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Statutes – our campaign and industrial action

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 13 June 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

You will have received  the Vice Chancellor’s email yesterday urging you not to take part in the industrial action voted for by UCU members. We do appreciate the seriousness of taking industrial action on an open day but we feel … Read more

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UCU members vote to strike over Statute changes

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 26 May 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

UCU members of the University of Leeds local association have voted to strike and take industrial action short of a strike as part of our dispute with the University of Leeds management over their intention to make detrimental changes to … Read more

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posters and ballot papers

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 May 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

By now most of you will have received your ballot paper and, separately, a new leaflet and a poster. Poster in the post Please stick the poster on your door, or a campus-facing window, or somewhere else which will help … Read more

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e-poll shows 74% of members will strike over “Sacker’s Charter”

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 5 April 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

An e-poll of UCU members at the University of Leeds has shown 74% in favour of the union moving to a strike ballot and for taking strike action over the disputed proposal for a new catch-all statute for “dismissal for … Read more

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Statute – response to Vice-Chancellor’s email

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 23 March 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

The university management have told all staff that dismissal for ‘some other substantial reason’ (SOSR) is within the law and that they want to update our Statutes to reflect this. Management have no right, under our current Statute, to make … Read more

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e-poll, members meetings, messages of support

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 21 March 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

You are likely to receive an e-poll later today or tomorrow from national UCU about the Statute dispute.  This will be in indicative online poll (not the industrial action ballot, which will be by post).  Please vote yes to industrial … Read more

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No to the sacker’s charter – support the UCU dispute!

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 1 March 2017 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

Do you think your management should be able to sack you for any reason they like? Statutes are part of the terms and conditions of academic and academic related staff. The University wants to add a provision to dismiss people … Read more

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UCU consultation on higher education pay

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 October 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

UCU members will receive an email from national UCU with a link to a form to fill in to indicate your views on the next steps in the pay dispute. Is 1.1% (plus some talks on gender equality and casualisation) … Read more

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Support our IT services

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 5 October 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

As members of the University of Leeds community, we are concerned about the current IT reorganisation. We believe that: the loss of experienced IT staff and management focus on the reorganisation is contributing to problems with IT services research, teaching … Read more

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UCU Leeds strike day 23rd June

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 28 June 2016 by Alan Smith1 August 2017

After the two national strike days on 23rd/24th May, UCU at each university were asked to choose one further day for a local strike, and most have gone for Open Days. This means that prospective students and their parents are … Read more

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    • Joining the unionJoining Leeds UCU All academic and academic-related staff of the University of Leeds, permanent or fixed-term, are eligible to join Leeds UCU. This includes students studying to teach in further education who are eligible for free membership. For further information contact the Leeds UCU Office. The quickest, easiest and safest way of joining is online via the UCU website http://joinonline.ucu.org.uk/. Subscriptions The subscription is payable monthly, quarterly or annually by direct debit, and is made up of anational subscription and local subscription, both on a sliding scale. This table shows the main national and local rates:   Employment income: Current monthly subscription for full UCU members National Leeds TOTAL Code £40,000 and over £17.99 £2.40 £20.39 F1 £30,000 – £39,999 £16.36 £2.40 £18.76 F2 £20,000 – £29,999 £15.43 £2.40 £17.83 F3 £10,000 – £19,999 £9.41 £1.20 £10.61 F4 £5,000 – £9,999 £4.26 £0.60 £4.86 F5 Below £5,000 £2.43 £0.60 £3.03 F6 Tax relief Members are entitled to tax releif on 67% of their National Subscription. See further details by following this link Further Information For further information please contact the UCU Office.
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