GUCU Motion on USS Divestment
Passed unanimously at GUCU branch meeting 29.01.2020 This Union notes that: – USS, the main pension provider for a large number of Goldsmiths staff, invests funds in a wide …
Letter from Goldsmiths UCU to all students about strike action
Dear student, As you may now know, staff members in the University and College Union (UCU) have successfully concluded their ballots on two issues: on pay, equality, casualisation and workload …
So where’s the CASH? Why you should vote YES/YES
WE CAN’T AFFORD TO WAIT TILL THE SUN IS SHINING One of the key arguments that UCU members at Goldsmiths will have to address in relation to the current ballots …
Motions on pensions and outsourced workers (Passed at AGM 17.10.18)
MOTION ON PENSIONS: Goldsmiths UCU notes the sacrifices of UCU members in taking strike action to reject the proposed and unnecessary changes to the USS pension scheme that the JEP report …
Some thoughts on the JEP Report
by Emma Jackson Earlier this year we undertook sustained strike action to fight for defined benefit (DB) pensions, based on our contributions rather than the performance of the market. The …
USS consultation latest
Members will have received communications recently about the USS’s consultation over proposed changes to our pension. The consultation is a requirement upon USS, and was originally deferred as a result …
GUCU EGM MOTIONS: Pensions, Palestine, Dispute Committee
We Are the University GUCU EGM. Tues 12 June, 1pm, RHB 144. The following motions will be discussed: MOTION 1 Casualised Staff pensions (73 words) Conference notes casualised staff: are often …