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24 October 2014
The bitter trade dispute at Lambeth College may continue after members of the UCU voted overwhelmingly to reject new contracts and ballot for strike action. In…
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20 October 2014
New report shows Britain is on the brink of becoming a permanently divided nation. Commenting on today's Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission's report that…
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18 October 2014
Nigel Farage may masquerade as the workers' friend, but he wants to turn the clock back on immigration, workers' rights and women's rights, a union leader will…
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17 October 2014
UCU and the National Union of Teachers express concerns about plans to house hundreds of young offenders in secure colleges, dubbed 'super prisons', in England.…
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13 October 2014
A strike planned for tomorrow in English colleges is off. The colleges' employer body, the Association of Colleges (AoC), supported an injunction in the High Court…
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26 September 2014
A London college has come under fierce criticism following news that its name and branding, which has been in place for less than two years and cost nearly £300,000…
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23 September 2014
UCU today welcomed the emphasis that Labour leader Ed Miliband put on apprenticeships in his conference speech, but called on all political parties to go further…
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23 September 2014
A lack of education is the factor most likely to hold poor people back, says a new report released today The report , from the Office for National Statistics, says…
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16 September 2014
Members of UCU in English colleges will be out on strike on Tuesday 14 October in a row over pay. The union's further education committee met on Friday to consider…
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9 September 2014
The UK is lagging behind competitor countries including the United States, Japan and France in terms of spending per student at degree-level, according to a major…
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