About Pay

 University salaries have fallen in value by 20% against inflation since 2009.  Meanwhile pay for senior managers has grown at a rate beyond inflation, causing the Office for Students to put out a study earlier this year that calls for greater pay restraint at senior levels. 

 UCU’s claim for 2019/20 is RPI plus 3% or a minimum increase of £3,349 (whichever is greater).

 “Other people in society are paid less than me: I don’t want to be greedy”

History does not indicate that agreeing to ill treatment results in better conditions for others.  Instead it only results in a race to the bottom.  Victory will set a standard for other public sector worker conditions.  Other trade unions were astonished and encouraged by the success of last year’s UCU campaign.

For more information see the Branch Action Notice, p. 3.

Kent UCU urges you to vote YES to action and YES to action short of a strike in both ballots.

TWO BALLOTS • ONE FUTURE • BE THE XX

Kent UCU Committee & Reps