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Newsletter – September 2019

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 10 September 2019 by Alan Smith23 October 2019

Four Fights One Voice ballot UCU members are being balloted now on whether to take industrial action on inequality, casualisation, workload and pay. In our sector there are significant disability, gender and ethnicity pay gaps, over 170 000 colleagues on … Read more

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Newsletter – summer 2019

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 2 July 2019 by Alan Smith2 July 2019

University of Leeds University & College Union USS Pensions There seems to be no comfortable end in sight for the USS dispute. USS have proposed three options as solutions to the ongoing valuation, all of which mean members and employers … Read more

Posted in Campaigns, Migration and refugees, Newsletter, Pay, Pensions, REF, UCU democracy, Workload

Leeds UCU newsletter February 2019

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 February 2019 by Alan Smith13 February 2019

(Printed newsletters should be appearing round campus, or you can download it in PDF form here.) Use your vote! We’re balloting again in the dispute over Dispute over casualisation, equal pay, workload and fair pay. It’s vital for our union … Read more

Posted in Newsletter, Uncategorized

October 2018 Leeds UCU newsletter

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 October 2018 by Alan Smith9 October 2018

Here’s the latest Leeds UCU newsletter for your enjoyment, including (of course!) articles about pay & equality and USS pensions.  Also with news of the upcoming anti-casualisation roadshow kick-off, our concerns about IT, progress with our gender pay claim and … Read more

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Leeds UCU summer newsletter

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 August 2018 by Alan Smith16 August 2018

Our latest branch newsletter is out now.  Printed copies should appear in your school or department, or you can download it in PDF format here. Read about  The pay and equality claim/dispute Progress on pensions The anti-casualisation roadshow (coming to … Read more

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USS enewsletter – by UCU University of Leeds Branch

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 21 March 2018 by Alan Smith11 April 2018

  The USS enewsletter is brought to you by the Leeds UCU Communications team. If you have any concerns about USS issues raised in it, please contact vice-chancellor@leeds.ac.uk Fantastic strikes! The first 14 days of strikes saw snow, sub-zero temperatures, heavy … Read more

Posted in Newsletter, Pensions

UCU Leeds newsletter February 2018

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2018 by Alan Smith15 February 2018

The latest newsletter for members of UCU University of Leeds branch is available now. Download a PDF version here Contents include: Pensions- what’s going on? Questions about striking Pensions – how can you help? ‘Striking Insights’ strikes again! Gender pay … Read more

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UCU Leeds newsletter December 2017

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 December 2017 by Alan Smith6 February 2018

The latest newsletter for members of UCU University of Leeds branch is available now. Download a PDF version here   Contents include: Statutes dispute USS pensions Welcome to all our new members University of the Aire EU staff rights and … Read more

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UCU news – University of Leeds local association newsletter Sept/Oct

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 29 September 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

The latest newsletter for members of UCU University of Leeds local association is available now. You can download a PDF version at: leedsucunewsletterseptoct2016 Text-only version below: 2016 Pay claim The derisory 1.1% ‘final offer’ will be imposed in our September pay … Read more

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UCU Branch News

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 23 October 2015 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

Our October newsletter is out now. It’s available as a PDF to download at LeedsUCUnewsletterOct15 and some print copies will be available. The full text of the newsletter is below: Pay rise 2015 (and 2016) In the 2015 pay bargaining … Read more

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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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