Leeds UCU are in dispute with university management over proposed changes to Statutes – we are concerned these will make it easier to sack staff and that they pose a serious risk to academic freedom. Please read this article for … Read more
“What’s in today’s Striking Insights! UCU Teach Out?” I hear you ask en masse. Well, it’s … 1300-1400 The Paris Commune of 1871 via photography Andy Stafford (A.J.Stafford@leeds.ac.uk) Quaker Meeting House Keywords: why language matters Tony Crowley (t.crowley@leeds.ac.uk) The … Read more
Senior managers invariably put out an eve-of-strike email to try to sow doubt in the minds of some union members before any strike. They do it last minute so that members are more likely to see the management letter than … Read more
Below is key information about next week’s strike action at this critical point in our dispute with the university senior management over defence of Statute protections. Strike days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 11, 12, 13 October. Picket lines: We … Read more
Yesterday, the Green Party unanimously voted to pass the following motion of support and solidarity with our branch in our dispute and associated strike action on 11/12/13 October: Conference supports the Leeds University and Colleges Union (UCU) in their strike … Read more
Are you a postgraduate at the University of Leeds? Did you know you can join UCU for free? We’re holding an important meeting for all postgrads – whether members yet or not – to discuss: UCU membership, what it offers, and … Read more
We have excellent news on this front, especially for members who have been worrying about any disproportional impact that strike deduction may have on their financial situation – following our detailed requests for support that would encompass financially vulnerable and … Read more
We have recently received examples of how ‘Some Other Substantial Reason’ (SOSR) for dismissal is being used at a few universities where it slipped through without a fight. National UCU realised the urgency of the situation and passed a motion … Read more
UCU is striking because we need our universities to provide the environment where we can offer the excellent, critical education that we care so much about. Although normal teaching will be cancelled on 11, 12 and 13 October, we are … Read more
Messages of support have been flooding in (send to ucu@leeds.ac.uk) from UCU branches, campaign groups and concerned people from across the UK: University of Cambridge Dear colleagues at Leeds UCU, I’m emailing on behalf of Cambridge UCU to express our … Read more