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Today, staff at @UniversityLeeds were threatened w 100% deductions if we fail to prioritise rescheduling teaching.This is an aggressive escalation by senior management. We call upon them to prioritise reaching a settlement in the disputes so we can get back to work. #ucuRISING
BREAKING NEWS: Following an offer from management, Leeds University UCU have suspended our indefinite strike action in order to consult members. Members - check your email and meet on Monday to discuss. Solidarity everyone - this was immense work!
⚡️ NEWSFLASH ⚡️
"Vice chancellor resigns after pressure from staff"
Following motions of no confidence passed by all 3 trade unions, the @UniversityLeeds VC Simone Buitendijk has announced that she is stepping down with almost immediate effect.
leedsucu.org.uk/vice-chancello…@ucu
Hi everyone 🤗 Thanks so much for all the tweets & solidarity messages😁 We believe our working conditions are our students' learning conditions. We will continue to fight for fairer pensions, end casualisation, pay gaps & workload. Watch this space👀
4 fights results in!
51.65% turnout
78.89% in favour of strike action
86.33% in favour of ASOS
We beat the antiunion threshold!
Massive thank you to all the volunteers who helped GTVO 👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼
Delighted to report that we have SMASHED the Tory ballot threshold on the USS dispute. 60.8% turnout. 75.2% in favour of strike action. 85.5% in favour of ASOS. Our members are mightily angry and rightly so. So proud of this branch💪♥️ News on Four Fights tomorrow