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Industrial Action

A collection of 15 issues

UCU has a massive mandate: now what?

by: Dave Hitchcock On 24 October the results of two national, aggregate ballot campaigns were announced, and if you're reading this you probably know the results, but just in case: We have a turnout of 58% (57.8) of all eligible members for the pay and conditions ballot.

Effective Industrial Action: What Does It Look Like?

This is clearly a crucial juncture for UCU members in higher education, and UCU Commons members were preparing a blog on the choices before us when the General Secretary issued a report containing very serious and substantial proposals for the future of the Four Fights dispute on Wednesday 13 April.

TL;DR: Why did 'the UCU leadership' decide [for a short ballot | disaggregation | bundled ballots | ballot timing | …]?

by Bijan Parsia Reading time: over 10 minutes (3,200 words) For a (much) shorter Twitter thread going over the timeline please see Rhiannon Lockley’s thread. She also voted differently than I did, for the most part. Please don’t debate their decisions over on their thread, but take

TL;DR: (Dis)Aggregation in UCU Balloting

This TL;DR explains some of the issues around aggregated vs. disaggregated UCU balloting.

Massaging the Figures on USS: How It's Done

Are you a vice chancellor concerned for your employees’ quality of life in retirement? Worried that your performance doesn’t match your pay packet? No, we thought not. But you may be anxious about the UCU ballots for industrial action, including the dispute over the proposed cuts to USS pensions.