(From UCU’s national website, ucu.org.uk) Strikes will begin on Thursday 22 February UCU has written to the 61 universities* to inform them of an escalating wave of strikes over a four-week period that will begin with a five-day walkout … Read more
The UCU higher education committee has announced a plan of strike action proportionate to the need to stop the terrible attacks planned on our old age. If talks fail, UCU members in 61 universities including ours will start incremental strike … Read more
UCU members at the University of Leeds, and across the country, have voted to strike over the outrageous attacks to our pensions which would see the ending of the defined-benefit scheme. The UCU national executive committee and the local committee … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
Motion to the general meeting 25 October 2017 This conference believes that USS reports on the basis of its real assets: a surplus of £5bn. The reporting of a deficit is a recklessly prudent artificial construct ideologically driven by changes … Read more
Motion to the general meeting 25 October 2017 This conference believes Working with other unions in disputes and combining our campaigning alongside other unions in defence of pay, pensions and jobs strengthens our own USS campaign. Creating solidarity networks with … Read more