Last week, USS published an update for scheme members that detailed proposed increases in contribution rates for both employers and employees from 1 April 2019. We have known since early May that the USS trustee would not maintain status quo…
Vote for action on workload
This post is based on the fourth and final in a series of emails sent by CUCU to members on the pay ballot that closes at noon on Wednesday June 27. We strongly recommend that all members vote to reject the pay offer and…
Vote for action on casualisation
This post is based on the third in a series of emails sent by Cambridge UCU to members on the consultative pay ballot that closes at noon on Wednesday June 27. Cambridge UCU strongly recommends that all members vote to reject the pay offer and…
Vote for action on the gender pay gap
This post is based on the second in a series of emails sent by Cambridge UCU to members on the consultative pay ballot that closes at noon on Wednesday June 27. Cambridge UCU strongly recommends that all members vote to reject the pay offer and…
Vote for action on pay
This post is based on the first in a series of emails sent by Cambridge UCU to members on the consultative pay ballot that closes at noon on Wednesday June 27. Cambridge UCU strongly recommends that all members vote to reject the pay offer and…
Motion to SHESC on Joint Expert Panel
Motion to SHESC: on the Joint Expert Panel Conference notes that the membership has had no role yet in shaping the structure or operation of the Joint Expert Panel. Conference believes the JEP is not a negotiation but a fact-finding…
Motion to SHESC on transparency and the USS Joint Expert Panel
Motion for SHESC: transparency and the USS Joint Expert Panel Conference notes: that satisfactory recommendations from the UCU-UUK Joint Expert Panel (JEP) are crucial to acceptable resolution of the USS dispute; that the lack of transparency severely undermined confidence in…
Motion on the right to dissent
Motion for General Meeting: on the right to dissent This branch believes: That events leading to the early closing of Congress represent a threat to democracy in the Union and a denial of the will of its members; That union…
Motion on the accountability of the General Secretary
Motion for General Meeting: on the accountability of the General Secretary Cambridge UCU calls on the General Secretary to make a statement to members affirming that she respects the sovereignty of Congress and recognises that her actions in her capacity…
How expert? How transparent? Thoughts on the JEP Terms of Reference and interim arrangements for USS
Last Friday, April 27, there were two important meetings for the future of the USS dispute. The first was a meeting of the Higher Education Committee (HEC) of UCU, at which were presented the draft Terms of Reference (ToR) for…