Although normal teaching will be cancelled during the strikes, we like teaching and learning so we’re running teach outs during the strike, after the picket lines have finished for the day. The teach-outs may be interesting, fun, political or whimsical; … Read more
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 motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 25 January 2022 We face a growing racist offensive by Boris Johnson’s government with the Nationality & Borders bill attacking the right to asylum and the government’s CRED report … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 25 January 2022 Leeds UCU agrees to call a dispute with the employer as a consequence of the capability procedure being used to cause a member of staff to … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 25 January 2022 Leeds UCU notes that: Bristol university has sacked UCU member, Professor David Miller; David Miller’s work is critical of Israel; Bristol University, under external political pressure, … 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
This motion was agreed by the branch at an extra-ordinary general meeting 14 January 2022 This branch notes that: Our branch has a strong mandate for industrial action relating to the USS dispute and the ‘Four Fights’ we had an … Read more