Employers strike deal with UCU leaders in USS pension talks
Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week

Agreement raises hopes that strike action could be suspended later this week

Anthony Forster criticises failure of negotiators to āembrace principled compromiseā

Warwick statistician Jane Hutton attacks lack of transparency over her dismissal from board of Universities Superannuation Scheme

Majority say they will support their lecturer if they walk out, but two-thirds concerned about impact on education

Industrial action is set to begin with a two-day walkout on 22 and 23 February, affecting 61 universitiesĀ

Strikes threaten to spill into the new year, as little progress made inĀ dispute

Huge deficits emerge as universities start to publish 2018-19 accounts ā but impact will be reversed next year

Additional contribution from staff combined with 2 per cent extra from employers would be enough to keep current USS pension scheme, say experts

Walkouts toĀ escalate over February and March

UK academics prize the USS pension. Sacrificing a scheme āin rude healthā on the basis of overcautious calculations would cause more disaffection

About 1 million students set to be affected by walkout
In his article āUSS strike: we canāt ignore reality of our deficit, says pensions bossā (Opinion, 19 March, www.timeshighereducation.com), Bill Galvin, the chief executive of the Universities...

Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ābreached a number of her directorās dutiesā, but insists probe was ācompletely separateā to investigation of her claims

Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer āludicrousā

Jo Grady says āa lot ofā university leaders want to strike a deal over contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme