HE Pay and conditions – Members vote to ballot for action
After UCU members voted by 70% to 30% to reject the employers’ offer of 1% on all pay points, the union has asked the employers for further talks to resolve the dispute and the Higher Education Committee has approved the move to a ballot should such talks fail to result in an acceptable offer.
Read MoreNATIONAL USS DISPUTE – NOTICE OF RESUMPTION OF INDUSTRIAL ACTION
At the UCU National Congress on 8th June, the Higher Education Sector Conference considered a report from the pensions negotiators. Further to the decision of that conference, we have informed the employers that our action short of a strike will resume on Monday 18 June.
Read MoreNational Pay Claim
The third New JNCHES national claim negotiating meeting took place on 22 May. The full and final offer made by the employers’ representatives at UCEA falls short of the HE trade unions expectations, and indeed barely addresses the various elements in the claim in any serious way. The trade unions were unanimous in stating that their respective negotiating teams would not be recommending acceptance of the final offer to members. All five unions; UCU, Unison, Unite, GMB and EIS will now consult members via their respective democratic structures. EIS and Unite rejected the offer.
Read MoreUSS LATEST: UCU consults members over industrial action
USS/Pensions: Members are being asked whether they would support an extension of the suspension of the industrial action to allow for further negotiations, or whether they would prefer to resume industrial action immediately after June 18.
Read MorePensions Dispute Suspended
A conference of UCU branches has agreed to suspend the action over USS pensions.
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