Tag Archives: UCU
UCU and UUK should ask more of their pension and its regulator.
I’ve received some feedback on my comments about the current situation in UK universities. But not quite the level of feedback that Jo Cumbo is getting! The way USS has handled this is just ridiculous. University staff don’t take kindly … Continue reading
USS heading for the buffers – strikes seem inevitable – why?
News that University employers have agreed a deal with the University Superannuation Scheme that will leave members with substantial cuts in benefits , has not gone down well. Another wave of strikes beckons , deepening the plight of students who … Continue reading
Sam Marsh’s response to TPR’s DB Funding Code
Sam Marsh is a lecturer and branch president of the Sheffield UCU. He has responded on his own behalf to TPR’s consultation. Continue reading
Posted in age wage, pensions, USS
Tagged Consultation, DB Funding Code, pensions, Sam Marsh, TPR, UCU, USS
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UCU and UUK “please pack it in!”
My view is simple, the Joint Expert Panel was set up to prevent further disruption, please don’t disrupt further. Continue reading
Let’s get USS done!
What does the Trustee do? Ask a 7 year old what a Trustee does and a 7 year old would say “do trust”. This is the verdict of chapter 7 of the second Joint Expert Panel on the Trustee of … Continue reading
Trade Unions; a necessary agent of change in our pension system
Turn to your weekend FT , you happy capitalists, and you will find two stories relating to monopoly of the big four accountants. The first is a comment piece by John Plender where he looks at why Government has … Continue reading
University pensions! – Stay collective! Stay open!
Another good day for pensions! Yesterday was a good day for the collective pension scheme in Britain. I had breakfast at Cicero’s offices in the Old Bailey (not the courts). I was able to hear our Pensions Regulator talk openly about … Continue reading
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Tagged CDC, CWU, DB WinRS, first actuarial, pensions, Royal Mail, UCU, USS, UUK
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The herd mentality that leads us to DC
Luke 8:32-33 A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside. The demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs, and he gave them permission. When the demons came out of the man, they went into … Continue reading
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Tagged Aon, Consultants, first actuarial, pensions, UCU, USS, UUK
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Is the tide turning in the University pension dispute?
The lecturers at Oxford University have received a significant email. I don’t have the email but I have Mike Otsuka’s tweets of it. This is how the dispute will be resolved. There is some powerful emotional intelligence at play here and I … Continue reading
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Tagged Cambridge University, Louise Richardson, Mike Otsuka, Oxford University, pensions, UCU, USS
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Pensions and Pornstar Martinis
Question ; what have pensions and pornstar martinis got to do with each other Answer; after announcing they would have a day off from negotiating, the UUK pension team appear to have deferred to the bar for some of these … Continue reading