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9 May 2014
Members of UCU at Mid Cheshire College have said they will fight any plans for compulsory redundancies and haven't ruled out balloting for strike action in a row…
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8 May 2014
Seventy-nine members of staff at West Cheshire College will discover shortly if their job is safe or not as the college today sends letters to the affected workers…
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6 May 2014
• Millions of students taught by staff with few rights or facilities • 30% of college teachers and 17% of university teachers on zero-hours contracts • 67% of university…
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30 April 2014
New figures released today show that employers in Britain are using about 1.4m 'zero-hours' contracts The figures , from the Office for National Statistics, show…
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1 April 2014
A class of students will be joining lecturers from across the country tomorrow to call on politicians to back more funding for colleges and universities. Students…
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31 March 2014
Members of the UCU at Lambeth College will be on strike on 1 April in a row over proposed changes to terms and conditions. The strike comes after a massive 95%…
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28 March 2014
UCU has said today that more needs to be done to ensure that students are properly supported throughout their university career. The union was speaking in response…
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25 March 2014
Members of UCU at Lambeth College will be on strike next Tuesday (1 April) in a row over proposed changes to terms and conditions. Yesterday the union revealed…
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25 March 2014
Banning books being sent to prisoners risks increasing reoffending rates, warned the union that represents prison educators today. UCU said research shows that…
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24 March 2014
Members of UCU at Lambeth College have overwhelmingly voted for strike action in a row over proposed changes to terms and conditions. A massive 95% of staff who…
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