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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary

  • 2 November 2022

    Last week you made history. The UCU became the first education union in the UK to win a national strike action ballot since the introduction of the anti-union laws…

  • 1 November 2022

    Yesterday we held our Branch Delegate Meeting (BDM) on the next steps of the ucuRISING disputes with delegates present representing almost every branch in the country.…

  • 27 October 2022

    Just days after our historic ballot result in USS, I am writing to bring you news about the scheme. After requests were made by our union, the USS trustee has released…

  • 25 October 2022

    Yesterday we made history. The biggest ballot result we have ever delivered. This is down to you. I also want to thank you for responding in huge numbers to our…

  • 10 October 2022

    This is it. The final countdown. We are entering the final days of our ballot, but these are also the most crucial. This week we can ensure we deliver the historic…

  • 6 October 2022

    I write today with incredibly significant news on USS pensions. After requests were made by UCU, the USS Trustee has released data from its June monitoring report…

  • 4 October 2022

    I'm writing to send solidarity and congratulations to each and every one of you on an amazing first week of strike action which saw vibrant and angry picket lines…

  • 28 September 2022

    The past three weeks of this campaign have been incredible. You've recorded tens of thousands of votes, attended hundreds of meetings and sent endless pet pictures…