Month: December 2017

As we near the Xmas vacation, and Bristol UCU nears a high of 1,200 members, your Newsflash team reviews 2017 by taking a look through our archive. January – March The first month of the year saw Bristol UCU decide to back a boycott of the NSS, supporting our students’ union in their campaign to […]

1) Vote Now, Vote Yes Your ballot papers should be with you. If you have not received them, order a replacement: https://tinyurl.com/UCUreplacementUSS2018 — 2) Employers’ DC Proposals: Not Seen Worse USS overhaul could leave staff £200,000 worse off in retirement. See our actuary’s comparison: https://tinyurl.com/UCUdbVsdcUSS2018 University UK’s position, backed by University of Bristol management, ‘will […]

Dear Colleagues We are writing to you as members of Senate but also as a member of UCU. No doubt you are aware that UUK are proposing to end our defined benefits pension scheme by reducing the threshold from £55,000 to zero so that all contributions are put into the defined contribution section. UUK put […]

Dear Hugh You will have received a letter this week from Sally Hunt, our General Secretary. As you will be aware Universities UK (UUK) tabled their proposal to end our defined benefits scheme on 13 November and have said that they will not continue to negotiate beyond 18 December. This is a ridiculously short time-scale […]

1) Vote Now, Vote Yes Ballot papers are arriving this week. Make your vote count. Vote now, vote yes. UCU needs a 50% turnout of its members voting yes. Not voting is a no vote. — 2) University of Bristol – With The USS Hawks The Universities UK (UUK) ‘front’ – the position on USS […]