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
This motion was agreed by the branch at an extra-ordinary general meeting 14 January 2022 This branch notes that: Our branch has a strong mandate for industrial action relating to the USS dispute and the ‘Four Fights’ we had an … Read more
You will have seen in an email from UCU general secretary Jo Grady this week that further decisions as to the progression and escalation of our industrial action will be taken in a meeting of UCU’s higher education committee (HEC) … Read more
If you teach you may want to use these these slides to give students a quick overview of about UCU, the dispute and the industrial action. PowerPoint format Text only format Text only format A quick guide to UCU 4 … Read more
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
The motion was agreed at the general meeting Tuesday 9 November 2021 A. Leeds Uni UCU notes The excellent votes for action in ballots. The new strategy proposed by the General Secretary in her address and email on Friday 5 … Read more
One of our ‘Four Fights’ is about inequality. We are calling on Higher Education employers to address the scandal of the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gaps. While salaries at the top of universities continue to grow, and there … Read more
Extraordinary General Meeting1pm – 2pm, Friday 20 August 2021Video meeting on Zoom Minutes Noted that chat will not be open during meeting, except that members can use the chat to message the meeting hosts if they prefer to use text … Read more
Email to members Friday 30 July 2021 This is your final email from me as Leeds UCU President. Chloe Wallace will be your brilliant new President from 1st August! I wanted to update you on a number of things. Health … Read more