Retired membership

Your UCU membership doesn't need to end if you retire.

Upon retirement you have the following options:

If you continue to work part-time:
We recommend that you continue your full membership but at a reduced rate. All you need to do is update your salary band using our online service My UCU.

Apply for retired membership:
If you have fully retired, we would welcome your continued membership of UCU as a retired member. Retired members will become members of the appropriate regional retired members branch, unless they specifically indicate that they wish to remain in their existing branch. You can transfer to retired membership using our online servicMy UCU.

The national subscription rate for retired members can be found here. If you choose to remain in your current branch, a local subsription may be payable and be found here.

Regional retired members' branches campaign on issues directly affecting retired members: UCU regional retired members' branches.

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