May 2010

• Manchester College accused of bringing 'embarrassment to city'
  31 May 2010

  UCU says planned cuts and contract changes will affect thousands
• UCU consultation delivers record vote against 'two-tier' pension plans
  31 May 2010

  Union tells employers: 'let's clear our diaries and talk today to secure future'
• UCU delegates back international solidarity and fund for Haiti
  30 May 2010

  Delegates at the UCU Congress this afternoon reaffirmed their commitment to helping international colleagues denied the freedoms they enjoy.
• UCU says two-year degrees would lead to 'education on the cheap'
  30 May 2010

  UCU today warned that plans for two-year 'fast-track' degrees would damage the reputation of UK degrees and would lead to 'education being delivered on the cheap'.
• UCU warns that education cuts will create 'lost generation' of young people
  30 May 2010

  UCU today warned that planned cuts to further and higher education could create a 'lost generation' of young people.
• Strike action votes at three of West Midlands biggest colleges
  28 May 2010

  Staff at three of the West Midlands largest further education colleges will be balloted for industrial action from today.
• Staff to hold balloon protest against cuts at City College Birmingham
  27 May 2010

  Staff at City College Birmingham will hold a special demonstration on Friday against course closures and job losses.
• UCU backs government calls on vice-chancellors' pay
  27 May 2010

  UCU welcomes business secretary's comment on university bosses' pay but warns government that universities are already doing 'more for less'
• Strike action at University of Arts London in job cut row
  26 May 2010

  Members of UCU at the University of Arts London (UAL) will be on strike tomorrow as part of their fight to save jobs and courses.
• Unions welcome move to end college incorporation
  26 May 2010

  Speaking from the Wales TUC Annual Congress in Llandudno, education trade unions in Wales have today jointly welcomed an Assembly Government announcement to overhaul the structure of further education colleges in Wales.