Universities: act on the strike mandates!
On 4-5 November the University and College Union (UCU) announced that two national ballots have shown a strong mandate for resuming strikes by our members over issues that have long plagued Higher Education. The first ballot was over new proposed cuts to the USS pensions scheme (covering “pre-1992” universities). During the middle of the pandemic, a USS pension revaluation significantly under-valued its worth and has resulted in the scheme’s management demanding raised contributions from its members. Research by the union suggests that the average USS member has already lost £240,000 due to...