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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary

  • 28 September 2022

    The past three weeks of this campaign have been incredible. You've recorded tens of thousands of votes, attended hundreds of meetings and sent endless pet pictures…

  • 28 September 2022

    Today we received some big news with regards the USS pension scheme.

  • 22 September 2022

    From Monday, UCU members in FE colleges in England will launch a period of unprecedented strike action in the fight for fair pay. In the midst of a cost of living…

  • 2 September 2022

    Next week is the big one. You will be finally receiving your ballots from Wednesday 7 September for the biggest industrial action in the history of higher education.…

  • 26 August 2022

    Thank you to all of you who came along to last night's UCU LIVE event. I could see from your comments how angry you are at the current state of the higher education…

  • 19 August 2022

    You will have no doubt seen the news yesterday, reported by Josephine Cumbo from the Financial Times, that the £14.5bn deficit that was used as a justification…

  • 8 August 2022

    In UK higher education, we are at a crossroads.  Ever decreasing pay, devastating cuts to our pensions, and the proliferation of precarious employment practices--all…

  • 4 August 2022

    Last week, I wrote to you about our members in universities across the country who are fighting against the relentless job cuts and attacks on working conditions…