(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
TThe university’s lists system doesn’t seem to be sending this email out to our members – so here is our latest email for all to read! UCU local news: remember to vote; international members survey; improving the adverse weather policy; … Read more
Currently, UCU is running a UK-wide survey ‘Counting the costs of casualisation’. If you’re on an insecure contract, please fill it in and encourage colleagues to do so too. This page was last updated on 1 February 2019
Read moreYour industrial action ballot paper should have arrived shortly after 16 January 2019. It’s vital for our union democracy that you use your vote. The vote has to be done by post because the government made it illegal to run … Read more
Elections are coming up soon for UCU Vice President (VP), and other national positions, see details here. The voting period is 1 February – 1 March. The Vice President post is particularly important as the elected candidate will go on … Read more
Our carol singing at lunchtime last week was great fun – the enthusiasm and gusto of the ‘UCU choir’ made up for any lack of musicality! Some students were so delighted they took away the song sheets to share! Thanks to … Read more
We’re calling on University of Leeds to become an accredited Living Wage Employer, like many other universities have already. Leeds Citizens would like as many university staff and students to sign their open letter to the university, and to attend … Read more
Here’s the latest Leeds UCU newsletter for your enjoyment, including (of course!) articles about pay & equality and USS pensions. Also with news of the upcoming anti-casualisation roadshow kick-off, our concerns about IT, progress with our gender pay claim and … Read more
Come to this meeting, open to all, to discuss our progress towards saving the USS defined-benefit pension scheme, what the next steps are and how scheme members might respond to the current USS consultation. Thursday 11 October, 2 – 3 … Read more