General secretary's news
Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary
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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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21 March 2024
I am writing to update you on the ongoing negotiations in higher education pay and working conditions. To provide some important context: last year the joint unions…
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7 March 2024
Following the horrific scenes we've seen in Gaza in the last few days, it is beyond belief that the prime minister would spend his time criticising the overwhelmingly…
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5 March 2024
Following my re-election as general secretary I wanted to write to all members to set out how I aim to implement my manifesto commitments and reflect on some of…
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15 February 2024
As we look ahead to International Women's Day and the UN Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination next month, it is important to reflect upon what inclusion…
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