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17 September 2012
Members of UCU at K College are being balloted for strike action in an increasingly bitter row over job losses. The ballot opens today and closes on Friday 28 September.…
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11 September 2012
UCU said today's Commons debate on college and university fees must scrutinise the role private providers play in UK higher education. The union said that as well…
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11 September 2012
UCU announced today that it will be balloting members at Barnfield College for strike action in a row over changes to their contracts. The ballot will open on Thursday…
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7 September 2012
A lecturer who suffered permanent damage to his fingers after they became trapped in a defective sash window has received compensation after help from his trade…
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3 September 2012
The row over job losses at K College is expected to escalate this week as members of UCU step up their campaign to save 145 jobs. The union has demanded that the…
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31 August 2012
UCU has today written to the chairman of the education select committee, Graham Stuart MP, to call for the committee to investigate the unexpected decline in GCSE…
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22 August 2012
One in six 18-year-olds (15.5%) in England were not in education, employment or training between April and June, according to new government figures released today…
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26 July 2012
6,000 college jobs lost and two-thirds of colleges see applications drop Over three-fifths of colleges have cut courses and two-thirds reported a reduction in student…
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12 July 2012
UCU today welcomed the announcement by the government that it will introduce measures to mitigate against the impact of its new further education loans system,…
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5 July 2012
Hairdressing and beauty lecturers at Tyne Met College will find out tomorrow if they are to face to the sack or have their pay cut by as much as £6,000 a year.…
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