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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 10 October 2025

    We have had a strong week as we build towards ballot papers being dispatched to UCU members in just over a week's time. Meetings have started to take place at university…

  • 7 October 2025

    As we build towards industrial action ballot papers landing with you,  we will host the latest UCU Live broadcast on Thursday 9 October (19:00) . It cannot be accepted…

  • 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)…