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Prepare to strike!

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 13 June 2023 by Alan Smith24 September 2023

Post from email sent to branch members 13 June 2023 by branch president Chloe Wallace We are now in final preparations for our strike action starting on Thursday. We will be picketing as usual and joining Unison when they have … Read more

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General meeting, and updates on strike action and the marking and assessment boycott

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 12 June 2023 by Alan Smith12 June 2023

Post from an email sent to all members 12 June 2023 by branch president Chloe Wallace This post contains important information and updates about strike action and the marking and assessment boycott. We are in the process of preparing for strike … Read more

Posted in Dispute advice, Dispute information, Featured, StrikePage | Tagged #anticasualisation, #Dispute, #EqualPay, #MAB, #Pay, #Strike, #Unison, #Workloads

Strike action from 15th June

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 31 May 2023 by Alan Smith9 June 2023

The Branch General Meeting on 27th April passed a motion (full text below) calling for indefinite strike action if the university confirmed 100% deductions for participation in the Marking and Assessment boycott. As the threat of deductions has indeed been confirmed, … Read more

Posted in Dispute information, Featured, StrikePage | Tagged #anti-casualisation, #Disputes, #EqualPay, #IndustrialAction, #MAB, #MarkingAssessmentBoycott, #Pay, #Strike, #Workloads

Assessment and marking boycott: information for students

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 2 May 2023 by Alan Smith2 May 2023

Dear students, Dear students, From 20th April 2023, Leeds University UCU members will be engaging in a marking and assessment boycott. Pay and working conditions negotiations between unions and the employer’s governing body, UCEA, reached an impasse in March, and … Read more

Posted in Dispute information, Featured, Pay | Tagged #MAB, ASOS, Disputes, students

Reporting strike action and pay deductions

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 27 April 2023 by Alan Smith27 April 2023

As I reported on Monday, I have been in discussion over the past few days with senior management in relation to pay deductions relating to our strike action in February and March, and specifically the threat to deduct additional pay … Read more

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Reporting strike action via ESS

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 20 April 2023 by Alan Smith20 April 2023

A reminder that the branch position, decided in a general meeting, is that we should not cooperate with the strike reporting system on ESS (Employee Self Service) whilst the university continues to threaten to deduct additional pay for refusal to … Read more

Posted in Dispute information, Featured, Members emails, StrikePage | Tagged #IndustrialAction, #Strike, Disputes

Marking and assessment boycott

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 20 April 2023 by Alan Smith25 April 2023

You will no doubt have seen that head office have notified a marking and assessment boycott to start tomorrow, 20th April. Please watch out for national communications on this but I expect that it will go ahead. We are planning an … Read more

Posted in Dispute information, Featured, Members emails, StrikePage | Tagged #ActionShortOfAStrike, #IndustrialAction, #MAB, #MarkingAssessmentBoycott, ASOS

Information for students

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 January 2023 by Alan Smith17 February 2023

Why are we taking action including striking? Everything you need to know about the disputes. (Including PowerPoint slides) Take me straight to the slides! Who are UCU and why are you striking? UCU is a trade union of over 130,000 … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Dispute information, Equality, Featured, Pay, Pensions, StrikePage

About the strikes and striking

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 January 2023 by Alan Smith7 February 2023

Action short of a strike started on Wednesday 23 November. The following strike dates have been announced for February and March 2023. Week 1 – Wednesday 1 February   Week 2 – Thursday 9 and Friday 10 February  Week 3 … Read more

Posted in Dispute advice, Dispute information, Featured, StrikePage

Why we are striking over casualisation, pay, equal pay, and workloads

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 January 2023 by Alan Smith27 January 2023

Everything you need to know about the national dispute over casualisation, pay, equal pay, and workloads (national UCU website) You can find more about the local aspects of the dispute in emails to members and at leedsucu.org.uk/news This page was … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, Dispute information, Equality, Featured, Pay, StrikePage, Workload

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