Fair Pensions for Leeds:

Ongoing assessment boycott from November 6th

Staff pensions could be reduced by up to 27%

Background

Pensions are deferred pay

There is a £1.1 billion per annum surplus in the HE industry and employers have £10 billion in reserves

Staff do not want to have to take this action – they have been left no option through employers’ refusal to reasonably negotiate

Video at: http://youtu.be/NR7jkE_eG84

Fair pay and quality of teaching

Universities rely on recruiting excellent staff to deliver excellent education

Students pay high fees and deserve high-quality teaching in return

Students should expect good terms and conditions for those who teach them

By supporting staff, you are helping to defend education

What you can do...

Write to the Vice Chancellor, Alan Langlands, telling him that you support your staff

Model letters are available at http://www.leedsucu.org.uk/uss-2014/uss-resources

Write to your LUU reps and let them know you support your staff

Write to your lecturers and let them know that you support them