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.
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 …
Bulletin: Pensions – Where We Are Now
On Monday local government and health unions signed up to a heads of agreement document outlining the priorities for reform to their pension schemes and for further pension negotiations in January. Cabinet minister Danny Alexander then made a triumphalist statement …
Don’t give up the pensions fight
The government’s “final offer” is no improvement. There is no extra money on offer. The government still wants public sector workers to work longer, pay more and get less. They haven’t moved on core issues:
* Fifty percent rise in …
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 …
Conference: In defence of education
UCU Left is organising a conference with a working title of ‘In defence of education’ for Saturday 28 January, at SOAS, University of London.
We will have more information about the event and a flyer for the conference will be …
Jobs and Education – Regaining the trust of Young People
The publication of this campaigning pamphlet is very timely, with the guardian and LSE publising the interim results of their ‘reading the riots’ investigation, this pamphlet sets out the position of the FE and Adult Education Sector policy, and intertwines …
After N30, where next?
Public Sector Pensions – Decision of UCU National Executive
On Friday 2nd December 2012, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the UCU decided unanimously in favour of a relaunch of the campaign in defence of public sector pensions as early …
N30 – Fantastic Day
Highlights of the SERTUC rally in london.
Just a quick note to say congratulations to all on a fantastic and historic day yesterday. Reports show very strong support for the strike in colleges and universities, and big turnouts for the
… Another Education is Possible
“The challenges that we face in our colleges and universities are immense. These are likely to intensify as the recovery of the global economy falters and a plunge into a second recession is highly likely.
The attacks that we face …