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Category Archives: Solidarity

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Policy decision: Motion for Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

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

Posted in Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

Policy decision: Solidarity with the People of Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

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

Posted in Affiliation/subscription/finance, Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

Policy decision: Solidarity motion with Queen Mary UCU

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

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

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy, Solidarity

Policy decision: Academic Freedom and the Sacking of Professor David Miller

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 January 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

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

Posted in Antisemitism, Solidarity

Solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 6 December 2021 by Alan Smith6 December 2021

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

Posted in Solidarity

Policy decision: solidarity with Goldsmiths UCU

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 November 2021 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting on Thursday 25 November This branch notes: That Goldsmiths UCU is in dispute over 20 FTE planned redundancies as part of SMT’s Academic Portfolio Review (APR) aimed at reducing … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Solidarity

Minutes of extraordinary general meeting 17 June 2021

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 8 October 2021 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

Extraordinary general meeting 1pm – 2pm, Thursday 17 June 2021 Video meeting on Zoom  Minutes  Agreed to omnibus debate on Israel/Palestine motions.  Agreed to limit movers of motions to 3 minutes and other contributions to 2 minutes.  Motion 1  Leeds University UCU branch offers … Read more

Posted in Antisemitism, Branch policy, General Meetings, International, Islamophobia, Minutes, Solidarity

Support the boycott of University of Liverpool

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 July 2021 by Alan Smith16 July 2021

UCU has now called a boycott of the University of Liverpool over the university’s refusal to halt the sacking of 21 health staff.  Liverpool UCU have taken strike action, and are now doing a marking boycott. Liverpool management are deducting … Read more

Posted in Call to action, Featured, Members emails, Solidarity

Motions passed at extraordinary general meeting 17 June 2021

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 17 June 2021 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

Members passed the following motions at today’s extraordinary general meeting. The meeting was called to discuss motions on Palestine and Israel, after a late motion couldn’t be heard at the annual general meeting, and to discuss donations to branches on … Read more

Posted in Antisemitism, Branch, Branch policy, General Meetings, International, Islamophobia, Solidarity

Supporting schoolteachers by reducing university workloads

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 12 January 2021 by Alan Smith25 January 2021

The UCU branch committee sends our thanks and support to schoolteachers in the National Education Union whose refusal to work in dangerous conditions forced the government to move more quickly in moving most school teaching online. Their action has made … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Solidarity, Workload

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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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      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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