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28 May 2011
Members of UCU this afternoon voted to step up their campaign of industrial action in an increasingly bitter row over changes to their pensions. The escalation…
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27 May 2011
Members of UCU at Barnsley College are being balloted for strike action in a row over jobs. The ballot result is expected on Wednesday 8 June. The union is angry…
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27 May 2011
Worcester College of Technology faces industrial action after announcing plans to axe 20 members of staff. The job losses come just weeks after the college threatened…
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26 May 2011
Responding to government figures released today, which show that the number of 16-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training in England is just under…
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26 May 2011
UCU said today that £600m earmarked for universities working with businesses was little more than a 'gimmick' when put alongside the 'deep and damaging cuts' that…
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25 May 2011
UCU today said that while it welcomed news that targeted funds had ensured some strategic and vulnerable subjects had flourished at universities, there was a real…
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24 May 2011
Members of the UCU Scotland and the Educational Institute of Scotland are holding a lobby outside the Scottish Parliament at 12noon in defence of jobs and education.…
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22 May 2011
A report from the government-funded Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has warned that the government's policy of encouraging 'for-profit' higher…
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20 May 2011
Members of the UCU from across Scotland will hold a lobby outside the Scottish Parliament at 12 noon on Tuesday (24 May) in defence of jobs and education The demonstration,…
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20 May 2011
Members of UCU at Newcastle College will begin a rolling programme of strike action next month, in a row over jobs and pay. At an emergency meeting yesterday evening,…
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