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5 May 2016
A Hull MP has heavily criticised the chief executive of Hull College for sending him a letter of complaint regarding his support of striking workers at the college…
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25 April 2016
A college planning to make redundancies and close a campus is refusing to afford those staff affected a proper consultation over their plight, even though they…
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4 April 2016
UCU has announced that it will ballot members at Hull College for strike action in a row over pay and a controversial teaching and learning lesson observation system…
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5 February 2016
UCU general secretary, Sally Hunt, will tell a conference today that staff and students must continue to make the case for a fairer education system. Sally Hunt…
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15 January 2016
A look back at some of this week's news. If you want teaching excellence, then you must respect university teachers Writing in the Guardian this week , UCU general…
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1 December 2015
UCU today told MPs that proposed measures to improve teaching quality would fail unless more was done to tackle job insecurity and ensure decent working conditions…
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23 November 2015
UCU members at the University of Manchester have voted in favour of industrial action in a dispute over job security and proposed redundancies. Over three-quarters…
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19 November 2015
Thousands of staff members at colleges and universities across the UK are taking part in a day of action against zero-hours contracts and other forms of temporary…
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26 October 2015
UCU members at the University of Manchester are to be balloted for strike action after the union accused managers of ignoring agreed procedures and pushing staff…
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9 September 2015
Universities minister Jo Johnson delivered a speech to the annual Universities UK conference this morning. Responding to the speech UCU general secretary, Sally…
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