January 26, 2015

January 26, 2015 by yorksranter 3 comments

#defenduss arrives at an unsatisfactory compromise

So yer #defenduss. The UCU delegation came back with a new offer, the same stuff but with a slightly higher accrual rate, some more money from the other side, a higher cap, and promises to use any improvement in the scheme finances to put back the cuts and also to review the valuation methodology. And…

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