The UCU’s five representatives on 바카라사이트 Universities Superannuation Scheme’s decision-making committee have repeatedly refused to attend meetings on its future in a bid to block employer-proposed changes that are fiercely opposed by 바카라사이트 union.
Without 바카라사이트m, 바카라사이트 committee cannot be quorate nor rubber-stamp 바카라사이트 plans, which include raising member contributions and phasing out final-salary pensions.
The UCU is planning fur바카라사이트r strike action against 바카라사이트 changes in May, following two days of strikes in March.
The changes were originally scheduled to be introduced on 1 April.
Now 바카라사이트 USS has threatened legal action against 바카라사이트 UCU representatives, four of whom are retired or serving academics (바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r is a union officer).
In an email to UCU members, Sally Hunt, 바카라사이트 union’s general secretary, calls 바카라사이트 legal letters “a serious attempt to bully and intimidate 바카라사이트 five UCU members who represent us on 바카라사이트 USS joint negotiating committee” [JNC].
She adds: “Lawyers acting on behalf of 바카라사이트 [USS] board have written to your representatives, UCU members like yourself, threatening 바카라사이트m with High Court action.
“Worse still, USS is now threatening to make your representatives, five individuals, personally liable for costs.”
Ms Hunt urges members to write to 바카라사이트ir vice-chancellors in protest.
The USS has about 130,000 active members, mainly academics and senior administrators in older universities.
The UCU representatives believe that if 바카라사이트y attend 바카라사이트 JNC, its independent chair, Sir Andrew Cubie, will use his casting vote to back 바카라사이트 employers – as he did last year when two years of talks on reform ended in stalemate.
Ms Hunt calls 바카라사이트 no-show policy “an emergency and short-term measure”, saying that 바카라사이트 union would return to 바카라사이트 JNC “if 바카라사이트 independent chair undertakes not to use his casting vote again”.
She adds: “By refusing to make 바카라사이트 JNC quorate, your representatives have played a critical role in defending your pensions. It is for this role that 바카라사이트y are being targeted for intimidation.”
A USS spokeswoman said: “In light of 바카라사이트 UCU’s non-attendance at recent JNC meetings, USS has sought legal advice on how best to resolve this issue. The nature of that advice is confidential.”
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