The University has criticised lecturers’ decision to take part in a marking boycott in protest of proposed cuts to staff pensions. A statement released to The Gryphon said, ‘We are extremely disappointed that the UCU […]
News | No living wage for contracted staff
Vice Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands, will not pay all staff the living wage, LS can reveal. In a letter to the Leeds University Living Wage Campaign, the VC said he had decided not to pay […]
News | Third strike lucky?
Dozens of members of staff went on strike on Thursday following what they have described as “an increasingly bitter row over pay”. Members of University staff and students stood outside the Union building in solidarity […]
News | Universities prepare for second strike
A second strike is to be held on December 3 as pay disputes among University academics and staff continue. Staff across the country have been working to contracted hours since November 1, as unfair pay […]
News | Halo comes under scrutiny
Halo nightclub is being monitored following concerns over their staff conduct. A meeting took place on Tuesday between the management of Halo nightclub, police and two representatives from Leeds City Council. The discussion follows concerns […]
News | Lift prank prompts Pulse evacuation
The Union were forced to evacuate Pulse last Friday night during Fruity after a student found themselves trapped in a lift used by staff. The unidentified student was able to climb into the lift contraption, […]
News | University staff strike
Lectures and seminars across the University were cancelled yesterday as lecturers and staff took to the streets over cuts to pay and working conditions. Pickets were held at every entrance to the University followed by […]
Student workers paid ‘poverty wage’
Despite the Union lobbying the University to pay its staff the living wage, it is failing to do so for its own employees. Last year a Better Union idea was passed which stated that the […]