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Monthly Archives: March 2018
We won’t back down (on our pensions)…
Highlights from the UCU rally on Thurs 8th March in Cardiff accompanied by Dr Michael Munnik rocking his ukulele.
Solidarity from UCU Coleg y Cymoedd
Comrades,
UCU Coleg y Cymoedd rank and file members stand in solidarity with you, and other pre-1992 university UCU branches, over these heinous attacks on your pensions and Higher Education in general.
The resolve of Cardiff University UCU members, and other branches, has been incredible and inspiring. This is a momentous dispute which has not only highlighted the unjust attacks on your pensions but has brought to light the destructive nature of the marketisation of education and the relevance and strength of the labour movement.
In Further Education we too have suffered at the hands of market forces with oppressive workloads, endless metrics, pension attacks, cuts in provision, redundancies, real term pay cuts, increasing casualisation and rocketing Principal/ CEO pay. Your fight is our fight.
This member-led dispute must stay strong to win and demonstrate that a fighting, campaigning union can defend members and quality education. We have sent a small donation to your hardship fund.
In solidarity,
UCU Coleg y Cymoedd rank and file members
Strike bulletin #9
Well, folks, we’ve come to the end of Week Three. We wish we didn’t have to be out here still, and we hope for goodness at the national level in talks between UCU and UUK. Locally, though, we’ve seen a lot of progress with a joint statement released today between our local UCU strike committee and university management. In it, “the Vice-Chancellor and Cardiff UCU have agreed to call on both UCU and UUK to work with USS to challenge the Pension Regulator to accept an academically robust, new and independent actuarial valuation.” Furthermore, “the Vice-Chancellor reiterated his support for working towards a solution that works for employee and employer alike.” You can read the whole thing here.
That’s not enough to pull us off the picket lines, but it certainly gives us something to talk about with our colleagues when we’re back in the office tomorrow (barring any freak snowstorms…) We are the union, and it is our strength and resolve that has gotten us as far as we are.
Fab rally
But let’s not get ahead of ourselves – today was also great because of the mighty rally (thanks Jonathan Ablitt for the mind-bending panoramic photo). It’s been our custom to gather outside the gates of Main Building at 11 o’clock, but today, we put on extra numbers and were joined by students, unionists from other sectors, and a healthy clutch of politicians. We had drums, dogs, and determination, and we marched down Park Place, past the museum and City Hall, then up past Registry (where some of us got a few thumbs-up from the window!) and into Alexandra Gardens. It was inspiring to see so many of us out there, smiling, marching, and making noise. The police figure there were 600, and since police numbers work the opposite of UUK pension maths, we can be certain we had a thousand out.
We had rousing speeches, including a fiery, bilingual, and on-point address from Plaid Cymru AM Adam Price. We had strong women from politics and union activity speaking to us here on International Women’s Day, including Labour MPs Anna McMorrin and Carolyn Harris, Beth Webster from the Royal College of Nursing, and Claudia Boes linking our struggle to the International Women’s Day Strike held this afternoon. Finally, Adam Johannes gave a passionate speech that put our struggle in the wider context. What will people say about those academics who stood up in 2018? How will we be remembered? I hope they will say more than, “Well, they sure did protect their pensions.”
More political pressure
So let’s keep the heat on. Though we have a positive statement from university management, we will continue to press them on retaining the defined benefits and removing the threat of deducted wages for action short of a strike. Though the vice-chancellor seemed unaware of any such threats during his Question Time appearance on Monday, Cardiff University still sits on the Academic Boycott list for excessive punitive action on non-strike days. We’d also like a commitment from the university *not* to deduct our pay, given the opaque conditions through which Cardiff’s reply to UUK on the valuation risk was made. And we will continue to press for clarity on that decision making process, to protect us in the future.
We’d like to be back to work next week, but that requires a resolution that satisfies our demands. Until that happens, we keep pushing. Cardiff UCU members met this afternoon with Stephen Doughty, MP for Cardiff South and Penarth. He is fully supportive of our cause and says he’s keen to meet the V-C to advocate for us.
We have organised a lobby at the National Assembly for Tuesday 13 March. Between 1 and 2, we will be hosted by Julie Morgan and Jenny Rathbone, and we need a great and diverse turnout. Let us know you want to come down, and then let your own representative AM know you’ll be there. The more people we have and from more constituencies, the more effective this lobby will be. Cardiff UCU will put on transport to get us down there, so register your interest now!
Share the word
Meanwhile, we’re back to work tomorrow. Keep strong, keep motivated, and keep talking to your colleagues about the positive spirit we’ve experienced on the lines and the positive results we’ve secured – locally and nationally. UCU membership has been climbing: we’ve had 300 new joins since February. Everybody’s affected by the success or failure of the pension scheme; we improve the changes of success if everybody takes the burden of risk and the decision to fight – to down tools, get to the picket lines, and press for the pension we need.
Inca the Dog looks determined: match her determination. Unless you hear otherwise, we’ll see everyone Monday for Day Ten of the strike.
Best,
Cardiff UCU Strike Communications Team
Cardiff University College Union (UCU) and Cardiff University joint statement on pension reform
Following Colin Riordan’s Question Time meeting with staff on Monday 5th March, and the pressure of three weeks of strong and committed strike action, he has worked with us to produce a limited joint statement around the reform of our pensions.
The statement reads:
“On Monday 5th March the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer of Cardiff University accepted an invitation from Cardiff University College Union (UCU) to meet with staff and students of the university to account for the Cardiff University position in the current University Superannuation Scheme (USS) pensions dispute. Following discussions at the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor and Cardiff UCU have agreed to call on both UCU and UUK to work with USS to challenge the Pensions Regulator to accept an academically robust, new and independent actuarial valuation. Cardiff University is keen to collaborate with colleagues at other universities to propose the key features of a methodology that would take proper account of USS as a multi-employer scheme. The Vice-Chancellor reiterated his support for working towards a solution that works for employee and employer alike.”
Cardiff UCU welcome this, and see it as a step forward in our fight for fairer pensions. It is encouraging that the Cardiff Vice-Chancellor has called for a re-valuation of our pension scheme, and has finally joined the ranks of the growing number of dissident University managers who are backing their staff on pensions.
Furthermore, Cardiff University UCU will continue to campaign for the following goals:
- That the Vice-Chancellor commit to maintaining a fair and just direct benefits pension scheme for all Cardiff University staff;
- The Vice-Chancellor commits to working with us to pressuring UUK and USS to retain our direct benefit pension scheme;
- That the Vice-Chancellor act urgently, with a University-wide approach, to remove the threat of deducting wages from members undertaking action short of a strike, and that all staff will be assured they will not be asked to reschedule lectures on return to work;
- The Vice-Chancellor and Cardiff University management commit to deducting no pay from striking workers because of the lack of due diligence in accepting a faulty valuation of our pensions in the first place;
- That the Vice-Chancellor commit to full transparency around the decision-making process that led to Cardiff’s response to the UUK survey in September 2017, since several Universities have already acknowledged that their own institutional procedures were not adequately followed; and, finally
- That the Vice-Chancellor commit to full transparency around any future decisions about changes to our pay and pensions.
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Notes for editors:
Cardiff UCU members include academics, researchers, managers, librarians, computer staff, postgraduates who teach and other hourly paid teaching staff, on a range of fixed-term, permanent, full-time, and part-time, contracts.
Changes to the pension scheme:
This bitter strike is about proposals that would see members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) move from a “defined benefit” to a “defined contribution” pension. This means that many lecturers would need to work into old age, and no longer have certain income, since the amount they get would depend on the vagaries of the stock market and not how much they earn or contribute over their working lives.
The changes the USS pension scheme would decimate the retirement incomes of thousands of University staff. Under the new scheme, lecturers stand to lose between 40-60% a year in retirement, leaving many in poverty. Junior staff on low wages and precarious contracts, who make up about a quarter of Cardiff University employees, would be hit hardest.
The Phantom Pensions Deficit Explained on Video: “The Big Short”
This video explains, in very simple terms, explains the employers’ dodgy numbers and demolishes the basis for their pensions raid. It was produced by Cardiff UCU member from the School of Psychology Paul Allen, and features Dr Woon Wong, Cardiff UCU member, pensions expert, and Reader in Financial Economics at Cardiff Business School: https://youtu.be/7PY84vOnFSk
Cardiff UCU members pressurise Cardiff Uni Vice Chancellor to use his influence with UUK:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM8TQqiGagg
Full Video of Cardiff Uni Vice-Chancellor getting grilled by angry staff:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gJrfO2v6S8&t=298s
Strike dates:
Week 1: Thursday 22 and Friday 23 February (two days)
Week 2: Monday 26, Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February (three days)
Week 3: Monday 5, Tuesday 6, Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 March (four days)
Week 4: Monday 12, Tuesday 13, Wednesday 14, Thursday 15 and Friday 16 March (five days)
For more information, and the latest news please visit the dedicated campaign pages here:
http://www.cardiffucu.org.uk/news/
https://www.ucu.org.uk/strikeforuss
Cardiff UCU media contacts:
- Cardiff UCU Office:
E-mail: ucu@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone: 02920 874443
- Dr Andy Williams (English Language)
Email: llantwit@hotmail.com
Phone: 07798 603706
Strike bulletin #8
Pickets
It was another busy day today. Pickets were established from 8am onwards at Heath Park, Newport Road, Hadyn Ellis, Colum Road, AHSS, Modern Languages, Law, Careers, Psychology, Biosciences, Main Gate, Bute, Glamorgan. The CARBS was the biggest yet (see photo below).
11 o’clock rally
As usual, staff from the picket lines throughout the University gathered at the Main Building for a rally at 11 o’clock. Sara Whittam, a member of PSS staff from MEDIC, addressed the rally in Welsh (and translated it into English for non-Welsh speakers), speaking about the solidarity she had found on the picket lines, from colleagues and students. The rally also heard from Mary Heimann, a Professor in SHARE, who noted that support from Cardiff University students continued to grow, and over 6,100 signatures were now recorded on the students’ petition to the Vice Chancellor. Paul Brennan, Vice Chair of Cardiff UCU, noted that the Vice Chancellor said that he was pleased with how Monday’s meeting with staff had progressed and that he valued hearing from members of staff. Paul also remarked on his feelings about going back to work Friday, unsure what he can accomplish in a day. But saying that he knows how much he could accomplish if he was back to work all of next week. Thanasi Hassoulas from MEDIC, compared his experiences of industrial action in Greece to the current UCU strikes.
Tomorrow’s (Thursday 8th March) march and rally
Tomorrow’s rally is due to be the biggest rally yet, with more and more people coming out to support the action. Speakers at the rally include, among others, Anna McMorrin MP and Adam Price AM. Please do encourage colleagues who have not yet come out on strike to strike tomorrow and attend the rally. Also, bring placards with your messages on them, and whistles, drums and other things that can be used to make noise.
In more practical matters, Phil Parkes will be coordinating the march and rally tomorrow. The route is not yet confirmed, but we will meet at the front of Main Building for 11 o’clock. Phil is looking for at least one more first-aider for the march; please email Phil if you can help out on Phillip.Parkes@sky.com.
An important date for your diaries: Lobby at the Welsh Assembly on Tuesday 13th March – link to sign up below
Cardiff UCU has arranged a lobby of the National Assembly for Wales for Tuesday 13th March between 1pm and 2pm.
The Welsh Government is an important source of funding and support for Welsh universities and particularly Cardiff University. It is vital that Ministers, especially the First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Education Minister Kirsty Williams are made aware of the impact of the proposed changes to our pensions, the strength of feeling of staff and the damaging affects that these changes will have on our university. Our aim is to speak to AMs and urge the Welsh Government to make a public statement calling on Universities UK to accept a new evaluation of the pension scheme and to negotiate in good faith with a view to retaining a Defined Benefit scheme.
Two of our local Assembly Members, Julie Morgan for Cardiff North and Jenny Rathbone for Cardiff Central, have agreed to host our lobby.
We need as many people as possible to commit to coming to the lobby next Tuesday. There will be transport provided by Cardiff UCU.
If you would like to attend the lobby and help to persuade the Welsh Government to support our case, click here and fill in the form
https://cardiffucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/lobby-of-national-assembly-of-wales
Further political support
In addition to support from Jo Stevens MP (Cardiff Central), Julie Morgan AM (Cardiff North), Jenny Rathbone AM (Cardiff Central), Leanne Wood AM (Leader of Plaid Cymru), Kevin Brennan MP (Cardiff West), Anna McMorrin MP (Cardiff North), Stephen Doughty MP (Cardiff South and Penarth), Mick Antoniw AM (Pontypridd) and Neil McEvoy AM (South Wales Central region), we have also received a statement from David Melding AM (also South Wales Central region) expressing concern ‘that UUK’s pension cuts have been made without proper engagement with the university sector and the affected employees’.
Yesterday’s teach out: Mental Health Matters
The teach out, led by Prof Ben Hannigan, HCARE, involved a range of talks focused on mental health services and the University’s legal obligations in relation to mental health, mental health concerns by students and University staff. More details can be found here: Mental Health teach-out
Yesterday’s activity: Flash Mob
Led by Steven Stanley, a silent flash mob assembled on the stairs in front of the Cardiff University Union. See a short video here:
Standing still flash mob @cardiffuni & @cardiffstudents in support of the #USSstrike: Hello Cardiff Uni Students’ Union. Your own silence on the strike isn’t reflecting broader student support in Cardiff or the UK. Let’s work together; let’s talk. #UniversityMatters pic.twitter.com/5LQexX1JSJ
— Cardiff UCU✊🌱 (@CardiffUCU) March 6, 2018
Do you have an hour spare to help out?
The various strike committees have been working hard over the past three weeks, and are looking for people who would like to volunteer to contribute an hour or two over the next week. If you are able to help out, please speak to your UCU department rep.
Next week’s teach outs
It looks as though we will be on strike again next week. We have talks all week on subjects such as Crime and Justice (12th March), Making sense of Neoliberalism (13th March), Community Values (14th March), Archaeology and History (14th March evening), Creativity and Resistance to Oppressive Institutions (15th March), Climate Change and Divestment (15th March) and Wales and Strikes (16th March). All events will take place between 1-4 PM except for the Archaeology and History event which will take place between 5-7 PM. The venue for all of the events is Cathays Methodist Church, Crwys Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 2NE (at the corner of Crwys Road and Fanny Street). They are open to everyone – students, staff and the public, so please do publicise these.
See you tomorrow at the rally and march! Come down and bring a friend.
Best,
Cardiff UCU Strike Communications Team
Further images from today:
Strike Bulletin #7 (updated)
It has been a busy day today. Pickets were established from 8am onwards and by mid-morning we had pickets at Heath Park, Newport Road, Hadyn Ellis, Colum Road, AHSS, Modern Languages, Law, Careers, Psychology, Biosciences, Main Gate, Bute, Glamorgan.
We had a visit from another part of the the galaxy – namely Darth Vader who finds our “lack of pensions disturbing”. This was Patrick Sutton from Physics with colleague who managed to tour most of the picket lines this morning.
At 11am we held our daily rally (see gallery below) with input from Michelle Huws-Thomas, Heiko Feldner, Patrick Sutton, Steven Stanley and music from Michael Munn. At least half of the crowd assembled had not been at the rally the previous day, which means that if everyone on strike came to the rally we would have more than we saw at the final rally last week before the snow came. It will be important that we have a large turnout for our big march and rally this Thursday (8th).
At 11:30pm Steven Stanley introduced “Standing in silence – a meditation flash mob” and then invited all to join him in the entrance areas of the students union. Following the flash mob all those who participated spent some time in twos and threes reflecting on the experience. A number of students joined us for the exercise.
Following this a “University Matters” teach-out event on the theme of Mental Health, was held at the Cathays Community Centre. We expect to have more feedback from that event tomorrow and will post it on the web version of this bulletin.
Feedback from Monday’s Question Time
Much discussion and reflection has resulted from Monday’s Question Time with Colin Riordan and Rob Williams. [Full transcript]
We were therefore very encouraged to see that the Vice-Chancellor entered into a public email exchange with Jo Stevens, MP for Cardiff Central. Jo Stevens stated she was encouraged to see that Colin Riordan had agreed to attend the question time event organised by Cardiff UCU and understood that he had accepted at the event that the methodology used in the scheme valuation should be revisited. Colin Riordan wrote to assure Jo Stevens that he mean what he said regarding talking to UUK about the possibility of a new valuation … which he hoped would be today, Tuesday. He also said that he had talked with Chair of Council, Prof Stuart Palmer who is a USS trustee. and had enlisted his help in the matter.
You can read the full exchange at http://www.jostevens.co.uk/ucu_strike_action_my_exchange_of_correspondence_with_cardiff_university_vice_chancellor_prof_colin_riordan
We have confidence that the Vice-Chancellor will follow through on the commitments he has made – and conversations on Tuesday indicate that this is happening.
Lobby your Assembly Member Tuesday 13 March – book a place now!
Cardiff UCU has arranged a lobby of the National Assembly for Wales for Tuesday 13 March between 13.00 and 14.00.
The Welsh Government is an important source of funding and support for Welsh universities and particularly Cardiff University. It is vital that Ministers, especially the First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Education Minister Kirsty Williams are made aware of the impact of the proposed changes to our pensions, the strength of feeling of staff and the damaging affects that these changes will have on our university. Our aim is to speak to AMs and urge the Welsh Government to make a public statement calling on Universities UK to accept a new evaluation of the pension scheme and to negotiate in good faith with a view to retaining a Defined Benefit scheme
Two of our local Assembly Members, Julie Morgan for Cardiff North and Jenny Rathbone for Cardiff Central, have agreed to host our lobby.
We need as many people as possible to commit to coming to the lobby next Tuesday. There will be transport provided by Cardiff UCU.
If you would like to attend the lobby and help us persuade the Welsh Government to support our case, click here and fill in the form
Wednesday’s activity
- 8am – Pickets – various school/dept locations and university main building
- 11am – Rally – in front of the main university building
- 1 pm – 3 pm – Workshop: Civil Rights and Liberties – Dr. Lydia Hayes – Where? Cathays Methodist Church
Best,
Cardiff UCU Strike Communications Team
Gallery of today’s activity at Main College:
Banners and placards – Main Gate
Crowds Main Gate
Crowds Main Gate
Crowds Main Gate
Crowds Main Gate
Pickets – Main Gate
Flying Picket – Main Gate
Steve Stanley
Michael Munn
Steve Stanley
Steve Stanley
Standing in silence – a meditation flash mob
Standing in silence – a meditation flash mob
Crowds at Main Gate
Recording and transcript of Question Time with Colin Riordan
Vice-Chancellor of Cardif University, Prof Colin Riordan was invited to answer questions from staff and students regarding the current pension dispute. The Q&A took place at Cathays Community Centre, Cardiff, on 5th March 2018.
Transcript notes were taken of the event and are available in pdf format:
Notes from Question Time with VC and FD 05.03.18 v1 – FINAL
The team organising this event on behalf of Cardiff UCU want to thank members for the way they brough their erudition, passion and commitment to evidience to bear on the VC, convincing him to act on our behalf.
The following except shows moments during the Q&A with Prof Colin Riordan when staff and students called on the VC to be more proactive in the current dispute on their behalf:
The following excerpts from the Q&A with Prof Colin Riordan on Monday 5th March, show the questions selected which give a flavour of people’s concerns at Cardiff University:
The complete Q&A session:
Strike Bulletin #6
Week Three begins with much milder temperatures but the same fire in the belly of UCU picketers. As Sally Hunt, UCU Secretary General, put in her e-mail this morning, “For the avoidance of doubt, this week’s strikes continue.” Here in Cardiff, we saw some strong turnout, no doubt in preparation for the big meeting with our vice-chancellor. But a nice showing for Mick Antoniw AM for Pontypridd who came to visit many of the school pickets. He will ask for a statement on our predicament from the Welsh Government this week in the National Assembly.
Mick Antoniw AM for Pontypridd who came to visit many of the school pickets
Rally at Main Gate
We had a good turnout again for the 11am rally with speeches from Kerry Hood and Mary Heimann, and a reminder of the arrangements for Question Time by Marc Beuhner
Rally – Main Gate – 5th March
Rally – Main Gate – 5th March
Question Time
The main event for the day was an hour’s session with Vice-Chancellor Colin Riordan and chief financial officer Rob Williams, chaired by Cardiff UCU’s own Paul Brennan and Nicky Priaulx. We were at capacity in the main hall of Cathays Community Centre with 200 present – at least 60 were turned away, but we were able to record it. That recording is now available.
The tone was deliberate but respectful, and we appreciate the Vice-Chancellor meeting us face to face and hearing our concerns. Certainly, there was a lot of expertise in the room on these issues, and I think we made it clear that we see alternatives to this pension valuation. Remember this great video, with a choice analogy from Biz School’s Woon Wong. Always worth watching and definitely good for sharing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PY84vOnFSk&feature=youtu.be
The VC was repeatedly urged to add his name to those of other UK Vice Chancellors willing to come out publicly in support of university staff and join UCU in pressing UUK/USS for a better pension deal. The VC repeatedly expressed the view that he would favour an alternative solution to the pension problem, could a practical alternative proposal be found.
In a statement on Twitter, Colin Riordan called the meeting constructive and highlighted the forthcoming work of a group of experts including UCU members and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Karen Holford. This group was, in fact, formed before the strike began and hasn’t yet met. Snow prevented their first scheduled meeting last Friday, but we hope that today’s session will provide significant impetus to make meaningful progress. Colin Riordan promises to bring the results of that group’s work to USS and UUK. It is essential now that everyone (especially the University’s senior management team) moves quickly to make this a reality.
Question Time Colin Riordan & Rob Williams – 5th March
Following the meeting, we sent this text, intended as a joint statement, to the Vice-Chancellor:
Today the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer of Cardiff University accepted an invitation from Cardiff University College Union (UCU) to meet with staff and students of the university to account for the Cardiff University position in the current USS pensions dispute. Following discussions at the meeting, the Vice-Chancellor of Cardiff University joins with the Cardiff Branch of UCU in calling upon UUK to ask USS to commission immediately a new and independent valuation of the USS pension scheme to inform current negotiations.
By end of day, we had not heard back from his office. We do hope that the vice-chancellor’s comments to us today were more than just warm words before a frustrated crowd. Agreeing to this statement would be a reasonable, concrete first step, and we hope we get his written agreement soon.
Thanks to everyone for a strong presence and questions!
Question Time Audience – 5th March
The Work Continues
Meantime, we’re not out of the woods. We love the continuing presence on the lines at individual schools and sites. If you haven’t been down, now is a great time to start. The spirit is good, and you’re likely to get someone’s home baking to keep you going. Check with your school picket supervisors: some people are putting rotations through so we don’t exhaust everyone but keep a steady presence at the doors.
Teach-outs continue this week, which is another way to take part. It keeps the enthusiasm going, builds more bridges between staff and students, and shares ideas that will sustain us as we take this fight past the state of our pension fund and right to the heart of what it means to be a university.
- Tomorrow’s theme is mental health. Join Ben Hannigan, Lucy Series, Steven Stanley, Michelle Huws-Thomas, Thanasi Hassoulas, and Kerry Hood to look at the issue from a variety of angles. If you’re nursing private worries amidst all this public enthusiasm, please consider taking part. 1-4 at Cathays Community Centre on 6 March.
- Wednesday, Lydia Hayes leads a workshop on the powerful and relevant theme of Civil Rights and Liberties. That’s at Cathays Methodist Church on Crwys Road, 1-3 on 7 March.
As always, we’ll meet at the gates of Main Building at 11 for a group rally, and as always, we’ll make the last one for the week of strike action a big one. So be sure to join us Thursday for the rally. We already have some strong speakers lined up, including Anna McMorrin, Labour MP for Cardiff North, and Adam Price, Plaid Cymru AM for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr.
Best,
Cardiff UCU Strike Communications Team
Further images from today:
Queen’s Buildings – 5th March
Newport Road – 5th March
Glamorgan Building – 5th March
Glamorgan Building – 5th March
Bute – 5th March
Bute – 5th March
Birthday on the Picket Line – 5th March
Law – 5th March
Psychology – 5th March
Heath Park – 5th March
Heath Park – 5th March
Heath Park – 5th March
AHSS – 5th March
AHSS – 5th March
Colum Road – 5th March
Colum Road – 5th March
Banners at Cardiff UCU Pickets
Law – 28th February
Question Time – 5th March
Question Time – 5th March
Question Time with VC and CFO
With the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Colin Riordan and Chief Financial Officer, Rob Williams, Cardiff University
About this Event
The Vice-Chancellor and the Chief Financial Officer will be attending a meeting with staff and students to answer questions about the Universities Superannuation Scheme.
Organised in the style of Question Time, the Chairs will select questions that audience members have forwarded for the VC and CFO to address. Time allowing, we hope to open up to the floor for broader discussion.
The meeting will be chaired by Paul Brennan (MEDIC, Vice-President Cardiff UCU) and Nicky Priaulx (LAWPL). Please come early. Owing to room capacity we may not be able to admit everyone.
WHEN?
12 noon Monday 5th March 2018
WHERE?
Bingo Hall, Cathays Community Centre, 36-38 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff CF24 4HX (opposite Lidl)
PLEASE BRING
Your staff/student ID Card
WANT TO SUBMIT A QUESTION?
Send it via https://tinyurl.com/y77dqx6s by 12 noon Saturday, 3rd March
Poster – Question Time with the VC and CFO – pdf format
