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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary

  • 11 January 2023

    My speech to the higher education committee, 12 January 2023. Colleagues, I want to start with a thank you. To you, to our branches and ultimately to our members…

  • 4 January 2023

    We have been busy using the festive break to lay the ground for winning the #ucuRISING dispute.

  • 20 December 2022

    Last week we opened the biggest democratic consultation that this union has ever seen on our next steps in the UCU rising campaign and the action we call in 2023.…

  • 13 December 2022

    Today we have released a video which sets out how you can get involved in making final decisions on the plans for strike action in the New Year.

  • 9 December 2022

    I am writing to update you on the outcome of our recent negotiations with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) and Universities UK (UUK) on…

  • 2 December 2022

    The joint unions (UCU, Unison, Unite, GMB, and EIS) met with representatives of the employers (UCEA) on Wednesday. There were constructive discussions about developing…

  • 30 November 2022

    As action resumes today, I wanted to bring you an urgent update about the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), and also developments in the pay and working…

  • 21 November 2022

    This is the biggest week in our history. Every single university takes strike action on Thursday and Friday. We need every member, student and supporter on our…