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
Members who attended our General Meeting on 22nd October will recall that we passed by an overwhelming majority a motion instructing officers and committees to mobilise to stop proposed redundancies in the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the School of … Read more
Email to members from branch vice president Chloe Wallace, 9 June 2020 Dear members I hope that you and yours are well – it is for many of us a particularly challenging time of a particularly challenging year, and I … Read more
As members will be aware, the university is proposing to introduce a new policy on audio-video recording (lecture capture) and has consulted UCU on its contents. Many thanks to those members who responded to our request for feedback: you can … Read more
Summary of informal member feedback on the senior management proposed changes to the lecture capture policy The general policy on recording and the loss of the automatic right to opt out Significant unease about new point 6: using lecture capture … Read more
This is the detailed response sent from the branch to University of Leeds senior management at the start of the consultation on the proposed changes by management to the agreed lecture capture policy. (See also the motion passed by the … Read more
The branch committee has called an extraordinary general meeting to discuss a number of urgent issues which won’t wait until the next scheduled general meeting. The meeting will be: 12pm – 1pm on Wednesday 22 January Roger Stevens lecture theatre … Read more
Tuesday 2 April 2-3pm, Michael Sadler LG 19 We need members’ views on the draft Code of Practice for REF 2021 (CoP) that the university released for consultation yesterday. We are looking to build on the wealth of experience and expertise in our membership to inform … Read more
The university has revised its new policy for adverse weather conditions following consultation with trade unions. UCU, Unison and Unite were consulted on the draft policy, which all three unions agreed over-emphasised the importance of keeping the university running over … Read more
Members meeting on 10 December passed 8 motions deciding branch strategy, policy and decisions: Motion 3: USS pensions Motion 4: Motion of no confidence in University of Leeds Council USS decisions Motion 5: Supporting Vicky Blake’s Candidacy for UCU Vice … Read more