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Friday 28 April Leeds Workers Memorial Day events

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 April 2023 by Alan Smith27 April 2023

International Workers Memorial Day commemorates those who died or were injured through work, bringing us together to remember the dead and fight for the living. There are two events in Leeds on Friday, designed so that those who are able … Read more

Posted in Featured, Health and safety, Members emails, Open meetings and events, Wider campaigning | Tagged #WorkersMemorialDay

Policy decision: Motion for Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 This Branch: notes our solidarity with Ukrainian academics and students including those forced to flee due to war. We also note that the University recently … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

Policy decision: Solidarity with the People of Ukraine

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 15 March 2022 The branch notes: That Russia has commenced a war of aggression including a full invasion of Ukraine The stated rationales by Putin range from false … Read more

Posted in Affiliation/subscription/finance, Branch policy, Solidarity, Wider campaigning

University backs unions’ call for time off to support climate strike

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

University of Leeds senior management has agreed to grant all staff a one-hour paid stoppage on Friday 24 September to support the youth climate strike taking place in Leeds.  The time off was agreed following a joint request from UCU, … Read more

Posted in climate and ecological emergency, Featured, Wider campaigning

Open letter: Jet Zero – add your name

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 September 2021 by Alan Smith7 September 2021

Would you like to add your name to a joint letter from academics at University of Leeds calling for tougher action to reduce the climate change impacts of air travel? The letter is being put together by the Group for … Read more

Posted in Call to action, climate and ecological emergency, Featured, Wider campaigning

Climate emergency: request for staff stoppage 24 September

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 6 September 2021 by Alan Smith7 September 2021

UCU, along with Unison and Unite, has written to the university vice chancellor to request that staff are given one hour’s paid leave to take part in activities around the youth climate strike on 24 September. Staff were allowed time … Read more

Posted in climate and ecological emergency, Wider campaigning

Decisions of general meeting 10 March 2021

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 23 April 2021 by Alan Smith5 July 2021

Members met on 10 March and made the following decisions as a branch. The full approved minutes were emailed to members and a copy is available from the honorary secretary or branch administrator. Rule change motion for UCU Congress 2021: … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Branch, Branch policy, climate and ecological emergency, General Meetings, International, UCU democracy, Wider campaigning

UCU writes to government to call in airport expansion application

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 31 March 2021 by Alan Smith31 March 2021

Following the decision of members on 10 March to oppose Leeds City Council’s airport expansion decision, branch president Ben Plumpton has written to the secretary of state for housing, communities and local government Robert Jenrick MP calling on the government … Read more

Posted in climate and ecological emergency, Government, Wider campaigning

UCU University of Leeds Branch statement on gendered and sexual violence

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2021 by Alan Smith22 March 2021

For too long women, transgender, gender non-binary people and children have faced the threat of male violence and have been subjected to this violence to a sickeningly disproportionate degree. The horrifying kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard and the appalling … Read more

Posted in Equality, Featured, Gender equality, Government, Sexual harassment, Wider campaigning

Members vote to oppose Leeds City Council’s airport expansion decision

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 March 2021 by Alan Smith25 June 2021

UCU University of Leeds Branch voted to oppose Leeds City Council’s decision to approve the Leeds Bradford Airport expansions in a general meeting of members on Wednesday 10 March 2021. The Branch President has subsequently written to the Secretary of … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, climate and ecological emergency, General Meetings, 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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      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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