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23 May 2024
UCU has welcomed news that the government would be retaining the graduate visa scheme, but said we urgently need wholesale reform of higher education funding which…
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23 May 2024
UCU has received some lobbying success for the further education (FE) sector, after an independent policy report, 'Skills 2030: Building A World-Class Skills System',…
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23 May 2024
The dispute at Redbridge Institute of Adult Education has been called off after staff won an end to gig-economy style zero hours contracts, improved contracts and…
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16 May 2024
Staff at London South Bank University have no confidence in the vice-chancellor and senior leadership team, announced the University and College Union (UCU) today…
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30 April 2024
Members of UCU at Barking and Dagenham College will be out in force tomorrow rallying to protest against management's refusal to improve staff working conditions.…
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14 March 2024
UCU, which represents 125,000 education workers, has today condemned Michael Gove's plans to redefine 'extremism' as a 'worrying shift towards authoritarianism'.…
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29 February 2024
Around 20 staff, with decades of experience, will exit Tyne Coast College today, UCU confirmed. The departures come after Tyne Coast College management told staff…
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12 December 2023
Responding to the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry, University and College Union general secretary Jo Grady said: "The tragic and disturbing case of Ruth Perry…
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28 November 2023
UCU today announced three new days of strike action at up to five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton on Tees in a long running dispute over low pay. The…
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22 November 2023
UCU today called on the government to prioritise further education after decades of underfunding. Responding to the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, UCU general secretary…
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