Category Archives: Pay

UCU’s demands on pay and pensions

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Our demands are reasonable and affordable but we need to win a massive YES vote in the ballot.

Pay

  • an increase to all spine points on the national pay scale of at least inflation (RPI) + 2% or 12%
  • nationally-agreed action, using and intersectional approach, to close the gender, ethnic, and disability pay gaps
  • an agreed framework to eliminate precarious employment practices by universities

Pensions

  • UUK should agree to withdraw their benefit cuts and put pressure on USS to restore benefits to 2021 levels as soon as possible.
  • UUK should put strong pressure on USS to ensure that the next and all subsequent valuations are moderately prudent and evidence based. Prudence should be defined in terms of the likelihood of all pensions being paid from investment returns and contributions going forward.

The full Higher Education Joint Unions’ Claim for 2022/23 can be found at https://www.ucu.org.uk/media/12528/HE-unions-claim-2022-23/pdf/TUJNCHESclaim202223FINAL.pdf

 

I’m voting YES

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You have all been outstanding at returning your ballots in the past. Please keep it up and vote YES then let the branch know when you have posted it off.

Please help us by posting a picture to social media with the hashtag of #ucuRISING and tag us at @UCUHWU on Facebook or @UCU_HWUBranch on Twitter. If you don’t have social media you can email your photos to John at the local branch.

This has never been a better time to get involved with union activity at branch level. If you would like to help spread the word please contact Joss at the local branch committee.

Scotland Demands a Pay Rise

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Our HWUCU branch jointed trade unionists from across Scotland to march on Parliament in the rain yesterday in protest of continuing pay cuts as the cost-of-living crisis continues to push families across Scotland into poverty.

We demand decent working and living conditions #ScotlandDemandsBetter.