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LeedsUCU podcast episode 3 – pensions win, 15 February 2024

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 February 2024 by Alan Smith15 February 2024

In this week’s LeedsUCU podcast we talk to Mark Taylor-Batty, the committee’s lead on pensions and a key part of the UCU national negotiating team which, backed by industrial action, has got our pension benefits restored as well as reducing … Read more

Posted in Pensions, Podcast | Tagged #Dispute, #Podcast

UCU win on USS – increase in take-home pay and benefits restored

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 January 2024 by Alan Smith15 February 2024

The first material impact of the UCU’s success in the pension dispute will be felt by all USS members at the end of this month, in the form of a larger amount of take-home pay in their salaries as a … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Featured, Pensions | Tagged #Pensions

LeedsUCU Podcast episode 1

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 24 January 2024 by Alan Smith26 January 2024

If you’d rather get your branch news in your ears, we’re experimenting with using a podcast as an alternative channel to sending branch news by emails, website and social media. In today’s episode: You can listen on Spotify now and … Read more

Posted in Academic-related, Anticasualisation, Black members / BME, Branch, Disability, Dispute, Elections, Equality, Featured, General Meetings, Getting involved, IT, LGBT+, Open meetings and events, Pay, Pensions, Podcast, Postgraduate, UCU democracy, University operational issues | Tagged #Academic-related, #Casualisation, #Elections, #FlexibleWorking, #HybridWorking, #IT, #Podcast, Pay, Pensions

Open meeting about USS Consultation

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 October 2023 by Rachel Walls12 October 2023

You may have seen the email to all members from the UCU General Secretary Jo Grady on the 25th September, concerning the members’ consultation about changes to the USS pensions scheme. USS members should also have received a formal invitation to that … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Featured, Pensions | Tagged #Pensions, #USS, #Webinar

Branch positions for delegates meeting 29 March

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 28 March 2023 by Alan Smith28 March 2023

Delegates from branches will meet on Wednesday 29 March 2023 and be asked to respond to the questions below on behalf of their branches. This will help inform the UCU higher education committee when it meets to decide the next … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy, Equality, Gender pay gap, General Meetings, Pay, Pensions, Workload

Standing strong together! A glorious gallery of Feb ‘23 pickets.

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 March 2023 by Rachel Walls3 March 2023

We love our pickets and, as much as it pains us to strike again, we look forward to seeing you out there March 15th and beyond. Picket sign up coming soon – please join in! Let’s show our employers we … Read more

Posted in Featured, Pay, Pensions, StrikePage | Tagged Disputes, Solidarity, strike

Information for students

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 January 2023 by Alan Smith17 February 2023

Why are we taking action including striking? Everything you need to know about the disputes. (Including PowerPoint slides) Take me straight to the slides! Who are UCU and why are you striking? UCU is a trade union of over 130,000 … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Dispute information, Equality, Featured, Pay, Pensions, StrikePage

Why we are striking over pensions

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 January 2023 by Alan Smith27 January 2023

Everything you need to know about the USS pension dispute (national UCU website) For local aspects and analysis see leedsucu/pensions This page was last updated on 27 January 2023

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The August update to USS members

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 10 November 2022 by admin16 November 2022

As we approach industrial action, we thought it would be useful – from a pensions perspective – to post Mark Taylor-Batty’s August email to all USS members at Leeds, following the most up to date funding position at that time: … Read more

Posted in Featured, Pensions | Tagged Pensions, strike, uss

Negotiated offers agreed by UCU members

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 10 June 2022 by Alan Smith10 June 2022

The following offers were negotiated between UCU and University of Leeds senior management. UCU members voted to end the marking and assessment boycott and accept these offers. This local action is in support of the ongoing national dispute. Joint Statement … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Black members / BME, Branch policy, Consultations and negotiations, Disability, Dispute, Dispute policy, Equality, Featured, Gender pay gap, Opposing privatisation, Pay, Pensions, Postgraduate, Workload

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