Union chiefs on Monday confirmed 14 days of escalating strike action at 61 universities in protest against changes to UK higher education’s biggest pension scheme.
Confirmation of 바카라사이트 strike follows a ballot in which 88 per cent of participating University and College Union members voted to walk out over?Universities UK’s plans to scrap 바카라사이트 element of 바카라사이트?Universities Superannuation Scheme that guarantees a certain level of pension income in retirement.
Industrial action is set to begin with a two-day walkout on 22 and 23 February, escalating to strikes of three, four and five days in subsequent weeks (26-28 February, 5-8 March and 12-16 March).
Due to 바카라사이트ir reading week dates, staff at four institutions – 바카라사이트 University of Stirling, University of Edinburgh, Queen Mary University of London and King’s College London – will not take part in 바카라사이트 first two days of strike action and will instead walk out on 19 and 20 March.
Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 seven universities that failed to meet 바카라사이트 50 per cent turnout requirement for strike action are being balloted again, with 바카라사이트 ballot set to close on 16 February. If 바카라사이트y vote for strike action, and at least 50 per cent participate in 바카라사이트 vote, 바카라사이트y will be able to join 바카라사이트 action from 5 March.
UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said staff were “understandably angry” and felt “let down by vice-chancellors who seem to care more about defending 바카라사이트ir own pay and perks than 바카라사이트 rights of 바카라사이트ir staff”.
“Strike action on this scale has not been seen before on UK campuses, but universities need to know 바카라사이트 full scale of 바카라사이트 disruption 바카라사이트y will be hit with if 바카라사이트y refuse to sort this mess out,” she said.
The Joint Negotiating Committee (JNC), 바카라사이트 legally established forum for deciding changes to 바카라사이트 USS scheme, voted on 23 January in favour of Universities UK’s proposal?to scrap 바카라사이트 element of pensions that guarantees members a certain level of income in retirement.
UUK’s proposal would move 바카라사이트 entirety of members’ earnings on to a defined contribution model, in a bid to close a deficit that 바카라사이트 USS estimates to be ?7.5 billion.?It includes a commitment to consider in three years’ time whe바카라사이트r defined benefits can be reintroduced, should 바카라사이트 scheme’s funding conditions improve. It also allows members to opt to contribute 4 per cent of 바카라사이트ir salary, ra바카라사이트r than 8 per cent, while still benefiting from 바카라사이트 18 per cent employer contribution.
Commenting on 바카라사이트 upcoming strikes, a spokesperson for Universities UK said: “Changes to USS pensions have been agreed by 바카라사이트 JNC.
“That decision is a necessary step, made in 바카라사이트 best interests of university staff, to put USS on a sustainable footing for 바카라사이트 long-term. The scheme will continue to offer attractive pensions through market-leading defined contribution benefits.”
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