News
Leading news and reaction from UCU.
-
28 November 2025
Staff at 30 colleges across England are set to down tools for three days in January over low pay and poor working conditions.
-
18 November 2025
UCU called on college bosses to begin negotiating after its members voted to strike over low pay and poor working conditions.
-
20 October 2025
UCU today responded to the government's post-16 white paper.
-
20 October 2025
UCU said the rollout of V-levels will fail to get more young people into work and training unless the government substantially raises college staff pay. The union…
-
9 October 2025
UCU today hailed improvements to staff pay and conditions at Warrington and Vale Royal College as a victory for its members. The deal will see staff at the college…
-
3 October 2025
UCU today confirmed it will ballot around thousands of staff at over 50 colleges across England in a fight for fair pay, manageable workloads and binding national…
-
30 September 2025
Responding to Keir Starmer's conference speech, UCU has today called on Labour to confirm college teachers will get a pay rise so it can implement its Plan for…
-
29 September 2025
UCU has today slammed the Labour Party for confirming it will impose a levy on international students to pay for maintenance grants. On the maintenance grant, UCU…
-
UCU general secretary Jo Grady to visit INTO Manchester picket on Tuesday as part of low pay dispute29 September 2025
The University and College Union (UCU) today announced that Jo Grady will visit the INTO Manchester College picket line tomorrow as part of the dispute over low…
-
9 September 2025
UCU has today denounced Ofsted's decision to press ahead with its new report card system, warning it will increase pressure on education staff and deepen the culture…
- PrintPrint this page
- Share
