Motion
- Motion title
- Take action, defend USS defined benefits
- Session
- 2021-2022
- Meeting link
- Special HE sector conference (HE dispute(s))
- Meeting date
- 9 September 2021
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 4
- Motion text
HESC notes the threat to USS of massive contribution increases or benefits being slashed as a result of the Covid 2020 valuation.
HESC believes
1 USS is able to afford current benefits at current or lower costs so there is no need for these changes.
2 If not stopped, this could easily become the first step in introducing full DC.
3 Industrial action is necessary to defend the Defined Benefits (DB) scheme.
HESC instructs HEC to
a. Call for a ballot and strike action and ASOS, with strike action to start in week of 11 November. An indicative timetable is HEC on 17 September, ballot from 24 September to 25 October. The subject of dispute should be the employers' failure to take measures to defend DB.
b. Organise massive GTVO campaign and produce materials to support this.
c. Encourage members and branches to build support amongst students, other trade unions and the local community.
- Proposing body
- University of Glasgow
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Higher education committee (HEC)
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2021/H/09-09/003/4