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29 September 2006
The health of thousands of college and university staff is being put at risk by a shift in the focus of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from inspection and…
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28 September 2006
Universities and colleges in England and Wales have been warned by their staff in UCU to expect closer examination of their fire safety arrangements from 2 October…
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26 September 2006
The Association of Colleges has reached agreement with UCU and other FE unions on guidance for age equality in employment in FE. The Joint agreement on guidance…
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25 September 2006
UCU joint general secretary, Paul Mackney, told a packed meeting at the Labour Party conference on Monday afternoon that UCU members in further education are 'the…
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25 September 2006
The imminent Leitch report on the nation's skills gap is in jeopardy without new measures requiring employers to train, joint general secretary of UCU, Paul Mackney,…
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25 September 2006
There was solid support for strikes held at colleges in Northern Ireland on Tuesday 19 September when hundreds of lecturers took to picket lines in a call for pay…
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15 September 2006
Education Minister Maria Eagle has announced the names of those appointed to serve as chairmen for Northern Ireland's new further education colleges arising from…
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15 September 2006
Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges are expected to be shut down next Tuesday as a result of more strike action by lecturers. This will be the third…
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12 September 2006
UCU has welcomed today's call from the Education and Skills Committee for the government to clear up its confusing division between college courses that lead to…
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1 September 2006
UCU has today called for new legal requirements to bring about a sea-change in workplace training. This follows the publication of a new TUC report, 2020 vision…
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