Academic and related staff in the University and College Union (UCU) will be on strike on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11, 12 and 13 October. We know that students will be concerned about the impact the strike is likely to … Read more
The national union has approved the request of local members for a three-day strike. UCU has approved the request from University of Leeds members agreed at the emergency general meeting two weeks ago. The union has now formally notified the … Read more
We are concerned that the proposed changes to Statute would conflict with Sections VI and VII of the Recommendation regarding the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read more
The committee has organised meetings across the campus for UCU members to discuss the statutes dispute and pensions. Monday 2 October, 12pm – 1pm: Worsley SR (6.075) Tuesday 3 October, 3pm – 4pm: Business School Maurice Keyworth SR (1.05) Wednesday … Read more
Text of email message to all members from University of Leeds UCU president Vicky Blake that we have been unable to send because the university email list system is down: Dear Members, At today’s Emergency General Meeting members voted for … Read more
UCU members at the emergency general meeting this Thursday will vote on a motion proposing a further three days of strike action, and another asking UCU to begin its academic boycott, in the dispute over the changes to the university … Read more
The President of the local association has convened an Emergency General Meeting to discuss the next steps in the Statutes dispute. Here are some suggestions: Assessment boycott Strikes – one day/several days/indefinite Other action – what do you suggest? … Read more
Leeds UCU committee is concerned that university management have taken down many posters about our statutes dispute from all over the campus – even from individual office doors and official union noticeboards. It’s important that members and non-members continue to … Read more
UCU members at the University of Leeds are taking industrial action as part of a dispute with senior management about changes to the university statutes, in effect an imposed change to their contracts. We took strike action on 22 June … Read more
UCU has produced an online email-your-MP page for the University of Leeds statutes dispute, to make it easier to write to your MP. It’s at: ucu.org.uk/contactyourLeedsMP You can customise the letter to highlight your own concerns. If you could visit … Read more