Category: pensions

USS pension action suspended

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At an HE Sector Conference on 31 January 2012,  UCU delegates backed the recommendation of their national negotiators to suspend the current work-to-contract in return for the employers’ agreement to negotiations about USS.  Further details can be found in circular UCUHE134

www.ucu.org.uk/circ/rtf/UCUHE134.rtf

www.ucu.org.uk/circ/pdf/UCUHE134.pdf

 

The industrial action is suspended from 15 February to 18 June.

 

This will allow time for negotiations to take place and be reported to the UCU Conference which takes place early June.  I would like to say a big thank you to all members who have participated in the Work to Contract.  Our negotiators are hopeful that there may now be progress on the issues which most concern us about the changes to USS.

Latest on pension dispute

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Belated Happy New Year from UCU@UEA.

UCU members will have received an email from Sally Hunt detailing the latest on the pension discussions.  UCU@UEA committee has also sent members a voting form to guide our committee delegates at the UCU HE conference to be held on January 31st.  Please take the time to read the information & vote on the proposals!

 

 

Nov 30th day of action UEA

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There were UCU pickets around the UEA entrances this morning raising awareness of the pensions dispute, supported by the SU.

UEA UCU picket
Some of the UCU pickets at UEA on Nov 30th

Later we joined 100s of strikers – teachers, physios, civil servants to march from City College to City Hall .  Thanks to all who supported the action today.

 

UCU@UEA Strike

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UCU@UEA committee is preparing for the day of action on 30th November which has its focus on defending public sector pensions.  For us in HE, the erosion of the pension scheme could be seen as a preparatory softener for private sector competitors to enter HE (see http://defenduss.web.ucu.org.uk/files/2011/11/ussvaluationnov11_ucubriefingnote.pdf)

Get involved in the week before the strike:

  • Recruit a colleague
  • Talk to a non-member & explain why the pension dispute represents an erosion of publically-funded HE
  • Find other members in your department who are going to be on strike – can you march together?
  • Find friends from other workplaces (schools, HMRC, physios etc) who will be on strike on 30th & arrange to meet up for the rally
  • Sign up to the Facebook event

GET INVOLVED ON NOVEMBER 30TH!

Join other UCU members on the pickets at UEA

OR maybe you can’t make that, instead come out for the rally:

11.00 assemble City College, Ipswich Road.

11.30 match departs.

12.00 rally at City Hall steps

2.30 post rally discussion at United Reformed church, Princes Street.

If you want to see what’s happening elsewhere check out http://pensionsjustice.org.uk/30-november-day-of-action/