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Important developments on the USS pension scheme.

  • 28 September 2022

    It was announced today that USS CEO Bill Galvin is to leave his role, and the University of Cambridge has also confirmed that USS benefits could be restored at…

  • 19 August 2022

    UCU general secretary writes to members about the news that the £14.5bn deficit that was used as a justification to cut 35% off USS future guaranteed retirement…

  • 26 July 2022

    UCU said Universities Superannuation Scheme chief executive Bill Galvin was being rewarded for 'failure' after he received a salary of over £480k and bonus of over…

  • 6 July 2022

    UCU responds to USS governance review

  • 16 June 2022

    New research has been published which outlines the impact of cuts to USS. The research in an online journal hosted by Cornell University, shows that global loss…

  • 31 May 2022

    USS's latest financial monitoring report shows assets have increased by £22.3bn since the scheme's last valuation in March 2020.

  • 23 May 2022

    Members at more than 20 universities will proceed to a marking boycott on 23 May despite threats of 100% pay deductions from some rogue bosses. The boycott means…

  • 1 April 2022

    On 28 February 2022 the Trustees of USS approved changes to the pension scheme that came into effect on 1 April 2022. On 28 February 2022 the Trustees of USS approved…

  • 31 March 2022

    UCU demanded vice-chancellors order their employer body UUK to revoke brutal cuts to pensions after a drastic improvement to the USS finances was revealed by the…

  • 21 March 2022

    A third wave of strike action began today over the employers' decision to slash staff pensions. In a message to members on the eve of the action, UCU general secretary Jo…