Don’t miss your chance to vote to fight for our pensions. Last ‘safe’ posting day is today Wednesday 6th April. Get your vote in the post now! If you’ve already voted, please remind colleagues who might not have. Here’s some answers to questions they may have. In this short interview pensions negotiator (alternate)Continue reading “Debunking UUK’s vacuous arguments”
Category Archives: USS
Open Letter response to VC
Prof R Van de Noort Vice Chancellor University of Reading Whiteknights House Reading RG6 6UR 30th March 2022 London Dear Robert, As a trade unionist (member of UCU’s National Executive Committee as well as the Reading UCU branch), I am writing this open letter to you, to draw your attention to grave concernsContinue reading “Open Letter response to VC”
Letter to Chair of USS Joint Negotiation Committee – February 2022
22-02-2022 London Judith Fish Chair of USS Joint Negotiation Committee Dear Judith, The Universities Superannuation Scheme stands at an important crossroads today. The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC) is a key element of the governance of the Scheme and you, as JNC chair have a unique fiduciary duty to the Scheme. Given previous discussions of theContinue reading “Letter to Chair of USS Joint Negotiation Committee – February 2022”
Motions for AGM 2021
Motion 1: Support for Liverpool UCU – Cuts to Health and Life Sciences : Proposed by DG Driver seconded by Titus Hilberdink This branch notes: The appalling decision by the University of Liverpool to make Health and Life Science teachers and researchers redundant The detrimental effect this will have on student learning The devastating impactContinue reading “Motions for AGM 2021”
USS: How to create a deficit – Tim Wilson – RBTL Seminar
Access the recording of the seminar that took place on the 17th March 2021. https://www.dropbox.com/s/111foognm47z8e2/zoom_1.mp4?dl=0
Reading Between The Lines 