The HEC of UCU is the body, made up of elected representatives of HE members, charged with carrying out work related to the HE sector. This report was compiled by Carlo Morelli, Christina Paine, Marion Hersh and Sean Wallis.

The AoC have delivered an ultimatum to UCU: end the disputes over the 2017/18 pay claim or we will not enter negotiations over the 2018/19 …

The vote of UCU members in the recent e-ballot paused our industrial action campaign to facilitate the formation of the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) into the USS valuation. But the JEP is already facing resistance from USS itself. Even before the JEP has been elected, its independence, its ability to question the valuation and its authority to decide changes are being undermined by the actions of USS.

There has been much comment on the UCU Activists List and elsewhere on the question of democracy within UCU and the role of the four …

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Members know they have to fight to defend their pensions. But despite the weakness of the UUK offer, the hope that the Independent …

The UCU e-ballot over the UUK offer that closed on Friday (13 April), the nature of the offer and the manner in which members were balloted, all expose a deep democratic deficit in our trade union.

We reject this proposal because
1) it does not go nearly far enough to meet our demands and
2) we are in an excellent position to continue to …

USS & Pay strikes: Building a fighting union
7.30pm Wednesday 30 May
The Mechanics Centre
103 Princess Street
Manchester
M1 6DD

The USS dispute has transformed the union. …

”I send you my full support and solidarity in the action you are taking. I am so proud of you all for standing up to …