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
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
– a chance to ask national negotiators Want to know the latest on our two disputes (Four Fights and USS)? Want to ask the UCU negotiators something? Not sure what we want to achieve by taking action? Come along to … Read more
Branch president Chloe Wallace responds to Islamophobic hate incidents on campus UCU opposes all forms of racism. Some staff have recently been targeted with Islamophobic literature sent to their Leeds University addresses. Leeds University UCU condemns the Islamophobic incidents and we … Read more
The following motions were passed by the branch. University Climate Plan This branch notes that: The university strategy includes commitment to working to solve global challenges including the climate crisis change. The University is also a key partner in the … 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
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
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