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3 February 2026
Staff at Southampton Solent University will take two days of strike action beginning next week after management forced staff out of their preferred pension scheme,…
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30 January 2026
UCU has today called for proper funding for prison education and an end to cuts, as the government responds to the Justice Select Committee report into prisoner…
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13 January 2026
UCU Scotland today commented on the 2026 Scottish Budget announcement.
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12 January 2026
Staff at Myerscough College in Lancashire have overwhelmingly voted to accept a pay offer of 4% and pull out of the England-wide college strike action. The deal leaves …
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26 November 2025
UCU general secretary Jo Grady has responded to the Labour government's Autumn 2025 budget.
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10 November 2025
A group of 13 leading organisations from across the lifelong learning and skills sector, including UCU, has called on the chancellor to prioritise investment in…
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5 November 2025
Staff at Lancaster University will begin industrial action on Monday 10 November over management's threat to axe one in four workers.
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20 October 2025
UCU today responded to the government's post-16 white paper.
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14 October 2025
Over 65,000 UCU members at universities across the UK will be balloted to take strike action in a fight to protect jobs, wages and working conditions, the union…
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10 October 2025
Universities have announced cuts equivalent to over 15,000 jobs in the last year.
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