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13 April 2023
UCU has raised serious concerns about government plans to review the Equality Act and the advice given by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. In a statement…
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24 February 2023
The five unions UCU, UNISON, Unite, EIS and GMB, representing staff working in UK higher education confirmed that talks via the conciliation service Acas will continue…
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18 January 2023
Yesterday the UK government took the unprecedented step to block the implementation of the Scottish Parliament's Gender Recognition Reform Bill. It has prevented…
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19 October 2022
UCU slammed plans to scrap thousands of level 2 qualifications and said government delays to the cuts show the changes are ill thought through and should now be…
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29 September 2022
Three in five working class staff in post-16 education say their class is a barrier to career progression.
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24 June 2022
The overturning of Roe vs. Wade by the Supreme Court of the United States is an incredibly dark moment. It will threaten the lives of millions of women and those…
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27 April 2022
UCU said that minimum eligibility requirements for student loans 'would make a mockery of the government's proclaimed commitment to levelling up'. The union was…
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26 April 2022
UCU confirmed that 41 universities across the UK will be hit by a marking and assessment boycott in the coming months, a move which could prevent students from…
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21 March 2022
Over 50k staff at 67 universities are taking five consecutive days of strike action over the next two weeks, beginning today as UCU members at 38 universities walk…
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25 February 2022
UCU members at 63 universities will continue strike action from Monday 28 February in their fight against deteriorating pay & working conditions. This dispute is…
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