Category: USS

  • UCU Rising Campaign – Ballot Closes October 21st

    3 weeks ago my #UCURising campaign poster was removed from our staff noticeboard. It must have taken some effort as it was firmly affixed with sticky tape. I’m curious as to why someone would deliberately remove it and leave all…

    UCU Rising Campaign – Ballot Closes October 21st

  • Supporting Striking Colleagues in the Four Fights and USS Disputes

    Motion formally passed at an Oxford UCU General Meeting on 8 February 2022 UCU is currently in dispute with employers to prevent the further erosion of our pay and working conditions and to fight for equality (Four Fights), and to…

    Supporting Striking Colleagues in the Four Fights and USS Disputes

  • A thread on Oxford University’s position on USS pensions

    Two years ago on this day, after the walkout of congregation and against a backdrop of national #UCUstrikes on USS pensions, the VC of @UniofOxford acknowledged the depth of feeling around pensions and reversed the University’s position on the detrimental…

  • Influence USS via the consultation

    You can influence USS and University of Oxford management by completing the USS consultation We would strongly like to encourage all members to complete the USS pensions consultation. The consultation closes on Friday 2 November at 5pm. This consultation is…

  • USS: where are we now?

    Oxford UCU’s pensions update for October 2018 A great deal has happened with USS since our strike. Here is a big catch up post on pensions. To summarise: We went on strike against the proposal to downgrade our pensions to…