UCU industrial action: information for staff

Thursday, 19 April 2018

In the 2018 spring term, the University and College Union (UCU) undertook a period of nationwide industrial action as part of its opposition to proposed changes to the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

The action was carried out over four consecutive weeks in February and March as follows:

• Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February (two days)
• Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February (three days)
• Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 March (four days)
• Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March (five days)

UCU also gave notice of continuous action short of strike (ASOS) commencing from 22 February 2018.

Below are links to the latest information for staff about the industrial action:

• UCU industrial action: initial use of strike monies (19 April 2018)
• UCU members vote in favour of USS proposal (13 April 2018)
• Updated: student FAQs on industrial action (13 March 2018)
• Difficult three weeks for our University community: Vice-Chancellor (09 March 2018)

We will update this page with links to the latest information, so please keep checking back for new content. 

Older posts

• UCU members vote in favour of USS proposal (15 April 2018)
• Latest News on USS pension scheme (23 March 2018)
• Message from John Brady: An update on UCU Industrial Action (15 March 2018)
• Update on UCU strike action (6 March 2018)
• Updated: student FAQs on industrial action (1 March 2018)
• Updated: student FAQ on industrial action (23 February 2018)
• Updated: student FAQ on industrial action (22 February 2018)
• Universities UK's open letter to USS pension scheme members (22 February 2018)  
• Forthcoming industrial action: an update from John Brady (21 February 2018)
• New student FAQ on forthcoming industrial action (20 February 2018)
• Open letter to staff and students from Vice-Chancellor Sir David Bell (15 February 2018)
• Message from John Brady: industrial action commencing 22 February (15 February 2018)
• Information and FAQs provided to students (9 February 2018)
• Important information for staff from John Brady, Director of Human Resources (31 January 2018)