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Indefinite strike action ended

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 June 2023 by Alan Smith24 September 2023

Members have voted to end the branch’s current indefinite strike action after significant movement from senior management. At a branch emergency general meeting Monday 26 June members voted to end the current indefinite strike action in response to significant movement … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy, StrikePage | Tagged #IndustrialAction, #MAB, #MarkingAssessmentBoycott, #Strike

Branch positions for delegates meeting 29 March

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 28 March 2023 by Alan Smith28 March 2023

Delegates from branches will meet on Wednesday 29 March 2023 and be asked to respond to the questions below on behalf of their branches. This will help inform the UCU higher education committee when it meets to decide the next … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy, Equality, Gender pay gap, General Meetings, Pay, Pensions, Workload

Branch positions on dispute decisions

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 January 2023 by Alan Smith11 January 2023

At an extraordinary general meeting Monday 9 January 2023 members of the branch made collective decisions to inform the branch’s delegates to the branch delegates meeting 10 January which would help to inform the UCU higher education committee meeting Thursday … Read more

Posted in Branch policy, Dispute policy, Featured, General Meetings

Negotiated offers agreed by UCU members

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 10 June 2022 by Alan Smith10 June 2022

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

Posted in Anticasualisation, Black members / BME, Branch policy, Consultations and negotiations, Disability, Dispute, Dispute policy, Equality, Featured, Gender pay gap, Opposing privatisation, Pay, Pensions, Postgraduate, Workload

Policy decision: Creative strategies and student solidarity during strikes

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 March 2022 by Alan Smith1 April 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 17 March 2022 This branch notes that: traditional picketing strategies given the nature of our work (stretched and dispersed, in person and online) do not always work as … Read more

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Policy decision: Increasing and assessing our membership and bargaining power

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 18 March 2022 by Alan Smith2 April 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at an emergency general meeting 17 March 2022 This branch notes that currently we have no clear way of knowing how many members strike each day in each faculty or service this information … Read more

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Policy decision: Staggering pay withdrawals

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 8 March 2022 The branch notes that this is an exceptionally hard time for members to lose pay, especially if action is going to continue into the spring and … Read more

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Policy decision: Extending ASOS and EDI strategies

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 8 March 2022 This branch notes that: members have been partaking in sustained ASOS and branch advice on ASOS has so far encompassed “working to contract; not covering for … Read more

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Policy decision: Solidarity motion with Queen Mary UCU

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 March 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

This branch notes: That Queen Mary management intends to implement punitive deductions of 100% pay for each day staff refuse to reschedule classes cancelled due to strike action. The UK-wide trend of HE employers threatening punitive deductions, albeit not often … Read more

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Policy decision: motion 1, 25 January 2022

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 January 2022 by Alan Smith31 March 2022

This motion was agreed by the branch at a general meeting 25 January 2022 Leeds UCU agrees to call a dispute with the employer as a consequence of the capability procedure being used to cause a member of staff to … Read more

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