Organising a teach-out
On 11-13 October, Leeds UCU went on strike in a local dispute. It had been a while since we’d had a three-day strike and we wanted to do more with the event than picket, so we organised a TEACH-OUT (a … Read more
Category Archives: Dispute
University of Leeds Statute VII Local Provision
DOWNLOAD: UCU local provision claim form A fund has been put in place to help those suffering particular financial impact caused by the industrial action taken in October 2017 due to the dispute over University of Leeds Statute VII. Payments … Read more
Shadow secretary of state pledges full solidarity with ‘brilliant university staff’
UCU has received a statement of support Angela Rayner, the shadow Secretary of State for Education, pledging full solidarity with ‘our brilliant university staff’. She also calls for negotiations for ‘as long as it takes’ to find a solution. “I … Read more
UCU Fighting Fund applications
This post reproduces the details from an email sent to all members on 16 October about how to apply to the UCU fighting fund. Please read carefully and if after applying you have any additional questions or need further help … Read more
Pensions – please let us know when you’ve voted
It would be great if you would let us know when you’ve voted in the pensions industrial action ballot by emailing ucu@leeds.ac.uk with the word ‘voted’ in the subject box. (We’re not asking what you voted.) This will help us to … Read more
National action on pensions: inaccuracies in management statement on USS
Yesterday, our university management posted an update on the USS Pension scheme, under “latest news” which has led to queries from members. The university management’s statement contains a wholly inaccurate claim that the USS pensions dispute is “not a national … Read more
Censure and Academic Boycott of University of Leeds
Leeds UCU is still in dispute with university management over our statutes. Management have refused: to remove ‘some other substantial reason’ for dismissal to reinstate a medically qualified chair for appeal panels for dismissal on health grounds to reinstate an … Read more
Christmas carolling 5th December
Leeds UCU will be making our views known about our statutes dispute and about pensions in a very festive way at lunchtime on Tuesday 5th December. We’ll be singing Christmas carols – with slightly different lyrics – around campus, with … Read more
Current ballot mandate expired, preparing for escalation and reballot
The ballot mandate in the Statutes dispute has expired (new anti-trade-union laws give ballots a 6-month shelf life) and we are now escalating to the next phase in the dispute. As agreed at the recent all-members general meeting we will … Read more
Action Group meeting 7 November
All members are welcome to the next Action Group meeting on Tuesday 7 November from 1-2 pm (see email for venue). Please come along to work on the next steps in the Statutes campaign, including discussing future action and to … Read more