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10 September 2019
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has backed the global school walkouts on 20 September and pledged to support the efforts of school children striking for climate…
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10 September 2019
Students studying at English universities are graduating with much higher debts than students in other countries and are far more likely to finish their studies…
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6 September 2019
UCU has confirmed that strike ballots will open at UK universities on Monday 9 September in rows over USS pensions and pay, workloads, casualisation and equality.…
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6 September 2019
USS members £240,000 worse off as costs rise and benefits cut USS members are paying far more for their pension, but will lose tens of thousands of pounds in…
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3 September 2019
University staff being balloted for strike action are paying far more for their pension, but will lose tens of thousands of pounds in retirement because of a series…
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29 August 2019
The Prime Minister must provide urgent assurances about the rights of EU citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit, UCU has urged today. In a letter to the Prime…
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28 August 2019
Responding to the prime minister's decision on Wednesday to prorogue parliament from mid-September, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The Prime Minister's move…
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23 August 2019
UCU has rejected an offer from the university employers that would have forced the union to ban any strike ballots over pensions for two years. The union said it…
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13 August 2019
The Labour Party will overhaul university admissions so students apply to university after they get their results, it has announced today.
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2 August 2019
Jo Grady is UCU general secretary UCU general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…
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