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  1. First plenary at #UKSG18 today is from the Director of Policy at UUK, an organisation with which my union is currently in a pensions dispute #UCUstrike
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      Will he mention the ongoing pensions dispute? Let's find out together... #UKSG18
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        There are three big challenges to HE in the UK: the post-18 review, the Office for Students and regulation of that, and Brexit (notably not the ongoing pensions dispute) #UKSG18 #UCUstrike
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          He's mentioned the funding challenges of an aging population. We're adjacent to discussing the ongoing pensions dispute and how UUK has caused the largest scale industrial dispute in HE in the UK in history but he's still not addressing it #UKSG18 #UCUstrike
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            "There are concerns about vice-chancellor pay..." Yes. And how might that affect the financial security of retired HE workers? #UKSG18
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              Two minutes to go and still zero (0) mention of UUK's role in the ongoing pensions dispute within UK HE. Can he take it right to the end-zone? #UKSG18
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                I asked the UUK representative for comment on the ongoing pensions dispute and he gave a fairly toothless overview of the dispute without offering any opinions. Then he literally walked out of the hall #UKSG18 #UCUstrike