At our all members general meeting on 29 September we agreed to send a motion to the UCU national executive committee (NEC) on migration. The union’s NEC met on 25 of October. Brexit, anti-immigrant scapegoating and the normalisation of racism … Read more
The motion below was passed unanimously at the Leeds UCU General Meeting on 29th September: “The UCU local association notes that existing UCU policy on migration and labour markets recognises the social, cultural and economic value of migration and opposes … Read more
Consequences of the EU referendum result An open meeting to discuss the effects of the referendum result for university staff and what we can do to support each other. All welcome: EU / UK / international, union members and non-members. … Read more
“I am spending two weeks volunteering with Care4calais which provides food, other basic supplies and social activities, including language classes, to refugees in the Calais camp known as the ‘Jungle’. My goal is to go … Read more
Members of the Leeds Migration Research Network have written an open letter to the university’s vice-chancellor (below). The letter calls for the University to provide an effective response to the current international migrant crisis and highlights a series of priority … Read more
The following motion was agreed by the all-members general meeting on 14 October. (The minutes of that meeting are subject to approval of the all-members general meeting on 25 November.) This branch notes: The worst refugee crisis since the end … Read more