Published: 20th April, 2026
Following votes at a recent General Meeting, Leicester UCU is calling a further three days of strike action during the third term (5, 11, and 18 May). This action is part of our ongoing campaign against compulsory redundancies. The strikes have been scheduled during the exam period in order to maximise their impact. These strikes…
Published: 20th April, 2026
Action short of strike (ASOS)At the March General meeting members voted to strengthen our Action Short of Strike which recommences on 27 April 2026 and resolved:To mandate the officers and reps to campaign for all members to undertake all forms of ASOS listed above.To hold meetings in all Schools and Departments where we have reps…
Published: 25th September, 2025
Members of our branch are to begin three weeks of strike action from 29th September, which will seriously disrupt the operations of the University of Leicester. The strikes have been called to stop compulsory redundancies as the university seeks £11m in cuts to its staffing budget. In addition to striking, members of UCU will also,…
Published: 18th September, 2025
Leicester UCU Members will be on strike Monday 10 November – Friday 21 November. Here is some key information about the strike action and how you can get involved. How can I help? Email the following template to the Vice Chancellor (vc@le.ac.uk) to put pressure on him to resolve the dispute. Subject: Urgent Call for…
Published: 22nd July, 2025
Part 1: The Case for Industrial Action Part 2: Technical Questions about Industrial Action Part 1: The Case for Industrial Action The university is currently threatening to launch a redundancy programme in November 2025 with the goal of cutting the staffing budget by £11m. Six academic areas have been targeted for potential redundancies — Chemistry;…
Published: 11th March, 2024
Leicester UCU celebrates last week’s ruling from an Employment Tribunal, that three former colleagues, David Harvie, Geoffrey Lightfoot and Simon Lilley, were unfairly dismissed by the University of Leicester. The three were among the victims, within the School of Business (ULSB), of the “Shaping for Excellence” redundancy programme. The case follows an earlier Tribunal ruling…
Published: 16th June, 2023
Why are we going on strike? At 136 of the 140 universities, UCU members will strike for five consecutive days from Monday 25 to Friday 29 September. The dispute centres on low pay and working conditions. Employer body, the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) has imposed a pay award for 23/24 worth just 5% for most UCU…
Published: 14th June, 2023
With the ongoing Marking and Assessment Boycott, some parts of the University will have their processes of progression and graduation delayed. The current Senate regulations allow managers in the University to appoint alternative markers to undermine the MAB, by producing ‘rogue’ marks. We consider rogue marks to be problematic, because they are usually not awarded…
Published: 7th June, 2023
Leicester UCU branch will take strike action as part of the ongoing industrial action over pay and conditions in UK universities. Strike action will occur on these dates: We regret that we have been forced to escalate our action. This reflects the punitive response to our Marking & Assessment Boycott (MAB) by university management and…
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