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Officers and committee vacancies – get involved!

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 February 2025 by Alan Smith7 February 2025

Our branch is now seeking to appoint a new casework officer there are also vacancies for an equality officer and an ordinary committee member.  Interested? Please read on … Casework Officer Role: appointed by election This new officer will be … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #Casework, #Elections, #Equality

UCU equality and committee vacancies

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 February 2025 by Alan Smith7 February 2025

Do you have skills and experience that you could use to make a contribution to the work of our branch?   The branch committee has two vacancies.  We have a vacancy for an equality officer and we also have a … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #Elections, #Equality

Leeds Trades Council (Leeds TUC) sing-along 16th November

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 22 October 2024 by Rachel Walls9 November 2024

The 2024 Leeds trades council (Leeds TUC) sing-along is being held 7pm – 10pm, Saturday 16 November at The Holbeck. Please do come and join in if you can. It’s about socialising and passing on shared struggle and shared history … Read more

Posted in Affiliation/subscription/finance, Featured, Getting involved, Social, Solidarity, Uncategorized | Tagged #LeedsTradesCouncil, #Social

Department rep by-elections October 2024

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 2 October 2024 by Alan Smith2 October 2024

Department representatives by-election October 2024 The branch committee has called a by-election for where there are department rep roles available, because the election was held later into the summer than originally planned and some members missed the election. Please think … Read more

Posted in Elections, Getting involved | Tagged #DepartmentRep, #Elections, #GettingInvolved

LeedsUCU Podcast episode 1

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 24 January 2024 by Alan Smith26 January 2024

If you’d rather get your branch news in your ears, we’re experimenting with using a podcast as an alternative channel to sending branch news by emails, website and social media. In today’s episode: You can listen on Spotify now and … Read more

Posted in Academic-related, Anticasualisation, Black members / BME, Branch, Disability, Dispute, Elections, Equality, Featured, General Meetings, Getting involved, IT, LGBT+, Open meetings and events, Pay, Pensions, Podcast, Postgraduate, UCU democracy, University operational issues | Tagged #Academic-related, #Casualisation, #Elections, #FlexibleWorking, #HybridWorking, #IT, #Podcast, Pay, Pensions

New Starters Online Drop In

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 January 2024 by Rachel Walls5 February 2024

Our branch membership officer Emily Haikney holds online drop in meetings for new staff starting at Leeds. You might already be a member but new to the university and want to learn about our branch or meet other new members. … Read more

Posted in Branch, Featured, Getting involved, Social | Tagged members, new, questions

Committee elections

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 5 May 2023 by Alan Smith5 May 2023

The annual committee (including branch officer) elections happen at or shortly after the annual general meeting (AGM), which is 3.45pm – 5pm on Thursday 18 May. Uncontested posts are declared elected at the AGM, for contested posts a ballot of … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #Committee, #Elections, #UCURep

Department rep by-elections

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 5 May 2023 by Alan Smith5 May 2023

This summer is not an all-out election for department reps (who serve a two year term (unless they are elected in a by-election part way through it), but there will automatically by a by-election to fill any vacancies. Check the department reps list … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #DepartmentRep, #Elections, #GettingInvolved, #UCURep

General meeting, AGM, committee elections, department by-elections

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 4 April 2023 by Alan Smith4 April 2023

From email sent by the branch administrator/organiser on 4 April 2023 General meeting The next ordinary general meeting is Thursday 27 April, 12.45pm – 2pm. The deadline for motions is 12pm Tuesday 18 April. If you want the branch to propose an … Read more

Posted in Administration, Branch, Elections, General Meetings, Getting involved

Strike tactics working group

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 24 January 2022 by Alan Smith25 January 2022

First meeting 5-6pm Tues 25 January on ZoomWeekly meetings thereafter This post is from an email sent to UCU members on Monday 24 January 2022 by Simon Moore and Xanthe Whittaker from the branch committee. See email for Zoom link. … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Getting involved, Members emails

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    • Joining the unionJoining Leeds UCU All academic and academic-related staff of the University of Leeds, permanent or fixed-term, are eligible to join Leeds UCU. This includes students studying to teach in further education who are eligible for free membership. For further information contact the Leeds UCU Office. The quickest, easiest and safest way of joining is online via the UCU website http://joinonline.ucu.org.uk/. Subscriptions The subscription is payable monthly, quarterly or annually by direct debit, and is made up of anational subscription and local subscription, both on a sliding scale. This table shows the main national and local rates:   Employment income: Current monthly subscription for full UCU members National Leeds TOTAL Code £40,000 and over £17.99 £2.40 £20.39 F1 £30,000 – £39,999 £16.36 £2.40 £18.76 F2 £20,000 – £29,999 £15.43 £2.40 £17.83 F3 £10,000 – £19,999 £9.41 £1.20 £10.61 F4 £5,000 – £9,999 £4.26 £0.60 £4.86 F5 Below £5,000 £2.43 £0.60 £3.03 F6 Tax relief Members are entitled to tax releif on 67% of their National Subscription. See further details by following this link Further Information For further information please contact the UCU Office.
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    • Committee members 2021-2022UCU members at the University of Leeds elect a committee to run union affairs in between the all-member general meetings. (General meetings of all members are the primary decision making mechanism locally, committee meetings are the secondary one.) Election is for one year from 1 August. The committee can appoint up to four additional committee members. Committee members elected for the academic year 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 are:

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      President: Vicky Blake Vice-president: Tim Goodall Treasurer: Nigel Bubb Honorary secretary: Jonathan Saha Membership officer: Ben Plumpton Equality officer: Dima Barakat Chami Campaigns officer: Lesley McGorrigan Health and safety officer: Neil Maughan Anti-casualisation officer: Cat Oakley

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      Gabriella Alberti George Ellison Alaric Hall Hugh Hubbard Laura Loyola-Hernandez Lata Narayanaswamy Brendan Nicholls Malcolm Povey Alan Roe Andi Rylands Paul Steenson Mark Taylor-Batty Peter Tennant Mark Walkley Chloe Wallace Rachel Walls Andy West Kelli Zezulka
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