Published: 4th December, 2019
Well, what a day. We are, as you can imagine, all exhausted after eight days on the picket lines, so a full review of Day 8 will appear tomorrow, but, in brief, it was a fun day and we were all in good spirits (and not just because of the mulled wine). Strikemas was heartily…
Published: 29th November, 2019
Raise the Rafters: THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE! Day 5 on the UCU Leicester picket line and what a day it was. The official theme of the day was the Great Picket Bake Off, but unofficially, today was about singing, dancing, chanting and protest. As for the formal theme, there were delicious brownies, on-brand…
Published: 15th November, 2019
This is the Leicester UCU Strike Handbook 2019 – covering all strike plans and advice for the strike taking place between 25th November and 4th December. This page will be updated as strike plans and events change – please check regularly for updates. Last revision: 10 December 2019 Contents Picket line locations Picket line organization…
Published: 11th September, 2019
Leicester UCU members may be interested in Jane’s struggles in obtaining information to assess USS deficit claims:
Published: 6th August, 2019
https://www.ucu.org.uk/article/10181/30-minute-solidarity-climate-stoppage
Published: 7th June, 2019
In line with the decisions of the higher education sector conference (HESC) 2019, this letter was sent to the University establishing a potential dispute over USS. Further information is available here.
Published: 30th May, 2019
Report of UCU Congress 2019 Harrogate Convention Centre This year’s UCU Congress took place in Harrogate from the evening of Friday 24th May to the afternoon of Monday 27th May. Leicester UCU’s delegates were Gareth Brown, Emi Mise and Nick Adkins – the first time that three delegates were permitted given the recent rise in…
Published: 30th May, 2019
Remember: UCU is for Academic-Related Professional-Services staff too!
Published: 11th April, 2019
Details of the structure of the hustings, as well as questions asked by branch members, are available here:
Published: 5th April, 2019
Leicester UCU has heard of a recent racist attack against members of staff at the Brookfield site. These members of staff were subjected to a verbal racist attack, including a death threat, when leaving Brookfield. We are appalled to hear of this, and have shared our concerns with both the President of the Students Union…
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