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25 October 2006
Talks to address a discriminatory pay system at Havering College have begun to make progress, says lecturers' union UCU. Lecturers felt so strongly about the system…
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23 October 2006
UCU has questioned if the Learning and Skills Council consulted the Health and Safety Commission before announcing that it will withdraw funding from vital health…
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20 October 2006
UCU is concerned about courses cuts for older learners, job losses, and worsening pay and conditions, after a second proposed restructuring has been announced at…
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18 October 2006
UCU is concerned by today's announcement from the Learning and Skills Council that many people requiring basic English courses, including many asylum-seekers, will…
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16 October 2006
Teaching at Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges virtually ceased for the fourth time in recent weeks as college lecturers today solidly supported their…
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12 October 2006
Lecturers at Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges will take strike action again next Monday (16 October). This is the fourth day of strike action in…
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11 October 2006
UCU today warned that plans to transfer offenders from prisons to police cells or inadequate detention centres will increase re-offending rates. UCU, which represents…
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9 October 2006
Lecturers at City College Norwich, who are members of UCU, are incensed by attempts to use the threat of dismissal to force them to accept new contracts of employment.…
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3 October 2006
UCU has expressed 'serious doubts' about a proposed merger of three colleges that are located hundreds of miles apart. The union has learnt that later this month,…
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2 October 2006
UCU has welcomed improvements to maternity and adoption pay and leave, introduced on 1 October, and new rights to flexible working for some employees who provide…
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