You might be concerned to learn that the university has refused to consult meaningfully with the local UCU branch on the matter of USS pensions. They have told us that they are content to back the UUK position and the … Read more
This motion was agreed by the branch at an extra-ordinary general meeting 14 January 2022 This branch notes that: Our branch has a strong mandate for industrial action relating to the USS dispute and the ‘Four Fights’ we had an … Read more
You have until 17 January to complete your personal USS consultation responses, and we strongly recommend that you do: The University of Leeds has the fifth largest population of USS members within the current dispute, and a volume of responses … Read more
You will have seen in an email from UCU general secretary Jo Grady this week that further decisions as to the progression and escalation of our industrial action will be taken in a meeting of UCU’s higher education committee (HEC) … Read more
If you teach you may want to use these these slides to give students a quick overview of about UCU, the dispute and the industrial action. PowerPoint format Text only format Text only format A quick guide to UCU 4 … Read more
There are serious questions to ask about whether university senior management has misrepresented the planned cuts to our pensions. This post was an email sent to members on 16 November 2021 on behalf of the committee by the committee’s lead … Read more
Following members’ vote for industrial action, three strike days have been called for December 2021: Wednesday 1 December Thursday 2 December Friday 3 December More on the UCU national website at https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/11872/Universities-to-be-hit-with-three-days-of-strikes-in-December More details to follow. This page was last … Read more
The motion was agreed at the general meeting Tuesday 9 November 2021 A. Leeds Uni UCU notes The excellent votes for action in ballots. The new strategy proposed by the General Secretary in her address and email on Friday 5 … Read more
Good morning members Many of you will already be aware of the outcome of the ballot on the USS dispute, which arrived in our inboxes at about 7pm last night. This branch has yet again smashed the anti-union 50% legal … Read more
Three reasons to vote YES, YES in the UCU ballots: ● Twelve years of below inflation pay offers have given us a 20% pay cut ● This year’s pay offer is just 1.5%, but inflation is at 4.5% ● You … Read more