Where will I find my ballot papers? Look out for a white A4 envelope with the UCU logo on it. It will either come to your home address or at work (check your pigeonhole), depending on which address you chose … Read more
Text from branch president Ben Plumpton’s email to members You’ll have seen today’s email to [Allstaff] about the pay offer. In case the mention of 3.65% rises had you feeling hopeful, note that this was only for scale points 2 … Read more
If you are a member of the USS pension scheme, whether you are a UCU member or not, you need to know what’s going on with the renewed dispute over USS. Here we want to challenge some of the employers’ … Read more
In May we posted about why Leeds UCU committee believes it is crucial that migrant members have representation within the national UCU structure. At the UCU annual conference later than month, Leeds University UCU, along with UEA UCU, Manchester University … Read more
UCU members should have received their ballot papers for the General Secretary election by now (or will receive them very soon). Remember that, as with all formal ballots, UCU is legally required to conduct this via post (we are forbidden … Read more
We’d like to invite all UCU University of Leeds branch members to attend the Annual General Meeting of the UCU University of Leeds branch, and to ask you to consider being on the UCU branch committee for the coming academic … Read more
UCU members in HE have voted strongly to strike again (70% in favour) but the anti trade union laws would make any strike unlawful because the turnout was again below the very high 50% threshold. (The same law which doesn’t … Read more
Members will have received in the post, from the Electoral Reform Society, a ballot paper to vote in the UK wide UCU elections. The mailing included printed election addresses for all the candidates for each position, and a voting form … Read more
(Printed newsletters should be appearing round campus, or you can download it in PDF form here.) Use your vote! We’re balloting again in the dispute over Dispute over casualisation, equal pay, workload and fair pay. It’s vital for our union … Read more
We are all with you in solidarity as you strike today to defend jobs and to defend each other. Stand firm! You have much to be proud of! Not only have members at Queen Margaret University refused to take any … Read more