It's a bit like the move from personnel (which sounded like it was for the benefit of staff) to HR (which as it suggests, is designed to manage a resource, in this case staff). Demonstrates a completely altered ethos. #ussstrike #ucustrike #wearetheuniversity x.com/vianbakir1/sta…

Ouch. Just had pay deduction for strike action - over £2000. I hope the new negotiations are successful #USSstrike

Cambridge UCU you've done many great things for us in this dispute, but getting the university to agree to reverse their harsh pay docking within 24 h is up there among the best. Thank you! #USSStrike

Justin Ales UCU both are about 22% in career averaged.

Late starters are also very expensive:
gist.github.com/bobular/914eed…

#USS strike #UCUstrike #USS #WeAreTheUniversity

So Uni Management sees its role as NOT being to advocate for, or protect, its staff in this important pensions issue! So what do VCs fight for? Who is the University? #WeAreTheUniversity medium.com/ussbriefs/who-… #UCUstrike #USSstrike USSbriefs x.com/noremacnosila/…

And I thought post-docs were about research. Silly me. #USSStrike x.com/drfloraposte/s…

Continuing on with the role of top JP Morgan staff with 'de-risking' (outcome of which they would of course have no conflict of interest) and the USS crisis. Hmm. 'USS recruits ex-JP Morgan banker to new risk role' #USSStrike #UCUstrike fnlondon.com/articles/uss-n… via Financial News

Justin Ales UCU Thanks! I'll take a look at that paper in a minute.

I will also estimate the cost of late joiners (eg. join scheme 10 years before retirement) which should be higher (fewer years of compounded growth)

#USSstrike #uss

Payslip online, not as bad as I thought it would be. First 1/2 of strike pay docked, my employer won't spread the cost as they want it to hurt. Well it's not as bad as the 'woman tax' aka maternity pay and it was worth it. Screw their neoliberal BS and greed. #USSstrike

Whose interests are served by current UK approach to pensions?
Clue: not members/supposed beneficiaries of pension schemes
#USSstrike debacle #GiveMeMyPension opendemocracy.net/neweconomics/d…

Watching chat within my local UCU branch have seen some pragmatic advice.

Regardless of previous #cautiousoptimism or other views on the minutiae of #USSstrike / pay offers, I hope colleagues who can do so are putting money away to see them through an ‘Autumn of Discontent’!

If you have a senior position in your department, & have an influence over creation of new contracts & posts you have a duty to stop helping create bad jobs & fixed term contracts. #USSstrike x.com/lizmorrish/sta…

Pension geek claxon 📢:
We ❤️ Michael Otsuka, who uncovered a rather delicious way to mitigate increasing cost of our DB pensions under USS rule 76.4.
Simply divert the DC contributions of the fattest of Uni fat cats into the DB pot for the majority of scheme members!
#USSstrike x.com/mikeotsuka/sta…

Universities need to create ‘new era of partnership’ with staff to repair damage caused by the #USSstrike , say union leaders
timeshighereducation.com/news/new-era-p…

A novel take on Universities UK communications strategy during the #USSstrike x.com/kanyewest/stat…

Students were not satisfied with an offer of free graduation gown hire, worth £35.

♥️ All Of MCR 🐝 Manchester Confidential I Love Manchester #Manchester #USSstrike #UCUstrike #UCUstrike s #USSstrike s Lewis Croden
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Seems sort of a no-brainer, but apparently VCs think differently

#USSstrike x.com/ucu/status/988…

Meeting again: inside, we’re still on strike #USSstrike #wearetheuniversity

At today’s lively AGM we discussed what we’d achieved so far in the #USS strike , & the work ahead of us opposing marketisation, supporting students, & getting a lasting pensions deal.
We also discussed @UCU democracy, & called for a special HE Sector conference about the #USS .