Is it time for UCU members to go on indefinite strike?
Jo Grady’s more gradualist approach to industrial action offers better prospects for success, say Jak Peake and Adam Ozanne
Jo Grady’s more gradualist approach to industrial action offers better prospects for success, say Jak Peake and Adam Ozanne
Universities should emulate the private sector in a positive way by eliminating costly duplication, says a worker in professional services
The Universities Superannuation Scheme has more than £466 million invested in banking giant HSBC, according to data from the pension scheme’s latest financial report
University pension costs rose slightly last year, but may increase significantly in 2016 as major reforms take effect, according to pension experts.
Pension scheme will re-run its valuation and consult universities on proposals to save defined benefits, although April’s cost increases will go ahead
Union calls 18 days of action in February and March ahead of crunch meeting in pay talks
Newcastle posts £44 million deficit after one-off USS charge, but sector’s results expected to rebound next year
Readers of your piece on pensions in higher and further education ("Avoiding future shock", THES, September 11) may be wondering why the cost of the Universities Superannuation Scheme is greater to...
Meeting between unions and employers ends with no new proposed wage increase presented
Chris Bunting looks at ethical issues arising from institutional investments If you see a chain smoker coughing their lungs out on the street, rub your hands in glee. If you read a newspaper report...
Chris Bunting looks at ethical issues arising from institutional investments If you see a chain smoker coughing their lungs out on the street, rub your hands in glee. If you read a newspaper report...
UCU committee backs escalating action in February and March after rejecting employers’ initial pay rise offer
Branches call for return to collegiality from senior management to avoid repeat of industrial action
UCU members accept deal with vice-chancellors by two-to-one margin
University non-teaching staff are more likely to become embroiled in the pensions crisis besetting the private sector than their academic colleagues, according to credit ratings agency Standard &...