Subscription rates

Below please find a list of subscription rates for UCU Glasgow. Please also note that you’ll be able to get tax relief on your union subscription.

For students and postgraduates, please check the UCU website for student membership rates, which may be FREE depending on your program/employment.

UCU also offers joint union memberships with RCOT (BAOT), BECTU, BOS, CSP, Musicians’ Union, NUJ, RCM, RCN, SCP, and SOR.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES 2025-2026

Members Rates – Related to gross annual Salary Scale (effective from 1 Sept 2025 – 31 August 2026) 

   Standard rates
Monthly National subscription 
Plus Local subscription   Combined Monthly TOTAL 
Great Britain (includes 1% political fund contribution)       
FULL MEMBERS EARNING           
£60,000 & above (F0)  £31.22  £6.00  £37.22 
£40,000-£59,999 (F1)   £26.83  £4.00  £30.83 
£30,000-£39,999 (F2)  £22.80  £3.00  £25.80 
£22,000-£29,999 (F3)   £16.71  £2.20  £18.91 
£15,000-£21,999 (F4)   £10.38  £1.50  £11.88 
£5,000-£14,999 (F5)   £4.50  £0.50  £5.00 
Below £5,000 (F6)  £0.99  £0.10  £1.09 
Retired Member £3.13  Nil  £3.13  
Attached Member £3.13  Nil  £3.13
Attached Unemployed Member Free membership for 1yr or until obtaining a post Nil  Free membership for 1yr or until obtaining a post
Full members during secondment overseas for a period of not less than one year  60% of the subscription rate that they would have paid were they not on such secondment  60% of the subscription rate that they would have paid were they not on such secondment  60% of the subscription rate that they would have paid were they not on such secondment