Pension-reform lobby group was backed by public money
?627,000 award to employers from funding chiefs underwrote PR and catering. John Morgan writes
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We'll fight to the finish: Hunt's rallying cry on pensions and private colleges
The general secretary of the University and College Union has pledged to continue to press private colleges on issues such as quality of provision and working conditions after claiming that the union...
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UCU testimonials show 'liberating' side-effects of pension struggle
The phrase "industrial action" usually summons up images of workers huddled around blazing braziers as they shiver on the picket line.But for some in the University and College Union, it means a...
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UK university strikes to continue as UCU rejects pension deal
Universities UK describes decision as ¡®hugely disappointing¡¯
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Cubie votes to scrap final-salary pensions
Union fears a two-tier system will emerge and damage staff recruitment. John Morgan reports
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UCU set for 'greatest industrial dispute' over job security and pensions
The University and College Union has taken a step towards national strike action over job security - and is also threatening to launch the "greatest industrial dispute" ever in higher education if...
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Talks deadlocked over scrapping of final-salary pensions for academics
A decision on whether to wind up the Universities Superannuation Scheme's final-salary pensions could be made this week - but talks between employers' and members' representatives are so far...
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Ucea chief ¡®optimistic¡¯ on routes to avoid ¡®perpetual strikes¡¯
Head of university employers¡¯ body talks upcoming industrial action, cost-of-living crisis and future of collective bargaining
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Willetts' critical position on final-salary pensions
David Willetts has applied extra pressure to the pension-reform process, saying that students should not be expected to "prop up" the academy's final-salary deals.The comments by Mr Willetts, the...
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Universities Superannuation Scheme governance review launched
Consultation opens into the terms, scope and structure of the review, which aims to identify ¡®meaningful and implementable¡¯ changes
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Do the maths to solve pensions time-bomb 2
Regretfully, many staff in higher education have already witnessed the end of final-salary pension schemes ("Warning sounded on final-salary pensions", 7 January).Institutions such as the...
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Do the maths to solve pensions time-bomb 3
It is important to clarify a number of points as the predictable scaremongering about the USS pension scheme appears to be increasing. First, such scaremongering is unhelpful. The University and...
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UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action
Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support
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UUK's two-tier pension bid is justly unpopular 1
The University and College Union read with interest the valiant attempt by the Universities UK chief executive Nicola Dandridge to sell the employers' proposals to reform the Universities...
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Academic pensions ¡®should be invested in university spin-offs¡¯
Maastricht president says funds can help to build bridge between public and private sectors