General secretary's news
Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary
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28 May 2024
Tomorrow [Wednesday 29 May 2024] will see hundreds of UCU representatives gather in Bournemouth at the start of our Congress . This is a vital event where ideas…
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22 May 2024
During the recent general secretary's election, I set out my strategy for our union and provided an overview of areas that I would focus on if elected. Since my…
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17 May 2024
Today, over 150 delegates from UCU higher education branches met at a special higher education sector conference (SHESC) . The meeting voted that the higher education…
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30 April 2024
Across the world, staff and students continue to speak out and protest against the ongoing siege of Gaza and the Palestinian people. UCU continues to play a part…
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17 April 2024
Last Saturday [13 April 2024] representatives of nearly a hundred UCU college branches in England met for a special sector conference to make some important decisions…
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1 April 2024
Today is a historic day for UCU: members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) have had their benefits restored in full. The restoration comes two years…
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1 April 2024
As a result of decisions made by the UK government, the rate of employer contributions to the Teachers' Pensions Scheme (TPS) is increasing by between 3% and 5%…
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27 March 2024
The joint further education (FE) trade unions in England (GMB, NEU, UCU, Unison and Unite) have submitted our pay claim 2024/25 to the Association of Colleges (AoC)…
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