UCU vice president Vicky Blake at end-of-picket rally 25 November 2019
Vicky Blake’s rousing speech on why this strike is so important for us all. This page was last updated on 2 December 2019
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Text from branch president Ben Plumpton’s email to members 22nd November Dear members, First, apologies if you have sent a query to me or to ucu@leeds.ac.uk and you haven’t received a personal reply yet. We’ve had a LOT of messages. I hope … Read more
Two ballots – vote now!
Your ballot papers should have arrived – look out for a white A4 envelope with the UCU logo. If you can’t find it, request a new one at www.ucu.org.uk/ballotrequest (deadline Wednesday 23 October 12 noon). For queries about the ballot process … Read more
2019/20 pay offer to be implemented in September
Text from branch president Ben Plumpton’s email to members You’ll have seen today’s email to [Allstaff] about the pay offer. In case the mention of 3.65% rises had you feeling hopeful, note that this was only for scale points 2 … Read more
All members: extraordinary general meeting 10 July
All members of UCU University of Leeds Branch are invited to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting: Wednesday 10 July 12 noon – 1pmMichael Sadler seminar room LG.15 The meeting will discuss a number of issues that the branch needs to … Read more
Report on UCU Congress 2019
UCU’s annual congress is its supreme policy making body and it met this year over the May Bank Holiday in Harrogate. This report is an attempt to summarise three very full days of intense and important debates on the various … Read more
Update on gender pay gap talks
UCU submitted our gender pay claim in August 2018. For background information see leedsucu.org.uk/genderpaygap In the gender pay claim we asked the university senior management to share with us the detailed information behind the headline figures, to provide us with … Read more
Important UCU updates: Ballot + General Secretary + Leeds general meeting + elections
Text of email sent to all members 25 February 2019 by branch president Vicky Blake In this email: · 2 important updates: ballot result and General Secretary resignation · Your feedback for future UCU strategy · Reminder of very important UCU General Meeting … Read more
Strength in numbers: don’t be silenced
Text from email to all members sent 19 February 2019 Dear Members, The message is very simple. We have even made another song to illustrate it: enjoy! We need you to vote in the current ballot, and we would ideally like … Read more
Dispute over casualisation, equal pay, workload and fair pay
Your industrial action ballot paper should have arrived shortly after 16 January 2019. It’s vital for our union democracy that you use your vote. The vote has to be done by post because the government made it illegal to run … Read more