Union offers to swap time-limited cost hike for new USS valuation
As more strikes loom, UCU believes fresh assessment of pension fund would show employers¡¯ justification for cuts has ¡®evaporated¡¯
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Pensions, not politics
As a delegate to the University and College Union congress from the branch that moved the "work-to-contract" motion for staff in the Universities Superannuation Scheme, I would like to address some...
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Pension tensions (2 of 3)
The refusal of the employers to negotiate on changes to the USS and a national jobs agreement indicates a "no-compromise" position. They clearly want to take advantage of the government's...
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Attractive pensions benefits are possible without huge price?hikes
Action is clearly needed to shore up the USS, but the trustee needs to be more flexible, says Alistair?Jarvis
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London lecturers strike over pensions
Lecturers from post-1992 universities in London are joining school teachers in a walk-out to protest against changes to their pensions.
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UK union calls three-day strike next month over pay and pensions
Staff at 58 universities set to walk out
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The USS is changing its responsibility strategy ¨C do its members even care?
The Universities Superannuation Scheme is changing how it invests in ethical funds, which should be a concern to striking academics, argues Bernard H. Casey?
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Union says USS valuation proposals ¡®ignore members¡¯ views¡¯
New documents show that economic downturn from coronavirus could lead to increased contributions
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Pensions: preempt the Treasury
The USS is bloated with money for two reasons: the unanticipated decline in academic pay has caused a corresponding fall in actuarial liability for the USS, and because whenever a USS member moves to...
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Why is the UK¡¯s largest pension scheme still investing in fossil fuels?
Universities¡¯ divestment policies are undermined by the USS¡¯ continued investment in oil companies, says Bill Spence?
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Deadlock over pension reform
Final-salary deals still in balance as employers and unions fail to agree. John Morgan reports
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Essex v-c says universities can afford to pay more into pensions
Anthony Forster criticises failure of negotiators to ¡®embrace principled compromise¡¯
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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 calls pension ballot
Industrial action an option in defence of final-salary deals and the traditional retirement age, union indicates. John Gill reports
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MPs to probe UK universities¡¯ response to marking boycott
Commons Education Committee exploring whether institutions should adopt ¡®standardised method of mitigation¡¯