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Jo Grady

General secretary's news

Updates from Jo Grady, Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ's general secretary

  • 8 January 2020

    Members in 37 Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ branches in higher education are currently being balloted over whether to join the pay & equality and pensions action already being undertaken…

  • 23 December 2019

    As we move into the New Year, I have some important updates about our nationwide industrial action in higher education. Our eight-day strike saw record numbers…

  • 17 December 2019

    A number of Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ branches are being balloted over whether to join the action already being undertaken by members in 60 institutions over pay & equality and pensions.…

  • 13 December 2019

    Today marks an important step in the USS dispute as the second report of the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) is published.

  • 4 December 2019

    After eight days of strikes in sixty institutions, concluding today, employers should be in no doubt: they badly misjudged us. I have travelled up and down the…

  • 28 November 2019

    As we approach the halfway point in our eight-day strike action, I'm writing to update you on how the strikes and our talks with employers have been going. Our…

  • 24 November 2019

    Tomorrow, members in 60 institutions begin eight days of strike action. Many of you will have past experience of going on strike, including the 14 days Ó£»¨¶¯Âþ took…

  • 18 November 2019

    In a week's time, 60 higher education institutions begin eight days of strike action. I am hosting a live online Q&A session to answer your questions ahead of the…