Monthly Archives: March 2011

One of the key points of our strike action last Thursday was to get our employers to agree on a fair pay settlement for us.  You will remember that we were ‘awarded’ 0.4% this year (actually the 2010 settlement, and … Continue reading →

Thursday early morning was cold and rather foggy.  However, this did not stop UCU members piketing the three main entrances to the Whiteknights campus, in furtherance of our disputes over pensions, pay and job security.     Media (to be … Continue reading →

Many thanks to everyone who helped out on the picket lines today.  We covered the three main entrances to Whiteknights campus (Pepper Lane, Shinfield Road and Earley Gate) from 7.30 am onwards and must have given out several thousand leaflets.  … Continue reading →

Reading UCU members are on strike today, Tuesday 22nd March, along with members in another 46 English Universities to defend their right to a fair pension. We have tried to enter into talks with the employers to reach an agreement over … Continue reading →

The action that seems to have caused the greatest consternation so far during this dispute is the University’s decision to deduct 1/260th of our annual salary for every day we are on strike, instead of 1/365th which they have done … Continue reading →

You may have seen this article  posted on the UCU website yesterday, relating to Lancaster University.  If pension contributions are suspended by the employer for the days that members are on strike this can mean that such staff  are ineligible for … Continue reading →