Below is key information about next week’s strike action at this critical point in our dispute with the university senior management over defence of Statute protections. Strike days: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday – 11, 12, 13 October. Picket lines: We … Read more
Yesterday, the Green Party unanimously voted to pass the following motion of support and solidarity with our branch in our dispute and associated strike action on 11/12/13 October: Conference supports the Leeds University and Colleges Union (UCU) in their strike … Read more
Are you a postgraduate at the University of Leeds? Did you know you can join UCU for free? We’re holding an important meeting for all postgrads – whether members yet or not – to discuss: UCU membership, what it offers, and … Read more
We have excellent news on this front, especially for members who have been worrying about any disproportional impact that strike deduction may have on their financial situation – following our detailed requests for support that would encompass financially vulnerable and … Read more
We have recently received examples of how ‘Some Other Substantial Reason’ (SOSR) for dismissal is being used at a few universities where it slipped through without a fight. National UCU realised the urgency of the situation and passed a motion … Read more
UCU is striking because we need our universities to provide the environment where we can offer the excellent, critical education that we care so much about. Although normal teaching will be cancelled on 11, 12 and 13 October, we are … Read more
Messages of support have been flooding in (send to ucu@leeds.ac.uk) from UCU branches, campaign groups and concerned people from across the UK: University of Cambridge Dear colleagues at Leeds UCU, I’m emailing on behalf of Cambridge UCU to express our … Read more
Academic and related staff in the University and College Union (UCU) will be on strike on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11, 12 and 13 October. We know that students will be concerned about the impact the strike is likely to … Read more
The national union has approved the request of local members for a three-day strike. UCU has approved the request from University of Leeds members agreed at the emergency general meeting two weeks ago. The union has now formally notified the … Read more
We are concerned that the proposed changes to Statute would conflict with Sections VI and VII of the Recommendation regarding the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel adopted by the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read more