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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…
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23 April 2008
UCU said today that any increase in university applications was to be welcomed, but that the real challenge is to deliver an increase in students from the poorest…
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23 April 2008
A quick riposte was sent to the Guardian when the coverage of FE was subbed out of Monday's story on the forthcoming industrial action. UCU general secretary Sally…
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21 April 2008
An independent report out today on college staff satisfaction reveals a dedicated workforce deeply dissatisfied with their treatment and under lots of pressure.…
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21 April 2008
Terry Brotherstone, president UCU Scotland, has today issued a statement on Aamer Anwar, a solicitor accused of contempt of court over public statements made after…
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17 April 2008
UCU has responded to reports today of concerns about the delivery of the government's new diplomas. Sally Hunt, UCU general secretary, said: 'UCU wants the new…
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15 April 2008
Lecturers in every Welsh FE college will strike for one day on Wednesday 16 April. The dispute has been called by the lecturers' union UCU following the failure…
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14 April 2008
College lecturers in England have voted to strike on Thursday 24 April in support of a demand to bring their pay up to that of schoolteachers. Lecturers in over…
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14 April 2008
UCU today warned against allowing business too great an influence over the content and design of university courses. Responding to the High Level Skills consultation…
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11 April 2008
UCU today welcomed a report from the higher education statistics agency (HESA) that revealed a financially buoyant higher education sector. The union said that…
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