You will have seen an earlier message (Subject: “UCU e-ballot update”) from UCU asking you to accept the current pensions offer from UUK. These messages do not reveal that there is an ongoing debate on this offer, because of its considerable challenges. To add some developing information: Ultimately there is nothing in the agreement to…
9 April 2018 This is a reminder that we have scheduled a General Meeting for tomorrow, Tue 10 April, 13:00-14:00, in the Gustave Tuck LT. Congress business This year UCU Congress and Sector Conference will run from Wednesday 30 May – Friday 1 June 2018 in Manchester. We have received a late motion to debate for submission to…
This is to remind you that an electronic consultative ballot is taking place on whether to accept the UUK offer on the USS Pension scheme. This ballot closes on the 13 April. On Tuesday 10 April, Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre 1-2pm, there will be a General Meeting open to all members. We will debate the…
For the following reasons UCL UCU Executive Committee recommend that you vote ‘no’ in the UCU online consultation ‘e-ballot’ over the UUK offer that begins today (closing 13 April). We therefore encourage members to vote ‘no’ in the USS consultation. Even if the vote is ultimately in favour of accepting, the larger the ‘no’ vote, the…
This is a calling notice for an UCL UCU General Meeting on Tuesday 10 April, 13:00-14:00, in the Gustave Tuck LT (Wilkins Building). The meeting will be an opportunity to discuss the ongoing USS dispute, arrangements for UCU Congress (30-31 May & 1 June) – including selection of delegates and consideration of motions and amendments –…
On Monday 26th March a very well attended lunchtime meeting at UCL discussed the proposal from Universities UK. In addition to messages from the UCL UCU Executive Committee, members had also seen Sally Hunt’s email that morning in which she speculated UUK would refuse the inclusion of a ‘no detriment’ clause for members should changes…
Motion 1: No suspension or e-ballot without confirmation of regulatory acceptance No decision on suspending the action and balloting members by UCU should be made until any offer between UCU and UUK is confirmed by the USS Joint Negotiating Committee, the USS Trustees and the Pension Regulator. Explanation: We must not permit our action to be…
Colleagues will hopefully by now have seen the General Secretary’s circular on the result of the latest round of UCU/UUK negotiation. UCL UCU members were emailed today with further information on the latest offer. See email subject line UCL-UCU: USS Pension Dispute – employers’ new offer – Monday 1pm Emergency UCU Meeting. In order to decide UCL…
When UCU members rejected the ACAS-brokered agreement on Tuesday 13 March, we rejected an agreement that paid for USS’s officially-stated projected deficit. We rejected: UCL and the following UCU branches have passed explicit resolutions supporting the ‘status quo’ of the current USS benefit structure: Goldsmith’s, King’s College, Liverpool, Ruskin College, and Warwick. More UCU branches…
Friday 16 March marked the conclusion of 14 days of strike action – the longest and most successful period of industrial action in the history of the UCU. Shortly before noon pickets and supporters gathered at the Gower Street entrance for a demonstration (see photo above). This is to thank all those that supported our…
