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UCU legal briefing for international members

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 22 May 2018 by Alan Smith22 May 2018

Legal briefing for international members Friday 25 May, 12pm – 1pm Baines Wing seminar room 2.37 This briefing will be particularly focused on members’ concerns around visa requirements in relation to industrial action (“unauthorised absence” and reductions in pay), but … Read more

Posted in Dispute advice, Migrant members

Guidance for members on work visas next strike

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 13 April 2018 by admin414 April 2018

(Text reproduced from email sent to all members by Gabriella Alberti, Equality Officer, 12/4/18) As we have already pointed out in a previous email, the latest USS strike has brought to the fore what the union understands as differential treatment for … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Dispute advice, Dispute information, Members emails, Migrant members

Rights of EU27 citizens after Brexit

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 13 December 2017 by Alan Smith13 December 2017

On 12 December the European Commission published a memo with questions and answers based on the common understanding of the rights for citizens following the recent negotiations. We’re linking to this here not as legal advice but because we know … Read more

Posted in Brexit, Equality, Support

EU staff rights and the Brexit negotiation – notes from today’s meeting

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 20 November 2017 by Alan Smith22 November 2017

Notes from today’s open meeting on EU staff rights and the Brexit negotiation are available as a powerpoint presentation: Brexit Summary Resources Nov 2017 (download) Latest advice from the university The next university EU Immigration Information Session for staff is 11am Wednesday … Read more

Posted in Brexit, Migrant members, Migration and refugees, Wider campaigning

Open meeting: casualisation and gender pay gap

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 November 2017 by Alan Smith30 November 2017

Wednesday 8 November, 1pm – 2pm Baines wing 1.13 As part of our work putting together a claim on the gender pay gap at the University of Leeds and tackling the casualisation of jobs at the University of Leeds we’d … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Campaigns, Equality, Gender pay gap, Open meetings and events

UCU BME Network play: “To Walk In Your Shoes”

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 September 2017 by Alan Smith15 September 2017

UCU YORKSHIRE & HUMBERSIDE BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY NETWORK (BME) & RedBobble Theatre Company presents ‘TO WALK IN YOUR SHOES’ Sunday 22 October @ St Paul’s Church, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH. FREE EVENT Doors Open @ 12pm Introduction … Read more

Posted in Black members / BME, Migrant members

Legal advice available on working in the UK for EEA and non-EEA nationals

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 17 August 2017 by Alan Smith17 August 2017

UCU advice on working in the UK for members who aren’t UK nationals is available through the UCU support centre web pages. As well as general advice explaining terms and processes, individual legal advice is available for members through the … Read more

Posted in Migrant members, Support

One Day Without Us at University of Leeds

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 20 February 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

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Pride and Prejudice in Education

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

Today’s talk by Pura Aziza, who is a member of UCU’s LGBT members standing committee, is at 1pm, 11-14 Blenheim Terrace, room G15. (The entrance is at number 11.) The talk is part of UCU’s LGBT History Month activities. This … Read more

Posted in Equality, LGBT+

One Day Without Us

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

On Monday 20 February many UCU members will join colleagues in our university and others, and in all sorts of workplaces across the country, in taking a day off work to show how important EU nationals and migrants from around … Read more

Posted in Equality, Migrant members, Wider campaigning

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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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