General secretary's news
Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary
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11 February 2026
By now, you should have received a hard copy ballot pack for UCU's national executive committee (NEC) and officer elections. It is a large mailing (one we are currently…
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26 January 2026
Since 2023, UCU has been engaged with Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) to improve stability,…
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19 January 2026
When I was re-elected in 2024, I made a promise to improve your participation in the democracy of our union. As a result, we commissioned the Labour Research Department…
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2 December 2025
This morning (Tuesday 2 December 2025) we were notified by Civica Election Services of the results of our UK-wide higher education ballot, and I am sorry to report…
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18 November 2025
The New Deal for FE industrial action ballot closed on Monday 17 November 2025 at 17:00, and we have just received the results from Civica Election Services, the…
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17 October 2025
This is our moment to come together and win a New Deal for FE. It's been a huge week. Your postal ballots have been landing over the past few days . On Tuesday…
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17 October 2025
What a week it's been, and what a week we have ahead. All over the UK we are ramping up momentum, building towards ballot papers being dispatched to you by post…
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14 October 2025
Notice served on UCEA for national industrial action ballot I am writing to inform you that notice has been served on the employer for a UK-wide industrial action…
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