Staff with (a) more than 2 years continuous service and (b) more than 6 months remaining on fixed term or fixed funded contracts should be contacted shortly (we are told this week) by HR with the offer of an ongoing … Read more
You may be aware of this communication from university management on the progress on fixed term contracts. While we welcome the advancement that has been made by the university management on this front, we would like to note several points: We do … Read more
Why are we taking action including striking? Everything you need to know about the disputes. (Including PowerPoint slides) Take me straight to the slides! Who are UCU and why are you striking? UCU is a trade union of over 130,000 … Read more
As you might be aware, the University is currently going through a process of revising the contracts of staff employed for 2+ years on fixed term contracts as of end of July 2022 in light of their “Fairer Future for … Read more
Everything you need to know about the national dispute over casualisation, pay, equal pay, and workloads (national UCU website) You can find more about the local aspects of the dispute in emails to members and at leedsucu.org.uk/news This page was … Read more
Casualisation has been on the increase in Higher Education and at Leeds for over a decade. UCU University of Leeds branch submitted an anti-casualisation claim to the university in January 2019. In the last year, the industrial action taken as … Read more
The following offers were negotiated between UCU and University of Leeds senior management. UCU members voted to end the marking and assessment boycott and accept these offers. This local action is in support of the ongoing national dispute. Joint Statement … Read more
We welcome the Vice Chancellor’s announcement which commits to addressing the issue of job insecurity at the University of Leeds. Acknowledging the damage insecure contracts do to the functioning of the university but, more importantly, to the people who hold … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 8 March 2022 This branch notes: That the University’s Fairer Future for All campaign was launched a week before our industrial action ballot opened in October 2021; That the … Read more
Full transcript Vice Chancellor Simone Buitendijk: We’re going into 10 days of strike action and yeah I must say I’m a bit sad about it. Leeds UCU: Of course, nobody is happy to have to participate in industrial action. Colleagues … Read more