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Important developments on the USS pension scheme.

  • 3 November 2020

    USS is conducting a survey on sustainable and ethical investment. USS has (to date) held major investments in fossil fuels along with armaments and tobacco. USS…

  • 8 September 2020

    USS has now started to consult employers on the technical provisions for its 2020 valuation. This is a critical moment, as each employer now has a chance to give…

  • 7 September 2020

    UCU has said it had no confidence in the 'needlessly cautious' approach taken by the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) in its valuation of the pension scheme.…

  • 15 May 2020

    There have been important developments in the USS dispute

  • 20 February 2020

    UCU general secretary Jo Grady has appeared on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 outlining the reasons UCU members are embarking on 14 days of strike action over…

  • 23 December 2019

    It has been announced that new talks will take place at the start of 2020 to look at USS in a bid to resolve the ongoing dispute. Universities UK (UUK) and USS…

  • 29 November 2019

    UCU has written to the USS employers setting out some areas where we want them to commit to meaningful action.

  • 11 October 2019

    UCU has expressed concerns about how Jane Hutton has been removed from the Universities Superannuation Scheme and has called on the scheme to release its evidence.…

  • 4 October 2019

    UCU general secretary Jo Grady has announced that UCU is pursuing investigation into the possibility if legal action against USS Trustee Ltd after a leading pensions…

  • 3 October 2019

    USS negotiator Sam Marsh discusses what is at stake in UCU's autumn 2019 industrial action ballot over USS, and why we need a strong mandate for industrial action.…