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2 December 2020
UCU said the government U-turn on online learning was an important 'step forward' after months of campaigning for non-essential in-person teaching to be moved online.…
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28 November 2020
UCU has raised 'grave concerns' about the Westminster government's plans for student movement over the Christmas holidays.
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26 November 2020
UCU's branch at Northumbria University has become the first union branch in the UK to win a ballot over health and safety relating to Covid-19 after staff voted…
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25 November 2020
Commenting on the chancellor's spending review announcement UCU described it as a missed opportunity and called for more support for education staff, who have worked…
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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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24 November 2020
Nearly half of prison education staff don't feel safe at work according to responses to a survey published today by UCU. The survey of prison education staff found…
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24 November 2020
UCU called for colleges to recommend a significant increase in staff pay for 2020/21.
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20 November 2020
Wiltshire College has threatened to sack staff to meet government conditions for a loan.
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18 November 2020
In a joint statement, UCU, the National Education Union (NEU), the National Union of Students (NEU) and Teach the Future (TtF) said prime minister Boris Johnson's…
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18 November 2020
UCU's Scotland official, Mary Senior, has been elected president of the Scottish Trades Union Congress. Mary becomes the first UCU nominee to hold the position…
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