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Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits

Reasons for a spate of exits include more pressure and pension limits
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports

IoE/UCL mergerAll done bar the due diligence?A merger of the Institute of Education and University College London is set to be completed by December after the institutions’ governing councils gave...

Two university leaders forgo increases as tensions over staff wage offer continue
UCU plans further strike action in May to break deadlock over pensions. John Morgan writes

The results show that most people in the sector enjoy their work and their colleagues, but some are happier than others
Following the recent decision by delegates at the University and College Union congress to resume the "work-to-rule" action by staff on pensions, the employers have (entirely predictably) broken off...

Pedagogy postponed as scholars and support staff join huge pension action. John Morgan writes

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Employers say the USS pension scheme must change to prevent financial crisis and government intervention. The UCU argues that proposed changes go far beyond what is needed. Ahead of a showdown...
Jane Hardy claims to write in a personal capacity ("Pension protection", Letters, 26 January), yet she is standing at the forthcoming UCU national executive committee elections as a member of the...
Tony Bruce of the Employers Pensions Forum (EPF) calls for "a rational debate" on the necessity for reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme ("Debate, not threats", Letters, 10 June).The...
Universities seeking alternatives are accused of unfairness by unions, writes John Morgan
The University and College Union has warned that it will step up industrial action for "maximum impact" on examinations and assessment if the employers do not return to the negotiating table on...