USS pensions archive
February 2018
- Provost's statement about the proposed changes to USS
- Letter to Vice-Chancellors from Universities UK
- Answers to five key questions scheme members are asking employers (Universities UK)
- Proposed changes to future USS benefits
- Russell Group statement on the USS
- Open letter from Universities UK to USS pension scheme members
- Universities seek meaningful talks with UCU about USS
- Video from Universities UK about the USS pension scheme
Links
UCU Industrial Action
Full days of strike action by UCU took place:
- Week 1: Thursday and Friday 22-23 February
- Week 2: Monday – Wednesday 26-28 February
- Week 3: Monday – Thursday 5-8 March
- Week 4: Monday – Friday 12-16 March
Related News Items

Message from the Provost
More than a week has now passed since the HE committee and Branch Chairs of UCU rejected the revised USS pension agreement, put together by joint UUK and UCU negotiators with ACAS mediation.
22 March 2018

University and College Union industrial action at UCL: update to pay deductions for staff on strike
New information about pay deductions as a result of industrial action.
7 March 2018

Message from the Provost on pensions
We are now into the second pensions strike period affecting universities across the UK and I was pleased to see that talks yesterday between UUK and UCU have made some early progress. They have also agreed to conduct further talks next week, mediated by ACAS – an important step. 1 March 2018

UCL Provost's statement about UCU industrial action
A statement from Professor Michael Arthur, UCL President and Provost, concerning the UCU industrial action. 15 February 2018

Industrial action at UCL this term
Details of how to prepare for industrial action affecting UCL from 22 February. 15 February 2018

UCU ballot on industrial action
The University and College Union (UCU) has notified UCL that industrial action will commence on 22 February.
8 February 2018

Advice for students
UCL teaching to be affected by industrial action from next week.
14 February 2018