A UK university strike now risks being futile and counterproductive
Avoiding layoffs is the issue of the hour. The UCU would do better to prioritise negotiations on pay-related issues such as workload, says Jak Peake
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Ucea to take over employers’ USS pensions role
Body that negotiates on behalf of universities in pay talks to take on new remit from Universities UK
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The USS’ money down the drain on Thames Water should cause a stink
Pension scheme members are entitled to ask why so much was lost and why the raw sewage continues to flow into rivers, says Bernard Casey
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Value of Thames Water investment ‘minimal’, admits USS
University pension scheme effectively writes off stake in ailing company that was worth £956 million two years ago
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The week in higher education – 1 August 2024
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
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USS pension contribution rates set to drop from January
Employers and members likely to save considerable sums sooner than expected as changes sped up due to improving finances
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With the USS on the up, we need to try to flatten the roller coaster
The pension scheme’s healthy reported surplus could allow us to put benefits and contribution rates on a more stable long-term footing, says Carol Young
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Go faster on cutting pension contributions, universities urge USS
Vice-chancellors express ‘near unanimous’ support for lowering costs and restoring benefits, and want it to happen more quickly than scheduled
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Our pensions victory shows the power of industrial action
As the cuts to the USS scheme are reversed, the UCU’s battle for better pay and conditions goes on. Members must vote ‘yes’ to more action, says Jo Grady
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‘No regrets’ as USS set to reverse pension cuts and payment hikes
Funding assumptions for 2023 valuation confirm rosier outlook for UK’s largest higher education pensions scheme after years of pain
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Jo Grady re-elected as UCU general secretary
Incumbent run close by King’s College London professor Ewan McGaughey in poll
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UCU ends pensions dispute as members back restoration deal
Five-year long campaign to protect staff benefits wins union an offer worth up to £200,000 for average USS member
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UCU challengers: the candidates trying to unseat Jo Grady
Union members voting on who should be next general secretary, with incumbent under pressure from all sidesÂ
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Post-92s could quit TPS pension scheme over ‘unfair’ cost hikes
April’s rise in employers’ contributions to Teachers’ Pension Scheme could leave modern universities unable to compete, leaders say