This post has been edited as the AGM date has been changed from 13 May to 20 May.

A reminder that UCU branch Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be at 3.45pm – 5pm on Thursday 20 May. The meeting will be on Zoom (link to follow nearer the time).

(Not to be confused with the general meeting this Thursday lunchtime that I emailed about yesterday.)

Traditionally we all have tea and coffee and cake from 3.30pm before the AGM, and we’re still going to do that, but you’ll need to provide your own tea and cake!

The deadline for motions to the AGM is 12pm on Tuesday 27 April. Please email any motions to ucu@leeds.ac.uk.

Nominations for the branch committee for the next academic year need to be with the branch administrator by the end of Wednesday 19 May (the day before the AGM).

There is lots of information on the website about standing for the branch committee, including the different roles, the nominations process and the importance of ensuring the committee is representative of the whole membership. Ben Plumpton has offered to have a chat with anyone who is thinking of standing and would like to know more, and I’m happy to do that as well (as are probably all of this year’s committee members).