UCU pledges strikes on ＆scale never seen before＊ as dates named
Around 70,000 members at 150 UK universities set to walk out in disputes over pay, working conditions and pensions
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UK university strikes 2023: a guide to what the dispute is about
Another 18 days of strikes to hit universities across the country in February and March, with UCU promising ＆most disruptive action ever＊
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Academic pensions ＆should be invested in university spin-offs＊
Maastricht president says funds can help to build bridge between public and private sectors
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Brexit turmoil ＆pushes university pension deficit to ?15 billion＊
Plugging a multibillion-pound deficit exacerbated by June＊s poll result may require ＆drastic measures＊, analysts have warned
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V-cs make new offer to end UK university pensions dispute
Revised deal would set up expert panel to advise on ＆future joint approach＊, and aim to protect defined benefits
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UK university pension scheme deficit widens to ?12.6 billion
＆Drastic action＊ required to fix multibillion-pound shortfall in Universities Superannuation Scheme, expert warns
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UK set for sector-wide strikes as UCU secures historic ＆yes＊ vote
Union passes 50 per cent threshold in aggregated ballot for first time since trade union laws introduced in 2016
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Universities Superannuation Scheme governance review launched
Consultation opens into the terms, scope and structure of the review, which aims to identify ＆meaningful and implementable＊ changes
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Pension chief pockets ?50k bonus, as higher education staff face cuts to benefits
The sector＊s biggest pension fund gave its chief executive a ?50,000 bonus in a year when lecturers went on strike over cuts to their benefits, it has emerged.
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UCU goes ahead with ballots on cross-sector strike action
Switch to aggregated voting means staff at 149 UK universities could walk out if union gets majority turnout and support
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Five more days of strike action this month in UK sector disputes
University and College Union members will again walk out over pay, pensions and working conditions
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Death knell sounds for final-salary pensions as employers＊ proposals win casting vote
Final-salary pensions are likely to be abolished for new entrants to the Universities Superannuation Scheme, raising the prospect of national strike action by the University and College Union. At a...
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Share price crash cut pension fund's value by 24 per cent in eight months
USS suffered in 2008 but board refuses to divulge current figure. Rebecca Attwood reports
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Striking staff tired but determined in third wave of walkouts
Sunny start to the latest round of UK industrial action couldn＊t mask the frustrations felt by many union members
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Changes in future accrual rates may shrink public-sector pensions
The government has yet to take "the crucial step" in setting the value of public-sector pensions covering up to 200,000 staff in former polytechnics, according to an academic who advised a government...