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9 February 2026
Staff at the University of Essex will begin seven days of strike action on Thursday 12 February in a fight over plans to axe 400 jobs and the resulting threat to…
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9 February 2026
Northumbria University will be hit with ten days of strike action from Thursday 12 February in a fight to save staff pensions, UCU announced today Staff will down…
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9 February 2026
Staff at Durham University have backed strike action in a fight to protect working conditions and job security, announced UCU today 63% of UCU members who participated in…
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30 January 2026
UCU has today called for proper funding for prison education and an end to cuts, as the government responds to the Justice Select Committee report into prisoner…
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28 January 2026
7 days of strikes will hit the University of Essex in February over plans to cut 400 jobs, UCU has announced today. Staff at the university will down tools from Thursday…
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27 January 2026
UCU has today condemned plans by London Metropolitan University (London Met) to slash the jobs of 120 academic staff. Although London Met made a loss last year,…
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22 January 2026
UCU today condemned the lockout and withholding of staff pay at the University of Sheffield following lawful industrial action Staff at the university took 16 days…
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20 January 2026
Staff at the University of Essex have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over plans axe 400 jobs, UCU announced today The decision follows a ballot in…
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15 January 2026
Staff at Kirklees College have voted to accept a pay offer of 4.5% and pull out of the England-wide college strike action, UCU confirmed today. The negotiated deal…
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15 January 2026
Staff at Sheffield College have accepted a pay offer of 5% for lecturers and curriculum team leaders and 4% for all other college staff, and will stand down this…
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