Marking boycott over USS reform suspended
Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.

Industrial action called over the reforms to pre-1992 university pensions has been suspended.

2018 was marked by strikes, pay scandals and the launch of the world鈥檚 first blockchain university

Institutions told that UCU members are prepared to 鈥榙ig in鈥 on pensions reform ahead of November marking boycott at 69 campuses
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...

Staff assembly backs motion calling on management to block employers鈥 plan for USS

Letter urges university staff to reject new pensions offer and renew strike action, despite warnings that success is unlikely

As a consultation launches, employees consider the impact of the USS reforms
Guesstimates won鈥檛 do for loans, either It was great to read a clear assessment of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (鈥淗ow can the pension crisis be resolved?鈥, Features, 6 September). But I...

Oxford criticises figures given to universities illustrating the impact of future cuts amid calls for independent modelling
We are dismayed to see that the University and College Union has proposed a career revalued benefits scheme for pensions that, if accepted, would considerably worsen our terms and conditions of...

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world鈥檚 media
In 鈥淯SS strike: why I聽won鈥檛 join the pensions strike鈥 (Opinion, 28 March), Nick Foster argues that the case for pensions reform cannot be ignored. He cites a recent Green Paper,聽Security and...

Staff at older universities will begin a marking boycott next week in a row over pension changes