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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, 51¸£Àû's general secretary

  • 4 January 2023

    We have been busy using the festive break to lay the ground for winning the #ucuRISING dispute.

  • 20 December 2022

    Last week we opened the biggest democratic consultation that this union has ever seen on our next steps in the 51¸£Àû rising campaign and the action we call in 2023.…

  • 13 December 2022

    Today we have released a video which sets out how you can get involved in making final decisions on the plans for strike action in the New Year.

  • 9 December 2022

    I am writing to update you on the outcome of our recent negotiations with the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) and Universities UK (UUK) on…

  • 2 December 2022

    The joint unions (51¸£Àû, Unison, Unite, GMB, and EIS) met with representatives of the employers (UCEA) on Wednesday. There were constructive discussions about developing…

  • 30 November 2022

    As action resumes today, I wanted to bring you an urgent update about the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), and also developments in the pay and working…

  • 21 November 2022

    This is the biggest week in our history. Every single university takes strike action on Thursday and Friday. We need every member, student and supporter on our…

  • 18 November 2022

    Over the past days we have seen dozens of examples of university management sending out bullying and intimidating emails threatening punitive deductions to our…