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Industrial action: December strike days announced

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 November 2021 by Alan Smith16 November 2021

Following members’ vote for industrial action, three strike days have been called for December 2021: Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December More on the UCU national website at https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11872/Universities-to-be-hit-with-three-days-of-strikes-in-December More details to follow. This page was last … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Black members / BME, Call to action, Dispute, Dispute information, Equality, Featured, Gender pay gap, Pay, Pensions, Postgraduate, Workload

Changes to Senate and Council

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 November 2021 by Chloe Wallace15 November 2021

On Friday 12th November papers were circulated to members of Senate in advance of the meeting set for Wednesday 17th November. These papers contain three major governance changes which we are profoundly concerned by. Firstly, Council have agreed to change … Read more

Posted in Call to action, Featured, University Democracy

USS and Four Fights disputes (and a bit on facecoverings)

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 24 September 2021 by Alan Smith24 September 2021

UCU is balloting over strike action on USS pensions and on pay, casualisation, workloads and equality (‘four fights’). Branch president Chloe Wallace is asking members to check your account details ready for a postal ballot at home, and to prepare … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Call to action, Covid19, Dispute, Dispute advice, Equality, Health and safety, Pay, Pensions

Open letter: Jet Zero – add your name

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 September 2021 by Alan Smith7 September 2021

Would you like to add your name to a joint letter from academics at University of Leeds calling for tougher action to reduce the climate change impacts of air travel? The letter is being put together by the Group for … Read more

Posted in Call to action, climate and ecological emergency, Featured, Wider campaigning

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

Act now to protect the arts in Higher Education

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

From email sent to branch members 6 May 2021 Dear members I expect you’ve heard about the Governments latest plans to decimate arts provision in Higher Education – see for example https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/may/06/plans-for-50-funding-cut-to-arts-subjects-at-universities-catastrophic A 50% cut to arts funding would be disastrous … Read more

Posted in Call to action, Government, Members emails

USS meeting this Thursday, open letter and more to #DefendUSS

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2021 by Alan Smith22 March 2021

A quick reminder that Leeds UCU has organised an Open Meeting on USS this Thursday (11 March) 12 noon – 1 pm.  Please come along to find out what’s going on with the latest valuation.  Our pensions rep Mark Taylor-Batty … Read more

Posted in Call to action, Open meetings and events, Pensions

Making UCU policy – deadline for motions

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2021 by Alan Smith22 February 2021

Our next scheduled branch general meeting is on Wednesday 10 March, 12pm – 1pm If you would like to submit a motion to UCU Congress 2021, to help shape UCU’s national policy and strategy, this will be our last meeting … Read more

Posted in Branch, Call to action, General Meetings, UCU democracy

National meetings – academic-related or casualised

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2021 by Alan Smith22 February 2021

Please contact ucu@leeds.ac.uk by 1st March if you would like to represent the branch at either of these events (to be held online): Academic-related professional staff annual meeting (Thursday 18 March), see https://www.ucu.org.uk/acrelannual  Annual meeting of staff on casualised contracts (Saturday … Read more

Posted in Academic-related, Anticasualisation, Call to action

Consultations

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2021 by Alan Smith22 February 2021

Senior management are currently consulting the campus unions and staff networks about changes to the university’s disability equality framework and trans equality policy. The UCU negotiating team has strenuously expressed the concerns raised by members about detrimental proposed changes to … Read more

Posted in Call to action, Equality, LGBT+, Working abroad, Workload

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The branch office is currently closed because of the covid-19 pandemic. Please use email if possible.

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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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