UCL UCU General Meeting 27 January 2011

JNCHES pay and jobs dispute Main features of the claim: A ‘keep up’ claim on pay A national agreement to minimise redundancies Addressing poor treatment of ‘hourly paid’ lecturers Result: 0.4% pay increase (RPI = 5%) Refusal to consider agreement on redundancies No concrete steps for hourly paid Employers not negotiating at “New JNCHES” UCU and EIS are in dispute, others accepted

USS Pensions Some concessions: No movement on: Index capping: increase or remove cap Rejoining period: from 6 to 24-30 months Promoted staff entering USS with existing final salary pension have 24 months to join to have final salary USS RPI/CPI index-linking – follow public sector pensions, not ‘hard-wired’ to CPI No movement on: Increases to the Normal Pension Age Redundancy provision 2-tier scheme: CARE for ‘new’ starters UCU is demanding reopening negotiations

Conclusions JNCHES USS UCU is balloting members for industrial action Very low pay ‘offer’ No movement on other issues, esp. jobs Credibility of national negotiation? USS Some concessions USS will become a 2 tier scheme Less favourable CARE scheme will become norm over time UCU is balloting members for industrial action

Ballots for industrial action Two ballots will run concurrently: Start date: 2 February End date: 2 March Ballot papers will go to home addresses We need a high turnout and a high YES vote in both ballots We need your help UCL UCU will be organising a “Get the Vote Out” Campaign - like last year

Motion: defend pay, jobs, pensions and academic freedom UCLUCU notes: 1. Up to 40,000 jobs are at risk in the HE sector alone. 2. The USS pension scheme is under attack. 3. The UCEA pay offer that is in effect a real-terms pay cut (0.4%). UCLUCU resolves to: 1. Support and encourage members to attend the student-led demonstration in Central London, Sat 29 January. 2. Campaign for the highest possible turnout and 'Yes' vote in the forthcoming ballots supporting the UCU national campaign to defend jobs, pay and pensions in the HE sector. UCLUCU reaffirms its support for the two motions passed, in amended form at the General Meeting on 16 December 2010 which express members concerns about the situation in CALT and the FBS PES scheme and propose specific actions to defend members interests and academic freedom.