Dismay at plans to make a university pension unaffordable

UNISON is dismayed at plans to address the deficit in the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).
The USS pension scheme provides a defined benefit pension scheme, primarily for those in teaching and research posts and primarily in pre-1992 universities
Thousands of UNISON members are in this pension scheme.
Currently employees need to pay 9.6% of their wages into the USS – a huge amount of their take home pay – leaving many members having to decide whether they can afford to save