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Report on UCU Congress 2019

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 1 June 2019 by Alan Smith26 July 2019

UCU’s annual congress is its supreme policy making body and it met this year over the May Bank Holiday in Harrogate. This report is an attempt to summarise three very full days of intense and important debates on the various … Read more

Posted in Anticasualisation, climate and ecological emergency, Equality, Gender pay gap, LGBT+, Mental health, Migration and refugees, Pay, Pensions, REF, UCU democracy, Workload

USS pensions – emergency motion passed at AGM

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 17 May 2019 by Alan Smith17 May 2019

Members of UCU University of Leeds branch passed the following emergency motion at our AGM on 16 May 2019: This branch notes that: The 2018 USS dispute was suspended with an agreement that Defined Benefit pensions should not be scrapped … Read more

Posted in Campaigns, Dispute, General Meetings, Pensions

USS pensions dispute update

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 3 May 2019 by Alan Smith3 May 2019

Video of open meeting 9 April with branch pensions rep Mark Taylor-Batty and Sam Marsh from the UCU national USS negotiating team This page was last updated on 3 May 2019

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Posted in Dispute, Open meetings and events, Pensions

9 April: USS pensions open meeting

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 22 March 2019 by Alan Smith5 April 2019

Tuesday 9 April 1-2pm: USS Pensions Open Meeting: with UCU Pensions Rep Mark Taylor-Batty and UCU national USS negotiator Sam Marsh Mechanical Engineering LT B (2.37) (Open to members + non-members – bring colleagues!) Our pensions rep Mark Taylor-Batty and … Read more

Posted in Campaigns, Dispute, Open meetings and events, Pensions

USS Pensions update

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 11 March 2019 by admin11 March 2019

Members will have seen in last week’s all-staff communication the reminder that our USS pension contributions will be going up from 8% of Salary to 8.8% of salary, as from your pay slip at the end of April. We will … Read more

Posted in Pensions

Pensions Update: plain language explanation of where we are on USS

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 19 December 2018 by admin419 December 2018

This post follows on from the email we received from UCU HQ yesterday, and seeks to explain that as part of a plain language summary of where we are. As we approach the end of an incredible year for the … Read more

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Members agree new policies at general meeting

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 12 December 2018 by Alan Smith17 December 2018

Members meeting on 10 December passed 8 motions deciding branch strategy, policy and decisions: Motion 3: USS pensions Motion 4: Motion of no confidence in University of Leeds Council USS decisions Motion 5: Supporting Vicky Blake’s Candidacy for UCU Vice … Read more

Posted in Administration, Anticasualisation, Consultations and negotiations, General Meetings, IT, Pensions

Might USS scrap the 2017 valuation, and replace it with a 2018 valuation?

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 4 December 2018 by admin4 December 2018

You will have received an email recently from Jill Nimmo, forwarding a USS communication in which they offer a brief summary of the cost-sharing consultation with members that took place over the summer, and which was in effect eclipsed by … Read more

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Some USS pension member statements ‘technical glitch’

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 29 November 2018 by Alan Smith29 November 2018

Some members have received a letter from USS saying that because of a ‘technical glitch’ they won’t get an automatic pension statement. This seems to be members with more complicated pension calculations. In a statement, USS says this affects around … Read more

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Report from UCU higher education sector conferences 7 November

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 November 2018 by Alan Smith27 November 2018

Last Wednesday our elected Leeds delegates had a double dose of special Higher Education Sector Conferences (HESCs) which had been called to decide the next steps for UCU in two higher education disputes: Quick summary 1. The Pay and Equality … Read more

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The branch office is currently closed because of the covid-19 pandemic. Please use email if possible.

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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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    • Committee members 2021-2022UCU members at the University of Leeds elect a committee to run union affairs in between the all-member general meetings. (General meetings of all members are the primary decision making mechanism locally, committee meetings are the secondary one.) Election is for one year from 1 August. The committee can appoint up to four additional committee members. Committee members elected for the academic year 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019 are:

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      President: Vicky Blake Vice-president: Tim Goodall Treasurer: Nigel Bubb Honorary secretary: Jonathan Saha Membership officer: Ben Plumpton Equality officer: Dima Barakat Chami Campaigns officer: Lesley McGorrigan Health and safety officer: Neil Maughan Anti-casualisation officer: Cat Oakley

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      Gabriella Alberti George Ellison Alaric Hall Hugh Hubbard Laura Loyola-Hernandez Lata Narayanaswamy Brendan Nicholls Malcolm Povey Alan Roe Andi Rylands Paul Steenson Mark Taylor-Batty Peter Tennant Mark Walkley Chloe Wallace Rachel Walls Andy West Kelli Zezulka
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