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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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24 January 2020
External examiners resigning in protest at universities' failings over disputes The Guardian reported yesterday that senior academics are refusing to act as external…
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17 January 2020
UCU president-elect Nita Sanghera UCU president-elect Nita Sanghera passed away on 16 January 2020 . UCU said it was such sad news for her family, her loved ones,…
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13 December 2019
Second report from Joint Expert Panel on USS released UCU has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation…
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6 December 2019
UNIVERSITY STRIKES Solid action by defiant UCU members and supporters in university strikes Solid strike action continued at 60 universities this week as the employers…
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2 December 2019
Staff at the Tower Hamlets branch of New City College will begin a 48-hour walkout tomorrow as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of UCU…
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26 November 2019
The University and College Union (UCU) and Unison have signed a recognition agreement with the training provider Total People, the union announced today (Tuesday).…
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22 November 2019
Vice-chancellor calls on vice-chancellors to pay more to resolve pensions dispute Last week a vice-chancellor broke ranks to argue that universities can afford…
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19 November 2019
The next government should invest in the further and higher education workforce, end the hostile environment for migrants and scrap arbitrary metrics like the Teaching…
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15 November 2019
A long-running dispute at Nottingham College has ended after the college agreed to retain current workload protections and ensure no staff would see their pay cut…
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11 November 2019
Colleges are facing potential disruption in the new year after UCU accused employers of a 'breach of faith' over pay and said it would consult members over strike…
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