General secretary's news
Updates from Jo Grady, UCU's general secretary
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9 August 2024
It is with great sadness we have to report the unexpected passing of Agnes Flues on 5 August. For many years, Agnes had been involved in UCU undertaking various…
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7 August 2024
We are deeply concerned about the impact of the far-right racist violence we have seen over the last week. Both physical threats of violence, and the unseen psychological…
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1 August 2024
You will have heard about the government's 'spending inheritance' statement earlier this week which did not include any new money for further education. This failure…
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23 July 2024
As you will be aware, across the sector we are facing an increasing number of universities choosing to attack staff, threaten job cuts, and close departments. Through…
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10 July 2024
As you may know, the employers' representatives, Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA), sent the five unions (UCU, Unite, UNISON, GMB and EIS)…
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19 June 2024
Today at 14:00 , I will take part in a live debate hosted by the CWU on the forthcoming general election. The panel will consist of CWU general secretary Dave Ward,…
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13 June 2024
Following my re-election as UCU general secretary I have been working with colleagues to produce a set of discussion documents based on the policy areas I campaigned…
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11 June 2024
With the general election fast approaching, UCU has today set out a bold vision for a fairer and more sustainable post-16 education system that has the interests…
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