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2008

UCU news from 2008

  • 8 May 2008

    Over a hundred Huddersfield students are set to lose out after a college announced it will axe 16 A-level courses because it cannot meet new government targets…

  • 7 May 2008

    Pay, academic freedom, the purpose of education, fighting against privatisation and combating climate change are just some of the topics to be debated by UCU further…

  • 1 May 2008

    The six further education unions representing 250,000 members have today rejected the employers (Association of Colleges) pay offer of 2.5%. The six trade unions…

  • 28 April 2008

    UCU FE members in Wales have won written confirmation from the Welsh Assembly Government that the national pay scales and parity with teachers will be maintained…

  • 24 April 2008

    There was widespread disruption in colleges throughout England today as lecturers went on strike to demand a 6% pay increase to bring their pay up to the level…