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27 October 2010
Lancaster University must pay former members of staff 60 days' salary after UCU won a legal battle over the institution's failure to properly consult about their…
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22 October 2010
UCU today (Friday) said planned cuts to university teaching budgets would have a devastating effect on local businesses. Business schools generate £2 billion in…
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20 October 2010
UCU today warned that massive funding cuts to colleges and universities could lead to institutions being forced to close across the country. Responding to this…
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7 October 2010
UCU today said changes to pension schemes needed proper consultation with fund members if they were to have any legitimacy. On the day John Hutton's public-sector…
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5 October 2010
The joint convention between UCU and Michael Russell Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning allowed a frank exchange on the issues in higher education.…
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27 September 2010
UCU today said the UK risked undermining its position as a global leader in higher education if it pushed ahead with huge increases in university fees and allowed…
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15 September 2010
Delegates at the TUC Congress in Manchester have today backed a motion calling for a national demonstration through central London. The protests, on Wednesday 10…
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14 September 2010
The TUC today said laws protecting staff losing their jobs had to be toughened up. Delegates at the TUC Congress in Manchester unanimously passed a motion from…
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3 August 2010
Prison educators at more than 70* prisons and young offender institutions will be on strike on tomorrow in a row over terms and conditions. Members of UCU are taking…
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29 July 2010
UCU slammed plans in the Independent Budget Review to reintroduce university tuition fees in Scotland. The union said the review, which also recommended 60,000…
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