Disability History Month runs 22 November – 22 December 2018. To launch it this year, UCU is holding a day of action for disability equality in education on Wednesday 21 November. See the short introductory video. Full details of the … Read more
Last Wednesday our elected Leeds delegates had a double dose of special Higher Education Sector Conferences (HESCs) which had been called to decide the next steps for UCU in two higher education disputes: Quick summary 1. The Pay and Equality … Read more
UCU is supporting a national demonstration of unity in London on Saturday in response to concerns of increasing racism and xenophobia and the rise of the far right. The demonstration is called by Stand Up To Racism, Unite Against Fascism and … Read more
At the UCU stall at the National Stress Awareness Day event, 7 November in Parkinson Court, we asked people what they thought were the causes of stress for them. Many staff said job security was the main cause of stress, … Read more
Email from branch president Vicky Blake to branch members 24 October 2018 Dear Members, The situation with our USS pension has moved rapidly since our open meeting with Mark Taylor-Batty and Sam Marsh (a member of the USS Joint negotiating committee) two weeks ago. It … Read more
Text of email from Branch President Vicky Blake Dear Members, Thank you to everyone who voted in the Pay and Equality Ballot, and all who helped us to get the vote out. As you will see from Matt Waddup’s email … Read more
Friday 26th October, 11am – 3pmLeeds University Union building We’re kick-starting our anti-casualisation claim at this university! 10.30 – 11am, room 4, Tea/snacks 11am – 12pm, room 5, Precarious postgrads: contracts, pay, conditions + respect? 11am – 1pm, room 4, IGNITION: … Read more
The UCU Yorkshire and Humber black and minority ethnic (BME) network’s Black History Month event is on Wednesday 3 October, 3pm – 5pm. All UCU members welcome. Seminar programme Surviving the workplace – empowering yourself Wednesday 3 October, 3pm – … Read more
UCU has submitted a claim to end the gender pay gap at the university of Leeds. Full text of the gender pay claim as PDF or below: Date 15th August 2018 Dear Vice Chancellor, Submitting a Gender Pay Claim at … Read more
UCU is consulting members in a formal ballot about whether UCU should support there being a referendum on the Brexit deal. The UCU website has some guest posts with arguments on different aspects of the arguments for and against at … Read more