Advice for members in IT on the ‘Weekly 10’ performance management tool being implemented in IT from Monday 31 January. This post is from an email sent to UCU members working in IT on 27 January 2022 by branch president … Read more
This is a relatively brief update on health and safety following the government’s, and then the university’s, announcements in relation to relaxing restrictions and mitigations. We are pleased that the university continues to take a cautious approach and is not … Read more
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
You might be concerned to learn that the university has refused to consult meaningfully with the local UCU branch on the matter of USS pensions. They have told us that they are content to back the UUK position and the … Read more
The university finally published its climate plan in December 2021, setting out the pathway for it to reach its net zero target by 2030. This will no doubt have many impacts for us as a community of workers at the … Read more
Good morning members Many of you will already be aware of the outcome of the ballot on the USS dispute, which arrived in our inboxes at about 7pm last night. This branch has yet again smashed the anti-union 50% legal … Read more
Notice of statutory consultation by employers in relation to Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) Email to all members from branch pensions officer Mark Taylor-Batty, 28 October 2021 This morning many of you will have received the formal written notice of a … Read more
One of our ‘Four Fights’ is about inequality. We are calling on Higher Education employers to address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gaps. While salaries at the top of universities continue to grow, and there … Read more
An overview of how issues and experiences of casualisation resonate with the issues we are balloting over from joint branch casualisation officers Joanne Armitage and Xanthe Whittaker. If you are a casualised member and would like to talk about striking … Read more
Email from Leeds UCU Branch President to members 11th October 2021 I hope that this (somewhat exhausting) term is treating you well. In this email I wanted to briefly give you an account of what union officers have been doing … Read more