The first material impact of the UCU’s success in the pension dispute will be felt by all USS members at the end of this month, in the form of a larger amount of take-home pay in their salaries as a … Read more
If you’d rather get your branch news in your ears, we’re experimenting with using a podcast as an alternative channel to sending branch news by emails, website and social media. In today’s episode: You can listen on Spotify now and … Read more
You may have seen the email to all members from the UCU General Secretary Jo Grady on the 25th September, concerning the members’ consultation about changes to the USS pensions scheme. USS members should also have received a formal invitation to that … Read more
Dear students, Welcome to solidarity. From 24th – 29th September 2023, Leeds University UCU members will be on strike. Pay and working conditions negotiations between unions and the employer’s governing body, UCEA, reached an impasse in March,and after a marking … Read more
Why are we striking? The strike was notified to further the 4 Fights dispute. As announced late last week, UCU Higher Education Committee did agree to permit branches the ability to apply to stand down the strike. However, at Leeds … Read more
Picketing Rallies daily at 11:30 Pickets and supporters will be meeting up on the Parkinson steps at 11:30 each day for a short rally, including speeches, updates, visiting speakers. Migrant members We know that it can be hard for migrant … Read more
There are others too – thank you all – but these are the people who agreed to have their names publically displayed. If you would like to pledge 10% of your wage monthly to support colleagues who are experiencing deductions … Read more
The University has now refused several opportunities to withdraw their threat to deduct pay for failure to reschedule teaching. They have stated that they do not currently envisage deductions being made from anyone at the moment but the threat remains … Read more
IMPORTANT: members should refer to the latest emails from branch officers for the latest advice Motion carried at emergency general meeting 9 February 2023. The motion was carried on the understanding that members working on visas will need to report … Read more
UCU members in University of Leeds Branch are able to access both the national UCU fighting fund and the local industrial action hardship fund, subject to the rules of those funds. Members of the branch, as well as branches of … Read more