UCU lobbies council over job cuts at Leeds Uni

UCU members and students at the University of Leeds lobbied members of the university's council yesterday evening as part of a protest over job cuts. All university departments, even those making a surplus, have been told to identify cuts of between 10 to 20%. Members handed in a petition signed by staff and students to a member of the university council and there were also speeches from staff and students outside the meeting. University of Leeds UCU branch president, Click here for more: http://www.ucu.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=4297. The lobby hit the regional news here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/8366689.stm. The union has also produced an alternative statement, rejecting Vice Chancellor Michael Arthur’s vision and putting forward a future in which the university invests in staff to build its local and regional profile as a provider of high quality higher education. You can view it here: http://leedsucu.wordpress.com/alternative-vision/