Come to another of Leeds TUC legendary songalongs while we are hosting the youth delegation from Dortmund TUC.

Iʼm raising money to support the Nottingham UCU hardship fund. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

As we’ve entered a new tax year, it’s a great time to remind UCU members that you may be able to reduce the cost of your union subscription by claiming tax relief from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

UCU members who work for the University of Leeds elect a branch committee every year at the Annual General Meeting in May, to conduct the day-to-day business of the branch in-between the general meetings of all members. (General meetings of … Read more

Staff at Durham University will begin working to rule tomorrow.

Statement issued by UK trade unions, in association with USC, on 23 February 2026, for the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. All the signatories ar…

In this week’s LeedsUCU podcast we talk to Mark Taylor-Batty, the committee’s lead on pensions and a key part of the UCU national negotiating team which, backed by industrial action, has got our pension benefits restored as well as reducing … Read more

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Four hundred staff jobs are also being axed in cost-cutting measures by the University of Essex.

Total of 48 degrees could disappear from Russell Group institution, with falling revenues and rising costs blamed