An emergency meeting of the branch was help today to establish the branch’s position on the employers’ offer on casualisation, equal pay, workloads and pay (the ‘four fights’ dispute) and on the latest developments in the USS pensions dispute. The … Read more
Members agreed the following motion at the emergency general meeting on 12 May and the annual general meeting 14 May 2020 in response to the changes to the University of Leeds policy on recording of lectures. See also the detailed … Read more
In the event of difference between the web version and the minutes agreed at the branch general meeting 14 May, the latter is the correct version. (Formatting is the most likely difference.) General meeting Tuesday 28 April 2020, 1pm – … Read more
The branch officers have decided to hold an online Emergency General Meeting about the proposed new lecture capture policy next Tuesday 12 May, 1pm – 2pm. We’ll send out details for how to join the meeting nearer the time. The … Read more
Nominations are open for the branch committee for the next academic year, including all branch officer positions. UCU members elect a branch committee every year around the Annual General Meeting to shape, lead and facilitate the branch member-led campaigns and … Read more
Text of email from Ben Plumpton to members 27 March 2020 Hello everyone, Many of you will have been working at home for a week or longer. These are challenging times, and you might feel you are struggling with too … Read more
The UCU office in EC Stoner building is closed, but your UCU reps are still working hard to support everyone. You can contact your local department rep by email for issues affecting members where you work Email ucu@leeds.ac.uk if you … Read more
Text of members email sent 16 March 2020 at 5.32pm. Dear members, I mentioned in my email on Friday that we were writing to the VC and asking for an urgent meeting about coronavirus. The letter we sent is below, … Read more
Strikes and next steps in the disputes First of all, huge thanks for your strike action over the past four weeks. We have shown university managements across the UK that staff are not prepared to put up with precarious contracts, … Read more
While staff are on strike, we are educating for free While lectures are cancelled, come and join striking University staff for public talks and workshops. Everyone is wlecome. The events listed here take place in the Quaker Meeting House, 188 … Read more