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Important developments on the USS pension scheme.

  • 12 December 2017

    UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has updated members in USS on the intransigence of the employers in their refusal to continue negotiations on the future of the…

  • 5 December 2017

    UCU has received a statement of support from Angela Rayner, the shadow secretary of state for education, raising concerns about the impact of changes to pensions…

  • 30 November 2017

    UCU commissioned First Actuarial to model the impact of the employers' proposals to end the payment of guaranteed pension benefits in USS.

  • 27 November 2017

    UCU general secretary Sally Hunt writes to members ahead of the ballot opening explaining the importance of every member's vote.

  • 22 November 2017

    Following discussion with the ballot scrutineers the Electoral Reform Society, UCU can confirm that the industrial action ballot over the USS pension scheme will…

  • 17 November 2017

    UCU general secretary Sally Hunt issues an important update on USS, the employers' alarming propsals, and the need for a decisive vote in the upcoming strike ballot.…

  • 19 October 2017

    UCU general secretary has written to members about the result of UCU's consultative ballot on taking action over changes to USS; 86.6% of members who voted said…

  • 19 September 2017

    Text of email to USS vice-chancellors and principals on future funding of the pension scheme from UCU general secretary Sally Hunt. 19 September 2017 Dear vice-chancellor/principal…

  • 19 September 2017

    UCU advisers First Actuarial have provided a report to us on USS consultation document on the 2017 valuation.

  • 6 September 2017

    UCU is holding a consultative ballot of members in majority USS institutions because the scheme's trustees say that a further 6.6% increase in contributions is…