General information This document covers the upcoming marking and assessment boycott. ASOS has also been notified, so we resume the action as we undertook it in our first mandate. 1. What is a marking and assessment boycott? When will it … Read more
Dear students, From 23rd May, Leeds University UCU members will be engaging in a marking and assessment boycott. For months UCU and students have requested negotiations with our employers’ collective bodies, UCEA and UUK but have been ignored. Senior management … Read more
You might be concerned to learn that the university has refused to consult meaningfully with the local UCU branch on the matter of USS pensions. They have told us that they are content to back the UUK position and the … Read more
Following members’ vote for industrial action, three strike days have been called for December 2021: Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December More on the UCU national website at https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11872/Universities-to-be-hit-with-three-days-of-strikes-in-December More details to follow. This page was last … Read more
Good morning members Many of you will already be aware of the outcome of the ballot on the USS dispute, which arrived in our inboxes at about 7pm last night. This branch has yet again smashed the anti-union 50% legal … Read more
– a chance to ask national negotiators Want to know the latest on our two disputes (Four Fights and USS)? Want to ask the UCU negotiators something? Not sure what we want to achieve by taking action? Come along to … Read more
UCU has formally lodged a dispute with University of Leeds over potential redundancies in the Faculty of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine. This page was last updated on 25 January 2021
Read moreCovid-19 Information for UCU members on national talks and action over the employers’ responses to Covid-19, as well as updated details for contacting UCU head and regional offices, is at ucu.org.uk/coronavirus Locally, the branch committee is in regular meetings with … Read more
This post applies only to members of UCU University of Leeds branch. You will have received earlier this evening an email from Jo Grady, stating that branches have been advised to postpone all strike events and rallies in the light … Read more
While staff are on strike, we are educating for free While lectures are cancelled, come and join striking University staff for public talks and workshops. Everyone is wlecome. The events listed here take place in the Quaker Meeting House, 188 … Read more