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Four Week Marking Motion – Action needed

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Please read and act on the attached link below for the Motion on marking turnaround  which was passed overwhelmingly at our recent General Meeting on the 28th November 2018. It seeks to ensure that the issues in marking/feedback delivery is discussed at every Board of Studies by the people who really understand what is involved in actually implementing such a policy.
We are encouraging members to :-
  • meet with colleagues in your own department to discuss the motion and the issues raised by the policy
  • contact your Chair of the Board of Studies requesting that the motion be put on the agenda of the next meeting of your BofS for discussion and decision
  • let our Branch Administrator, Vicky Cattini know when you have done this and what happens (email vcattini@ucu.org.uk)

To read the motion please click on this link Motion on marking turnaround

Thank you

Gender Pay Gap Report and Open Letters

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The 2017 University of York Gender Pay Gap (GPG) report was published last March. At the University of York the GPG is on average 19.31%. Fighting the underlying causes of this shocking figure should be a priority. While the report states that addressing the GPG is a high priority to the University’s senior team, they have fallen very short when it comes to taking responsibility for it and proposing a way forward.

Many colleagues have expressed their disappointment and anger at the desultory tone of the report, and a group of them have drafted two open letters, one to the Vice-Chancellor and the other to the members of the University Executive Board, the Registrar, and Pro-Vice-Chancellors of the University of York. The open letters can be found on the links below, and urge senior management to prompt and meaningful action on the GPG.

Open Letter to Vice-Chancellor re Gender Pay Gap
Gender Pay Gap Open Letter

The York UCU exec committee is supportive of these letters and have contributed to their content. However, this is a joint effort beyond the union and includes a wide range of staff. We urge you to sign and circulate these open letters to friends and contacts who may not be in the union, particularly students. We are the university and this affects us all.

Members Meeting at York – USS

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The local branch has organised a members meeting on Tuesday 16th January at 1.00 pm.

UCU’s national pensions official will be in attendance to talk to members about USS and the ballot.  The meeting will be held in C/A/102.

HAVE YOU VOTED YET – THE BALLOT CLOSES ON 19TH JANUARY 2018.