
General secretary's news
Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary
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21 October 2021
I've been meeting with branches, talking to members and reading members' emails about our industrial action ballots in higher education. One of the most frequent…
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19 October 2021
Your ballot papers for industrial action should arrive today or tomorrow. The law does not permit online voting, so you need to post your vote back in the prepaid…
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17 October 2021
From Monday 18 October, you and other UCU members in higher education will start receiving ballot papers for industrial action. I am asking you to vote YES to strike…
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28 September 2021
Today UCU members at ten English further education colleges will walk out on strike and I send solidarity to those striking today and throughout this current wave…
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22 September 2021
On Monday, your elected representatives on UCU's higher education committee (HEC) decided the timetable for UK-wide industrial action over USS pension cuts and…
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7 September 2021
As the autumn term gets underway an amazing 1,000 UCU members joined our online higher education briefing on Friday 3 September for an update on the union's strategy…
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3 September 2021
An important development occurred this week in negotiations with employers over USS pensions. Despite intensive efforts by UCU's negotiators to find an alternative…
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22 June 2021
As many members will know, UCU's annual Congress recently took place over three days from 29 May to 2 June. Congress is where members decide the union's policy…
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