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Policy decision: emergency motion, 25 January 2022

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

This emergency motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 25 January 2022 We note that the University has complied with Government guidelines during the COVID-19 epidemic, including, for instance, encouraging staff and students to wear masks. There … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Health and safety

Health and safety in semester two

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 January 2022 by Alan Smith25 January 2022

This is a relatively brief update on health and safety following the government’s, and then the university’s, announcements in relation to relaxing restrictions and mitigations. We are pleased that the university continues to take a cautious approach and is not … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Featured, Health and safety, Members emails

Omicron variant and health and safety

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 January 2022 by Alan Smith11 January 2022

We are continuing to engage with management in relation to the current fast moving public health situation. At the moment, we expect that most staff are working from home and the University position is that staff should only be working from campus … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Health and safety, Postgraduate

Working from home and health and safety

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 10 December 2021 by Alan Smith5 January 2022

Following the announcement of a new recommendation to work from home due to the rise of the Omicron variant, you will have received an email this afternoon outlining the University approach, which is informed by government guidance. Before the Christmas … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Health and safety

Dismissed at Leeds for not doing enough research?

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 30 November 2021 by Alan Smith30 November 2021

Message sent to Leeds UCU members 30th November 2021 This coming week, for the first time in the history of our University, one of us is going to be dismissed on the basis of not doing enough research. Read that … Read more

Posted in Black members / BME, Conduct and disciplinary, Covid19, Featured

Pickets, Resources and COVID-19 guidance

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 November 2021 by Alan Smith30 November 2021

From all-members email 25 November 2021 Hi everyone This email is about pickets, what we are doing and how people can join in. (and then some other pre-strike stuff) We will be maintaining our usual practice of picketing as many … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Dispute advice

UCU Update

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 October 2021 by Alan Smith11 October 2021

Email from Leeds UCU Branch President to members 11th October 2021 I hope that this (somewhat exhausting) term is treating you well. In this email I wanted to briefly give you an account of what union officers have been doing … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Covid19, Featured, Members emails, Workload

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

Start of term and return to campus

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 21 September 2021 by Alan Smith21 September 2021

UCU reps have been pushing for a better university policy on face coverings and clearer support for staff who don’t feel safe returning to campus. Branch president Chloe Wallace emailed UCU members 21 September: Dear members I am writing this … Read more

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Return to more in-person activity

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 8 September 2021 by Alan Smith8 September 2021

You will have seen that the University has issued further guidance in relation to returning to campus over the next month, including some in-person teaching and other activity. Much of this guidance has not been subject to trade union consultation, … Read more

Posted in Covid19, Featured, Health and safety

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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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