‘Make or break’ for UK union with academics ‘at end of tether’
Walkouts set to hit 150 universities but experts unconvinced action will lead to breakthrough on pay
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UK set for sector-wide strikes as UCU secures historic ‘yes’ vote
Union passes 50 per cent threshold in aggregated ballot for first time since trade union laws introduced in 2016
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UCU leaders derided over ‘missed’ chance for better pensions deal
Left impugns tactics in Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute but negotiators claim improvements were achieved
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Call to end ‘postcode lottery’ of tuition fee cash for pensions black hole
UEL vice-chancellor says it is wrong that students’ money is used to prop up local government schemes
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Live long and prosper: we must work together to reform our pensions
Change to the USS scheme is urgently needed to address greater life expectancy and a ?17 billion shortfall, says Nicola Dandridge
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A 10 per cent UK pay rise would risk the livelihoods of many post-92 staff
The ‘sector’ may be able to afford more than the current offer, but many individual universities cannot, says Peter Sloane
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Union accuses employers of 'trickery' as pension pot proves far from empty
University employers say that the UK sector's ?30 billion pension fund is performing better than expected - proof that "draconian" cuts to benefits were not needed, a union has claimed.
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UK’s top-paid vice-chancellors earn more from sector pension fund
Sir David Eastwood earns ?90,000 as USS chair, while Dame Glynis Breakwell gets ?50,000
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Interview: USS chief keeps eyes on long-term prize
Bill Galvin optimistic about future despite massive deficit
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Pensions powwow set to begin as union offers alternative narrative
USS reforms on consultation agenda, but UCU aims to build opposition online. John Morgan reports
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Employers and UCU to reconvene pension talks following ‘work to rule’ action
Employers have agreed to hold fresh talks with the University and College Union over the sector’s biggest pension fund, following the start of industrial action.
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Can UCU get the vote out for a sector-wide UK university strike?
Dramatic change in context could help union secure mandate for?broader action but scale of challenge remains daunting
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Pension action plans threaten NUS-UCU alliance
The National Union of Students has warned lecturers that student support for industrial action over pensions could be withdrawn.
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UUK's two-tier pension bid is justly unpopular 2
Nicola Dandridge's argument for changing the Universities Superannuation Scheme elides the fundamental moral difference between university managers and the University and College Union. The proposal...
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Call for external examiners to quit in UK pensions dispute
UCU appeal is latest escalation of row over future of Universities Superannuation Scheme