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Tag Archives: #Equality

Officers and committee vacancies – get involved!

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 February 2025 by Alan Smith7 February 2025

Our branch is now seeking to appoint a new casework officer there are also vacancies for an equality officer and an ordinary committee member.  Interested? Please read on … Casework Officer Role: appointed by election This new officer will be … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #Casework, #Elections, #Equality

UCU equality and committee vacancies

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 February 2025 by Alan Smith7 February 2025

Do you have skills and experience that you could use to make a contribution to the work of our branch?   The branch committee has two vacancies.  We have a vacancy for an equality officer and we also have a … Read more

Posted in Elections, Featured, Getting involved | Tagged #Elections, #Equality

LeedsUCU podcast Year 2 episode 3: branch news 6 December 2024 

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 9 December 2024 by Rachel Walls9 December 2024

In today’s episode, recorded 5 December 2024: Pay and grading review; relocation expenses; hourly pay; the branch’s X/Twitter account (and our other social media platforms); equality working group; and Christmas carols on Thursday 12th December! With Jenny Rivas Perez, Rachel Walls … Read more

Posted in Branch, Consultations and negotiations, Featured, Podcast, Social | Tagged #Equality, #payandgrading, #Social

Joint Trade Unions’ statement on the rise of fascist violence in Leeds and the UK

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 8 August 2024 by Rachel Walls8 August 2024
Unison logo, Unite logo, UCU logo

The University of Leeds Unite, Unison, and UCU trade union branches express our solidarity with and support of all communities living in fear of targeted violence. We unequivocally condemn the far-right and fascist rallies, lynch mobs, racist, Islamophobic, and anti-immigrant … Read more

Posted in Black members / BME, Call to action, Equality, Featured, Islamophobia, Migrant members, Migration and refugees, Solidarity, Wider campaigning | Tagged #anti-racism, #Equality, #Islamophobia, #Solidarity

Branch policy: Cass Review final report

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 7 May 2024 by Alan Smith7 May 2024

The following motion was carried at the branch general meeting 29 April 2024 so is agreed collective policy (unless a more recent motion has superseded it). The text here is subject to approval of the minutes of that meeting and … Read more

Posted in Branch policy | Tagged #BranchPolicy, #Equality, #TransEquality

LeedsUCU podcast episode 5: branch news, 15 March 2024

UCU University of Leeds Branch Posted on 16 March 2024 by Alan Smith16 March 2024

In today’s episode (recorded 13 March): pay and grading review, ways of working, Home Office visa changes, gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps, the next general meeting and the AGM in May. If you prefer your union branch news direct … Read more

Posted in Featured, Podcast | Tagged #AGM, #Disability, #Equality, #Gender, #Pay, #PayGaps, #Rules, #Visas
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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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      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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