This FAQ is available online here, along with a model motion in support of the NEC, and a number of other useful resources about the TPS dispute.
Model motion in support of the NEC
Please find below a model motion in support of the NEC’s recent decision – this can be downloaded along with other materials including flyers arguing the NEC position on the pensions dispute from here.
Branch/regional motion on NEC
…Vote Elizabeth Lawrence, NEC elections, HE Member for North East
Defend Education and Academic Freedom
We must defend academic freedom and reclaim universities as institutions of learning, where the pursuit of education not profitability is the driver. UCU should defend collegiality and democracy in university governance. We must promote real …
Still work longer, Still pay more, Still get less.
The governments ‘Heads of Agreement’ offer has been discussed at length, with UCU left giving it’s response to it, and the way in which it has been handled by the General Secretary.
The NUT who have given a very …
UCU Left organising Conference
Pension disputes – Higher Education White Paper – Privatisation and cuts – Equality – Defending jobs and education – Elections
All UCU members welcome
Time – Date – Location
12pm-4pm, Saturday 28th January, Soas Vernon square, 10min walk from Kings …
TPS dispute, the ‘Heads of Agreement’, and the UCU Response
As the majority of National Executive Committee (NEC), representing members in post-92 and FE branches in England and Wales, we are writing to you to express our disappointment with, and concern over, the General Secretary’s report on the TPS negotiations …
USS, how much CARE?
On the 31st January UCU will be holding a sector conference for HE branches in the older Universities to determine where we go next in our on-going pensions dispute. Branches may submit two motions and send two delegates to the …
Pensions dispute resources for branch meetings
UCU Left has put together briefing papers for all the relevant pension scheme disputes – these are available here as downloads so you can use them in branch meetings and discussions with members in your branch.
UPDATED 30th Jan 2012:
…The Assault on the Teachers Pensions Scheme
The current state of play
‘Pay more, get less, work longer’
UCU members will be aware that some 30 public sector unions are in dispute with the Government over attempts to ‘reform’ public sector pensions. The Government’s intention to attack …
New website for UCU Left
Welcome to the new website for UCU Left.
We hope the new look makes it easier for UCU activists to find all our news and campaigning resources. It has been designed to be much easier to update than our old …