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In today's episode (recorded 8 July): pay and grading review offer, workload, the general election, and remembering Jonathan Dean
With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith.
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See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
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Episode links
https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/support-and-benefits/local-industrial-action-hardship-fund/
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Today’s episode was due to be recorded 3 July, but, as amember of UCU staff and of Unite LE127 union branch, Alan Smith was on strike, and UCU branch committee members would, of course, not cover his work while heis striking. We have released this special LeedsUCU branch news episode without any branch news, to illustrate that the industrial action has an impact.
With Rachel Walls.
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See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
Episode links
Moorland sounds from bbc.co.uk – © copyright 1966 BBC - https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/search?q=NHU05104247
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In today's episode (recorded 19 June): pay and gradingreview, freedom of expression protocol, review of HR policies, department repelections
With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith.
If you prefer your union branch news direct to your ears,search for LeedsUCU wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe so you getnotified about new episodes.
See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
Episode links
https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/choosing-your-ucu-department-representatives/
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In today's episode (recorded 5 June): pay and gradingreview, hybrid working, anti-casualisation improvements, department rep elections, general meetings and socials.
With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith.
If you prefer your union branch news direct to your ears,search for LeedsUCU wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe so you getnotified about new episodes.
See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
Episode links
https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/choosing-your-ucu-department-representatives/
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In today's episode (recorded 8 May, published late because: reasons): PGRs who teach, hybrid working as a flexible working request, 3-days-on-campus not-rule, pay and grading review, UCU higher education special sector conference, AGM, new starters meetings
With Aisha Walker, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith.
If you prefer your union branch news direct to your ears,search for LeedsUCU wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe so you get notified about new episodes.
See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
Episode links
Branch committee roles and standing for election
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In today's episode (recorded 24 April, and not edited,transcribed and published until long after the intended release date because: reasons): working in shared spaces, the new university social media policy, overseas working policy discussions, dignity and mutual respect policy, changes in IT, biomedical research facility, career pathways programme, university’s financial support,Education Support, general meetings, getting involved, workers memorial day, Leeds TUC May Day rally, socials
With Aisha Walker and Rachel Walls (and Alan Smith).
If you prefer your union branch news direct to your ears,search for LeedsUCU wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe so you get notified about new episodes.
See all the episodes and transcripts at https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
Episode links
Branchcommittee roles and standing for election
https://www.educationsupport.org.uk/
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In today's episode (recorded 10-11 April): posters celebrating our win on pensions, all about the committee elections at the AGM, the latest Home Office pressure on migrant workers. With Aisha Walker, Emily Haikney, Laura Loyola Hernandez, Rachel Walls and Alan Smith.
See all the episodes and transcripts athttps://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
LeedsUCU website post, including link to legal guidance, UK government changes affecting migrant members
More about branch committee roles and standing for election
Original music by Fred Verity.
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In today's episode (recorded 27 March): pay and grading review, ways of working, casework, management training, joining the union before problems arise, gender, ethnicity and disability pay gaps, flexible working, the next general meeting, amending motions on the UCU congress agenda, and the AGM in May, getting involved as a UCU department equality rep, department rep, branch committee member or caseworker.
(No Rachel today - we really should have mentioned that in the recording!)
For transcript see https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
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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.
For transcript see https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
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Recorded 28 March.In today's episode: New ways of working, workload principles, pay and grading, PGR lead on committee, socials and branch general meetings.For transcript see https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/To join UCU go to https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
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In today's episode we talk to Mark Taylor-Batty about UCU's achievement on USS pensions and having more money in our take-home pay each month, and other changes to the pension scheme.
For transcripts of this and other episodes go to https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
For Mark's webpost on this subject, which includes how to make payments to the branch hardship fund: https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/ucu-win-on-uss-increase-in-take-home-pay-and-benefits-restored/
join the union at https://www.ucu.org.uk/join
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In today's episode: a department reps meeting, a peace demonstration, pay and grading, fixed-term contracts, 'ways of working', General Secretary election hustings, national meeting of academic-related professional and managerial staff and national meeting of staff on casualised contracts.
For transcript see https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
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In our first podcast (we will get better at the sound balance!) we cover the new university social media policy, proposed changes to IT organisation, the big USS pensions win, where we are with the pay and conditions dispute, what do we want in a new vice chancellor for the university, ways of working - at home or on campus, coming up: branch general meeting, general secretary election hustings, UCU national events: Cradle To The Grave policy conference, meeting of Academic-Related Professional Staff, meeting of staff on casualised contracts; and vacancies on the branch committee.
For transcript see https://www.leedsucu.org.uk/about-us/podcast/
