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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary

  • 26 September 2025

    We are writing to update you on the We are the University campaign and invite you to take part in our upcoming UCU Live event. UCU Live: Thursday 2 October, 19:00…

  • 19 September 2025

    We are at the end of the first full week of planning for our higher education industrial action ballot on pay, terms and conditions, and a huge amount of work has…

  • 9 September 2025

    I am writing with the latest news on  UCU's New Deal for FE campaign .  On Wednesday 17 September UCU, alongside our sister unions in FE (NEU, Unison, GMB and Unite)…

  • 8 September 2025

    I am writing to confirm your elected representatives on UCU's higher education committee (HEC) has voted to call an industrial action ballot over pay for all members …

  • 10 July 2025

    I am writing to update you on the outcome of higher education negotiations with Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), and our next steps. UCEA…

  • 8 May 2025

    It has been a very busy week at UCU as we are all preparing for the  Protect Education Now national rally that will take place in London on Saturday 10 May .  …

  • 7 May 2025

    I'm writing to update you on the latest developments in our  New Deal for FE  campaign. We are continuing to campaign hard on three key priorities:  pay parity…

  • 4 April 2025

    Post-16 education in crisis. It is our duty to bring together the whole of our membership to fight back against cuts, attacks in the media, financial mismanagement,…