All members are welcome to the next Action Group meeting on Tuesday 7 November from 1-2 pm (see email for venue). Please come along to work on the next steps in the Statutes campaign, including discussing future action and to … Read more
Motion to the general meeting 25 October 2017 This conference believes that USS reports on the basis of its real assets: a surplus of £5bn. The reporting of a deficit is a recklessly prudent artificial construct ideologically driven by changes … Read more
Motion to the general meeting 25 October 2017 This conference believes Working with other unions in disputes and combining our campaigning alongside other unions in defence of pay, pensions and jobs strengthens our own USS campaign. Creating solidarity networks with … Read more
Your last chance to vote in the USS pension ‘consultative e-ballot’ from UCU is today at 5.15pm. It is *vital* that all members vote in this. Leeds UCU Committee urges you first of all to vote, and we recommend strongly … Read more
Many UCU members will have pensions in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and will remember that back in 2014 the scheme was changed (against our wishes) to replace the final salary basis with a ‘career average’ one, and an element … Read more
As you know, in the face of all protest and intelligent argument, next year we will all be converted to a career average salary scheme. You’ll recall also that there will be a ‘defined contribution’ scheme running in tandem, that … Read more
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Read moreWe’ve been receiving a steady stream of information from some of the people carrying out the current boycott of assessment. Here is a list of some of the details we’ve received, all anonymised: 50 mid-semester essays not being marked Marking … Read more
If you’ve come to our pages to learn more about the threat to your USS pension, please go to and bookmark our USS 2014 page or go to the National UCU Boycott FAQs Some posts on the USS issue on our blog: … Read more
Thursday 25th September 2014 1pm, Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre 24 (10.24) I have received notice under rule 15.2.7 to call an emergency general meeting to discuss the future of the USS pension scheme. AGENDA Introduction from President. Report back from … Read more