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8 October 2019
Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner has said that she 'fully supports' UCU members fighting for fair pay and decent pensions, while calling for urgent talks…
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4 October 2019
Pay for university staff has plummeted in real-terms in the last decade, according to a report released by universities' representatives. The findings, from the…
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30 September 2019
The National Union of Students (NUS) and UCU have issued a joint statement saying students stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with staff in the ongoing disputes over…
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13 September 2019
University strike ballots open Strike ballots opened at UK universities on Monday in rows over USS pensions and pay, workloads, casualisation and equality. The…
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12 September 2019
Action is needed to reduce the use of fixed-term contracts for researchers and to ensure they can access professional development opportunities, the University…
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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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5 September 2019
Commenting on the resignation of universities minister Jo Johnson, University and College Union general secretary Jo Grady said: 'After a cull of MPs who dared…
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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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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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