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4 December 2015
UCU will be speaking out about the threats posed by a review of colleges in Birmingham and Solihull at a public meeting on Tuesday (8 December). Since September,…
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1 December 2015
UCU today told MPs that proposed measures to improve teaching quality would fail unless more was done to tackle job insecurity and ensure decent working conditions…
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1 December 2015
UCU has said that low further education funding is acting as a barrier to quality, and that the government must put in place a sustainable funding system to ensure…
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1 December 2015
Lecturers at the University of Aberdeen will tomorrow begin to receive ballot papers asking them to vote for industrial action. UCU is balloting members after the…
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27 November 2015
A look back at the week's UCU news. Spending review education announcement reaction The Chancellor's spending review on Wednesday didn't cut education budgets as…
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25 November 2015
Commenting on the chancellor's spending review announcement, UCU welcomed the recognition that students need more financial support, but repeated concerns that…
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24 November 2015
UCU members at the Open University will stage a one-day walk-out tomorrow following the university's decision to push ahead with controversial plans to close seven…
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23 November 2015
UCU members at the Open University will present a 6400-strong petition opposing the closure of seven regional centres to the university's pro-chancellor Richard…
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23 November 2015
UCU members at the University of Manchester have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over job security and proposed redundancies. Over three-quarters…
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19 November 2015
Thousands of staff members at colleges and universities across the UK are taking part in a day of action against zero-hours contracts and other forms of temporary…
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