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Important developments on the USS pension scheme.

  • 22 August 2019

    The USS Joint Negotiating Committee has backed universities' proposals to raise members' USS contributions to 9.6% of their salary, up from 8.8%, with further hikes…

  • 2 August 2019

    An open letter to all scheme members, whether or not they are members of UCU, from UCU's National Dispute Committee. You will have no doubt read with interest the…

  • 25 July 2019

    With more strike action potentially looming in the autumn, it has been reported today that member satisfaction with USS has plummeted. The annual report from the…

  • 24 July 2019

    UCU negotiators presented a rationale in support of proposals at the USS joint negotiating committee (JNC) this week. The document which summarises the proposals…

  • 22 July 2019

    UCU's general secretary-elect, Jo Grady, has updated members in higher education on the position of the employers on USS and the annual negotiations. As we head…

  • 1 July 2019

    In her latest message to HE members, UCU's general secretary-elect, Jo Grady, updates on the simultaneous strike ballots over pay and USS planned for September.…

  • 28 June 2019

    UCU's higher education committee (HEC) met today and set out a timetable for that ballot on USS pensions and also for a pay ballot to run at the same time. The…

  • 26 June 2019

    Professor Jane Hutton has appeared on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 outlining her concerns about governance failings at USS. Professor Hutton believes that…

  • 24 June 2019

    UCU's general secretary-elect, Jo Grady, has today updated members in higher education about the Universities Superannuation Scheme dispute and possible further…

  • 19 June 2019

    UCU has officially censured Trinity College, Cambridge and will call on higher education staff worldwide to boycott the institution unless it reverses its decision…