PinnedMichael Otsuka·Aug 5, 2019Is there academic tenure in the UK?If not, is job security nevertheless comparable to North American tenure?A response icon3A response icon3
PinnedMichael Otsuka·Jul 4, 2021Index of my Twitter threads (2021–22)On USS, UCU, pensions, inflation, and higher education (including impact of Covid)
Michael Otsuka·May 20, 2024The conditional indexation of USS benefits is the most promising route to their improvementThe case against HE12
Michael Otsuka·Aug 12, 2023USS responses to employer questions on whether one needs to be cautious, in light of the dependence…Below are the first two questions that employers posed in a webinar with USS on the 2023 valuation, plus the responses from Kate Barker…
Michael Otsuka·Apr 5, 2023The demands of the UCU Left negotiators do not withstand scrutinyA majority (4 of 6) of UCU’s USS negotiators — as well as a majority of UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) — have recommended that…
Michael Otsuka·Mar 29, 2023Welcome news from USS regarding restoration of pensionsA pause in industrial action is now warranted
Michael Otsuka·Mar 21, 2023The unimplementable demands of the UCU Left negotiatorsUPDATE 25 March 2023: Here is a briefer Twitter thread along lines of my blog below, but from a somewhat different angle👇.
Michael Otsuka·Jan 10, 2023Indefinite strikes are too much, too late, to restore the DC threshold by AprilHow the UCU Left proposal is mired in a paradox of deterrence
Michael Otsuka·Jan 9, 2023Why the UCU Left negotiator proposal sets a dangerous precedentRejoinders to the ReverseUSS! FAQ
