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8 April 2011
UCU and UNISON today warned that further education is facing a funding crisis after a new survey of 146 colleges revealed that nearly all (93%) have already axed…
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15 March 2011
Members of UCU at colleges and universities across the UK will be on strike on Thursday 24 March in a row over changes to pension schemes, jobs losses and pay cuts.…
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10 March 2011
UCU today said that attacking pensions as gold-plated was lazy and added absolutely nothing to the pensions debate. The union, whose members are set to strike in…
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12 July 2010
Members of UCU at Croydon College will be on strike on 13 July in a row over controversial changes to pay. Staff will be on picket lines from 8am outside the institution's…
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23 April 2010
Principals' pay increased seven times more than lecturers in last year alone The average pay of college heads has risen by more than 56% in the last eight years…
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26 March 2010
Nelson and Colne College will be brought to a standstill on Monday (29 March) in a row over its failure to honour a pay deal agreed six years ago. Classes will…
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18 February 2010
UCU today said that colleges and universities needed to be upfront about why so many more members of senior staff were now earning high salaries. Analysis from…
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21 January 2010
UCU today accused Manchester College of throwing the prison education sector into havoc. The college has announced plans for 250 job losses from its offender learning…
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11 December 2009
The ballot of FE college members is now open on whether to take an escalating programme of strike action to achieve an improvement on the 1.5% increase offered…
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4 December 2009
UCU today slammed Manchester College for freezing the pay of its prison education staff. The college provides teachers for 96 institutions throughout the country…
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