Following an indicative ballot where 75% of members voted for action over pay, thirty colleges across England are being balloted by UCU for better pay …

The evidence from branch after branch shows that members are mobilising to fight to save their USS pensions. They are holding meetings and campaigning to get the vote in.

Prof. Malcolm Povey provides an explanation for how the USS pension scheme is being destroyed and how we can defend it

Following the resignation of the University of Bath’s vice-chancellor, Dame Glynis Breakwell, the Guardian has revealed yet another vice chancellor was on the committee that awarded him a …

Universities and colleges across the country have planned anti-casualisation roadshow events publicising the issue of casualisation in Higher and Further Education.
Please see below the details of …

Build a mass campaign to defend USS (click to download leaflet)
We are in the fight of our lives to defend USS. Members are reading Sally Hunt’s …

The fight to defend the University Superannuation Scheme (USS) and for better pay in Further Education is now on.
The postal strike ballot to defend the USS …

The Fightback Starts Here! Ballot for escalating strike action and a marking boycott. Last week’s conference of UCU branches in the USS pension scheme voted to ballot for escalating strike action and a marking boycott if UCU’s conditions are not met. Read the full report here.

At congress this year the General Secretary launched a commission to look into what would make effective industrial action. The commission has invited members from …

The Bank of England interest rate rise and the submission of a pre-dispute letter to the employers provide opportunities for submitting late/emergency motions to the …