UCU and COP26
Message to UCU members from the branch Climate and Ecological Crisis Working Group COP26 starts very soon, and we as a union need to do everything we can to raise climate awareness and to campaign on this issue. We’d like … Read more
Category Archives: Wider campaigning
Substantive motions passed at General Meeting 7 October 2021
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
University backs unions’ call for time off to support climate strike
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
Open letter: Jet Zero – add your name
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
Climate emergency: request for staff stoppage 24 September
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
Motions passed at extraordinary general meeting 17 June 2021
Members passed the following motions at today’s extraordinary general meeting. The meeting was called to discuss motions on Palestine and Israel, after a late motion couldn’t be heard at the annual general meeting, and to discuss donations to branches on … Read more
Decisions made at 22 April 2021 general meeting
The full approved minutes were emailed to members and a copy is available from the honorary secretary or branch administrator. Agreed to suspend standing order to reduce speaking time to 3 minutes for movers of motions and 2 minutes for … Read more
Decisions of general meeting 10 March 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
UCU writes to government to call in airport expansion application
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
UCU University of Leeds Branch statement on gendered and sexual violence
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