 10 April* nominating you for one of these roles.  

 

You can see from the list below that there are workplaces with no UCU rep, so let’s get all those gaps filled and more!

UCU members and student supporters in celebratory rally on Parkinson step

 

The list below includes current UCU department reps and members of the elected UCU committee), and reps who are covering other workplaces as well as their own, such as in the school of languages, cultures and societies, which is broken down into separate subject areas because it’s so big, where it would be good to have reps in each workplace. We know one or two reps are looking to pass the role on to someone else, so don’t not volunteer just because there’s someone already listed for your workplace (you can always ask them).

 

*After 10 April, email anyway if there’s still a vacancy!

 

Current UCU department reps by workplace

Alumni and Development
Arabic, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Arts, Humanities and Cultures Faculty Office
Arts, Humanities and Cultures Faculty Office (Clothworkers South)
Biological Sciences, Faculty of Tim Goodall, Neil Maughan, Andy West, Elwyn Isaac
Biology, School of Tim Goodall, Neil Maughan, Andy West, Elwyn Isaac
Biomedical Sciences, School of Tim Goodall, Neil Maughan, Andy West, Elwyn Isaac
Careers Centre
Central Biomedical Services Tim Goodall, Neil Maughan, Andy West, Elwyn Isaac
Chemical and Process Engineering, School of Rik Drummond-Brydson, (Paul Steenson, Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Chemistry, School of Gavin Reid
Civil Engineering, School of Terry Cousens, (Paul Steenson, Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Classics Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Computing, School Of Mark Walkley, Lydia Lau, Nick Efford
Dentistry, School of Nigel Bubb, Stella Kwan
Design, School Of
Digital Education Service
Disabled Students’ Assessment and Support
Earth and Environment, School
East Asian Studies Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Education, School Of Martin Wedell
Education, Social Sciences and Law, Faculty of
Educational Engagement Vicky Blake
Electronic and Electrical Engineering, School of Paul Steenson
Engineering, Faculty of (Paul Steenson)
English, School Of Brendon Nicholls, Alaric Hall, Mark Taylor-Batty
Environment, Faculty of
ES Languages for All Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Estates and Campus Support Services
Finance
Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies, School of Gail Day, Mark Westgarth
Food Science and Nutrition, School of Malcolm Povey, Mahmood Akhtar
French Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Geography, School of Stuart Hodkinson
German Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Health and Safety Services
Healthcare, School of Jill Edwards, Ros Day
History, School of Jonathan Saha
Human Resources
Iibfs
Inter-Disciplinary Ethics Applied Steven French, Simon Hewitt
International Student Office
IT – Information Technology Andi Rylands
IT, SAP Team Andi Rylands
Italian Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Language Centre Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Languages, Cultures and Societies, School of Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Law, School of Chloe Wallace
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics George Ellison
Leeds Institute of Biomedical & Clinical Sciences (LIBACS) Aruna Asipu
Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (Bexley Wing) Deborah Clarke
Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (Cancer Genetics Building) Deborah Clar
ke
Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (Cancer Research Building) Deborah Clarke
Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (Clinical Sciences Building) Deborah Clarke
Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology (Wellcome Trust Brenner Building) Deborah Clarke
Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) George Ellison, David Miller
Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research (LICTR)
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) Reinhard Huss
Leeds Institute of Medical Education (LIME)
Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM)
Leeds University Business School Gabriella Alberti, Charles Umney, Kyle Griffith, Quentin Outram
Leeds University Union
Library Ben Plumpton, Jodie Double, Rachel Proudfoot
Lifelong Learning Centre Rachel Walls
Logik Centre, The
Mathematics, School of Steven Tobias
Maths and Physical Sciences, Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering, School of Hau Hing Chau, (Paul Steenson, Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Media and Communication, School of Stephen Lax
Medicine and Health, Faculty of
Medicine and Health, Faculty Office
Molecular and Cellular Biology, School of Tim Goodall, Neil Maughan, Andy West, Elwyn Isaac
Music, School of Ewan Stefani
National Institute for Health Research
Organisational Development and Professional Learning
Performance and Cultural Industries, School of Kelli Zezulka, Anna Fenemore
Philosophy, Religion and the History of Science, School of Steven French, Simon Hewitt
Physics and Astronomy, School of Hugh Hubbard
Politics and International Studies, School of Jonathan Dean
Postgraduate Research and Operations
Programmes and Assessments
Psychology, School of Lesley McGorrigan
Pure Mathematics Steven Tobias
Research and Innovation Service Hugh Hubbard
Residential Services
Russian and Slavonic Studies Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Secretariat
Sociology and Social Policy, School of Nick Emmel
Spanish and Portuguese Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Sport & Physical Activity
Strategic Marketing
Strategy and Planning
Student Counselling Julie Hopkins
Student Operations
Study Abroad Office
Theatre Studies Brendon Nicholls, Alaric Hall, Mark Taylor-Batty
Translation Studies Andy Stafford (French), Christopher Dent (East Asian Studies)
Transport Studies, Institute for Jeremy Toner

 

 

This page was last updated on 22 March 2018

Posted in Administration, Anticasualisation, Branch, Equality, Workload

Open meeting: casualisation and gender pay gap

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 November 2017 by Alan Smith30 November 2017

Wednesday 8 November, 1pm – 2pm
Baines wing 1.13

As part of our work putting together a claim on the gender pay gap at the University of Leeds and tackling the casualisation of jobs at the University of Leeds we’d like to invite you and any other staff to a meeting on Wednesday to discuss these issues.

Please pass this on to any colleagues who may have an interest in these issues (and who doesn’t have an interest in equal pay and permanent jobs?!).

This meeting is open to non-members as well as members.

Concerned about the gender pay gap? Fixed term? Hourly paid? Agency? Variable or Zero hours? All of the above?
We want to hear about the experiences of staff at Leeds on these kinds of contracts.

Permanent, salaried member of staff?
This meeting is also for you to learn more about issues facing your colleagues & to share ideas.

UCU is committed to equal pay and to fighting the abuses faced by staff on casualised contracts within further and higher education. We hope that all members will support these campaigns and stand with colleagues on casual contracts to put an end to such abuse.

Casualisation + Gender Pay = key issues for UCU
These are issues for all staff.
Be part of the UCU campaign!

Poster for this meeting available to download so you can let more people know: UCU pay gap and anticasualisation meeting

This page was last updated on 30 November 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation, Campaigns, Equality, Gender pay gap, Open meetings and events

Valentine’s day report

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 14 February 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

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:

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The card, and a lovely chocolate heart inscribed with the words “We’d love a pay rise” were taken to the VC on Friday afternoon. Sadly, he was too busy to see us, but we understand he likes chocolate, and we hope he enjoyed reading your messages.

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The serious point of course is that university staff have suffered real terms pay cuts for some years, and it’s time we caught up. It’s been in the news recently that many Vice Chancellors have seen considerable pay rises, so it seems only fair their staff are treated similarly. UCU hopes that university employers, including our own university management, will see the sense of this and agree to a fair pay rise in the imminent 2016 pay negotiations.

For more about pay, read our short leaflet Fair pay in 2016.

This page was last updated on 1 August 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation

Meeting of all members on fixed-term or casual contracts

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 February 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

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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 on a permanent, salaried contract this means you!

If you are already on a permanent, salaried contract, please do feel free to pass the word on and encourage members whose working conditions have been casualised to attend.

There will be two main areas of linked discussion:

  1. Leeds UCU campaign for secure employment for all staff: UCU has recently written to the university demanding more progress on job security and adding weight to our local requests for improvements.
  2. UCU’s national Annual Meeting of Staff on Casualised Contracts, 11 March, UCU head office (London): delegates, self-registration, and motions.

The Annual Meeting is convened by the UCU anti-casualisation committee. It a very important opportunity for the voices of casualised staff at the grassroots level to be heard. Motions passed by this meeting will inform the priorities of the UCU anti-casualisation committee (ACC) for the coming year, and will also direct the ACC on the content of motions that should be sent to Congress and the Higher Education Sector Conference, where UCU policy is formed. It is also a brilliant chance to discuss issues relating to the national campaign for secure employment and to take part in a choice of excellent workshops. More information will be available at the Leeds meeting, but you can also email branch vice-president Vicky Blake if you wish to know more.

Delegates: We need to elect two members attend this meeting as delegates from Leeds UCU. We don’t need nominations in advance for that, you can put your name in at the meeting, but if you would like to be a delegate to but you can’t make this meeting on the 19th please email me.

Self-registration: It is also possible to register yourself to attend the Annual Meeting if you are not elected as a formal delegate, and you will be able to participate fully in the meeting. Places for self-registrants will be confirmed after the branch delegates registration deadline, but you must also apply for a place by 26 February.

Motions: UoL UCU can also send a motion from the meeting on 19 February to the UCU Annual Meeting of Staff on Casualised Contracts. If you have a motion you would like to propose, please email a copy of your proposed motion (or details of ideas for one if you would like to discuss) to me before the start of the meeting. This will help us to plan the agenda timings for the 19 Feb, and will also help us to file the motions on time as the deadline is very shortly after our meeting will finish.

We hope to see lots of staff on casualised contracts at the meeting on 19 Feb, and we hope there will also be plenty of interest in attending the Annual Meeting on 11 March. All travel costs for 11 March will be reimbursed by UCU, and lunch will be provided. If buying a ticket in advance for the meeting and waiting for expenses to be returned would make your financial situation difficult, it is very easy for us to arrange your travel to be purchased in advance by UCU directly, so long as we have enough notice – so please do not let purchasing travel tickets / logistics put you off!

This page was last updated on 1 August 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation

Christmas carolling and guerilla baubling

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 17 December 2015 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

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.

job security guerilla bauble at the wavy lines tree

job security guerilla bauble at the wavy lines tree

Our DIY anti-casualisation baubles have also been unexpectedly appearing on Christmas trees all over campus.

job securty Christmas bauble on Parkinson Court Christmas tree

Parkinson Court Christmas tree

If you’d like some for your own tree, here’s the template to download (best printed onto thin coloured card): job security baubles

Read more

This page was last updated on 1 August 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation

Job security day of action

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 November 2015 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

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Posted in Anticasualisation

Job security day of action

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 November 2015 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

All I want for Christmas is…..
JOB SECURITY FOR ALL

Sing alternative carols & help decorate our anti-casualisation Christmas tree!
Write your own experience of not having job security on the back of a job security Christmas bauble an bring it along to decorate the tree.

Thursday 19th November
12:30 – 1:30
By the ‘wavy lines’ sculpture, the Refectory foyer if weather is bad

Followed by a meeting for academic & academic-related staff on fixed-term contracts at 1.30 in Clothworkers North Building LT (G.12)

Please put these posters up in your work area: SECURE WORK Anti-Cas Poster (003)

And please sign our petition: we all deserve security of employment

This page was last updated on 1 August 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation

Petition: we all deserve security of employment

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 November 2015 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

This page was last updated on 1 August 2017

Posted in Anticasualisation

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