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A USS pension update

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 6 November 2018 by admin7 November 2018

Our University was one of the institutions that wanted us to lose Defined Benefits altogether. UCU National Disputes Committee adopts a ‘No Detriment’ position USS letter proposes using an updated March 2018 valuation to supersede the March 2017 valuation Our … Read more

Posted in Pensions

Minutes of general meeting 19 October 2018

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 October 2018 by Alan Smith25 October 2018

There may be formatting errors in online versions of minutes because of complex embedded list formatting Friday 19 October 2018, 12pm – 1pmMichael Sadler building LG15 Minutes of EGM 12 June 2018 Item not taken (out of time) 2. Pay … Read more

Posted in Administration, Branch, Dispute, General Meetings, Pensions

USS Pension: developments + rapid response tool (90 sec possible!) for the USS Consultation (email)

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 24 October 2018 by Alan Smith25 October 2018

Email from branch president Vicky Blake to branch members 24 October 2018 Dear Members, The situation with our USS pension has moved rapidly since our open meeting with Mark Taylor-Batty and Sam Marsh (a member of the USS Joint negotiating committee) two weeks ago. It … Read more

Posted in Campaigns, Dispute, Pensions

No deficit = no detriment

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 15 October 2018 by admin18 October 2018

The latest development in the ongoing USS saga sees the revelation that USS themselves seem to have failed to correctly apply their own ’Test 1’, and that when this is corrected there is no deficit in the scheme as of … Read more

Posted in Pensions

Open Meeting on USS pensions 11 October

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 8 October 2018 by Alan Smith9 October 2018

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

Posted in Pensions, Uncategorized

Joint Expert panel report – a first response

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 14 September 2018 by admin14 September 2018

Yesterday, the long-awaited report from the Joint Expert Panel was released.  You can read the executive summary here , and the full report here. The report very much validates many of the arguments that UCU and activists have been rehearsing … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Pensions

USS pension joint expert panel report published

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 13 September 2018 by Alan Smith13 September 2018

The USS joint expert panel has published its report this afternoon. The joint expert panel was set up by UCU and Universities UK to try to establish a common understanding about the health of the USS pension scheme because UCU … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Pensions

USS consultation – a pause for thought

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 6 September 2018 by admin9 October 2018

Members will have received communications recently from the University and from UCU about the USS’s consultation over proposed changes to our pension. The consultation is a requirement upon USS, and was originally deferred as a result of the outcome of … Read more

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USS latest – announcement of ‘cost sharing’

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 6 August 2018 by Alan Smith6 August 2018

Update sent by branch vice president Tim Goodall to all members by email on Friday 3 August Dear UCU members, You will have seen that the USS pension scheme has announced it will implement a ‘cost-sharing’ package, meaning that both … Read more

Posted in Dispute, Pensions

Report from UCU higher education special sector conference, 21 June

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 25 June 2018 by Alan Smith25 June 2018

The UCU HE sector conference on USS pensions had been achieved by 20-30 branches passing motions requisitioning a special meeting. This was to ensure continued member debate and input following the ending of the momentous strike action over USS. It … 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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