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16 March 2021
UCU members working at London based United Colleges Group are today being balloted for potential strike action over changes to agreed contracts imposed by management…
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5 March 2021
UCU members at the University of Central Lancashire have this week voted to take strike action in a row over job losses. 79% of members who voted supported strike…
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13 February 2021
In her first speech to UCU's annual congress as general secretary, Jo Grady set out the challenges workers in prison, adult, further and higher education are facing…
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25 November 2020
UCU has called for robust government action to reverse the growth in insecure work, citing the harsh impact on mothers in the workplace The call came as Maternity…
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16 November 2020
In an open letter over 770 researchers have slammed UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) over its treatment of students during the Covid-19 pandemic. The letter comes…
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12 November 2020
UCU said it was not good enough for UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to respond to Covid-19 difficulties by telling PhD students to complete their research within…
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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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22 September 2020
Responding to the prime minister's statement, in particular his call for universities to remain open, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'For Boris Johnson to…
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3 September 2020
Commenting on guidance released by the Scottish government regarding the reopening university campuses, UCU Scotland said remote learning and working had to be…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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