The following motion was carried the Emergency General Meeting held on the 12th September 2023. This branch notes This branch believes This branch resolves to Post edited 2 October 2023 to correct the text to the motion as carried by … Read more
There are others too – thank you all – but these are the people who agreed to have their names publically displayed. If you would like to pledge 10% of your wage monthly to support colleagues who are experiencing deductions … Read more
1 May Day Strike fundraiser 7pm Holbeck Working Men’s clubLeeds TUC showing of Ragged Trousered Philanthropists and buffet (suitable for children 11+) A one-man professional theatre production of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, a book that has changed many perspectives and … Read more
International Workers’ Day commemorates the many struggles and celebrates the gains of the labour movement for workers’ rights. Join trade unionists and community groups from across Leeds on Saturday 29 April for a (fairly short) march through Leeds and to … Read more
Leeds UCU notes with alarm the conviction and jailing of Leeds University PhD student Salma al-Shehab. We are appalled that she has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for peacefully expressing her views on Twitter, including advocating for women’s … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 This Branch: notes our solidarity with Ukrainian academics and students including those forced to flee due to war. We also note that the University recently … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 The branch notes: That Russia has commenced a war of aggression including a full invasion of Ukraine The stated rationales by Putin range from false … Read more
This branch notes: That Queen Mary management intends to implement punitive deductions of 100% pay for each day staff refuse to reschedule classes cancelled due to strike action. The UK-wide trend of HE employers threatening punitive deductions, albeit not often … 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
Leeds University UCU stand in full solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU as they continue to take strike action to stop 52 redundancies. The ‘restructure’ which is being threatened is part of a pattern of financialisation across the sector, where decisions are … Read more