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25 January 2008
UCU members at a land-based college in Yorkshire have begun campaigning to save jobs after learning that the equivalent of ten full-time posts are to be axed. The…
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4 January 2008
UCU said today that the government's launch of a consultation on arrangements and funding for tuition of English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) was a welcome…
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10 December 2007
Views are being sought from UCU members on the issue of academic freedom and freedom of expression across UK further and higher education. A new discussion document…
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10 December 2007
Self-regulation was the theme of UCU's FE staff governors' conference which took place today. UCU general secretary Sally Hunt was among those attending the conference…
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7 December 2007
UCU today called for joined-up government thinking on the issue of translation services. As communities secretary, Hazel Blears, published new guidance on translation…
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6 December 2007
After rejecting the pay offer for FE staff in England, UCU has launched a new campaign seeking a better deal for members which matches the rise in prices and the…
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7 November 2007
UCU today condemned the continuing 'gender pay gap' in further and higher education which maintains women lecturers' average gross weekly pay at as much as £150…
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7 November 2007
Today, on Ban Bullying at Work Day, UCU has called for greater efforts from colleges and universities to tackle workplace bullying. Ban Bullying at Work Day has…
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19 October 2007
Twenty-two Northern Ireland college lecturers have begun to receive back pay of between £8,000 and £22,000 after an industrial tribunal ruled that they had been…
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17 October 2007
UCU today expressed continuing concern about the provision of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), following a government announcement regarding new…
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