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10 April 2007
Academics are underpaid and overworked compared with other graduate professions, which is likely to have a knock-on effect on the quality of UK higher education…
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21 March 2007
UCU today said the chancellor needed to demonstrate his commitment to all areas of education. The union welcomed the extra money for the education sector, but warned…
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22 February 2007
Teachers and lecturers do, on average, more than 11 hours of unpaid work every week, according to figures released today. If the staff were paid for their additional…
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22 February 2007
UCU said today that the results of a survey of vice-chancellors' pay sent out the wrong message to staff. The annual survey of vice-chancellors' pay from the Times…
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30 January 2007
UCU has today written to the UK's university umbrella group opposing increasing levels of private sector involvement in key university functions. The union will…
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26 January 2007
UCU today said that it would fight threats to national pay bargaining arising from a discussion document from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association…
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4 December 2006
The threat of strike action, an academic boycott and dozens of law suits has prevented Britain's newest university from imposing an inferior and non-negotiated…
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13 October 2006
UCU members at the University of Leeds have secured a victory against their management after going into dispute over the imposition of regrading on 1 June this…
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26 July 2006
UCU has now received from the Electoral Reform Society the results of a consultative membership ballot on proposed changes to the Teachers Pension Scheme. The ballot…
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18 July 2006
UCU members have voted by a substantial majority in favour of a pay deal that increases salaries for academic and related staff by 10.37% over the next two years.…
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