The pensions dispute between universities and their staff moved closer to resolution on Tuesday after four days of strike action. Following a two-hour meeting in London, the two sides announced a joint attempt at arbitration through the industrial conciliation service Acas. More...
Ne pas battre en retraite(s)
Si les enjeux financiers - plus 300 milliards d’euros de pensions versées chaque année - ne suffisaient pas à faire de cette réforme l’un des chantiers clés de l’exécutif, le calendrier retenu pour cette dernière n’est pas non plus anodin. En annonçant la mise en oeuvre d’une telle réforme quelques mois avant les élections européennes de mai 2019, le chef de l’Etat l’inscrit indirectement dans une période clé pour l’avenir du pays. La France sera observée de près par ses voisins, et tout signe de laxisme budgétaire pourrait nuire à son image au sein de l’Union. Plus...
UK university staff strike over pension cuts (Advocate 25 01)
Fourteen days of strikes across more than sixty universities started on 22 February across the UK, as the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) called out members to protest the cutting of their pension rights. More...
NTEU backs UK university staff on strike over pension cuts
Fourteen days of strikes across more than sixty universities started yesterday across the United Kingdom, as the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) called out members to protest the cutting of their pension rights. More...
The opportunity of robo-advice for pension savings
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Further talks agreed in dispute over staff pensions
University officials and the union representing university staff have agreed to hold further talks in a bid to end the strikes which have seen staff walk out of 61 universities in the United Kingdom because of planned changes to their pensions, writes Harry Cockburn for the Independent. More...
Possible pension shift in Ill. budget concerns education leaders
Under the budget plan announced by Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday, school districts and public community colleges and universities would have to pick up pension costs currently covered by the state. More...
Universities strike blamed on vote by Oxbridge colleges
Oxford and Cambridge universities and several of their colleges have backed policies resulting in the harsh cuts to pensions prompting professors at those institutions to mount efforts to overturn their support. More...
I’m striking with university colleagues as our pensions are being destroyed
Staff are already struggling with poor working conditions. Now our employers’ plans will lead to zero security in old age. More...