No negotiation? No negotiators
UCU officers pull out of deadlocked pension meeting with employers. John Morgan reports
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Letter: Fractional Errors 2
H. C. S. Ferguson misunderstands (Letters, THES December 14). The possible changes to the USS on which I and some colleagues on its trustee board have consulted members, if implemented for any period...
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Union to examine bosses' resolve
UCU plans further strike action in May to break deadlock over pensions. John Morgan writes
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Self-destructive tendencies (1 of 2)
Following the recent decision by delegates at the University and College Union congress to resume the "work-to-rule" action by staff on pensions, the employers have (entirely predictably) broken off...
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Scottish ministers do the Highland mud-sling over UK split
Alistair Carmichael hits back at Michael Russell＊s claims of xenophobia in Westminster
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Class cancelled, there's a strike on
Pedagogy postponed as scholars and support staff join huge pension action. John Morgan writes
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51勛圖 pay survey 2014
What＊s behind the big rises for vice-chancellors? Plus, academic pay across the UK
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Inimical ballot (2 of 2)
Jane Hardy claims to write in a personal capacity ("Pension protection", Letters, 26 January), yet she is standing at the forthcoming UCU national executive committee elections as a member of the...
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Your financial future may be at risk...
Employers say the USS pension scheme must change to prevent financial crisis and government intervention. The UCU argues that proposed changes go far beyond what is needed. Ahead of a showdown...
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Obfuscatory measures
Tony Bruce of the Employers Pensions Forum (EPF) calls for "a rational debate" on the necessity for reforming the Universities Superannuation Scheme ("Debate, not threats", Letters, 10 June).The...
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UCU warns of future action's 'maximum impact'
The University and College Union has warned that it will step up industrial action for "maximum impact" on examinations and assessment if the employers do not return to the negotiating table on...
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Deficits threaten final-salary schemes for support staff
Universities seeking alternatives are accused of unfairness by unions, writes John Morgan
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The threat posed by accounting reforms
The changes will make sector results look worse than they are, warn Andrew Connolly and Clare Partridge
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UCU vote means 63 universities face strikes
Sixty-three of the UK＊s most prestigious universities face strikes over changes to pensions after members of the University and College Union backed stoppages.
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Letter: Reason to be prudent 2
The Association of University Teachers is still consulting on the merits of accrual proposals for the Universities Superannuation Scheme. It is unlikely, however, to accept the implication of H. C. S...