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2 April 2008
UCU has welcomed the news that members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) have voted in favour of strike action on 24 April in pursuance of their pay demand.…
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2 April 2008
UCU has told the Communities and Local Government (CLG) select committee that laudable government aims to lift migrant workers out of poverty and to deliver its…
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31 March 2008
The initial target date by which all further education college lecturers in England were urged to register as members of the Institute for Learning, the professional…
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31 March 2008
UCU welcomed today's proposed new rationalised qualifications strategy for 14-19 year-olds but urged that there needs to be some flexibility within the system and…
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31 March 2008
As UCU's FE members vote on whether to take action on pay, the union received a massive boost with the news that the National Union of Students (NUS) is supporting…
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28 March 2008
UCU today welcomed the government's announcement of energy efficient new college buildings. On Tuesday 1 April the union will press colleges and universities to…
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18 March 2008
Thirty colleges are owed money as a result of the collapse of the private training provider Carter & Carter, according to the latest media reports. UCU's head of…
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14 March 2008
UCU today began balloting members in further education colleges in England on possible industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim for a 6% increase or £1,500,…
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11 March 2008
UCU has called for an end to government efforts to bring a market into further education, after the collapse of training company Carter & Carter. Carter & Carter…
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7 March 2008
UCU today responded to a government announcement that greater academic value will be attached to diplomas by introducing an extended diploma in 2011. University…
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