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Global dispatches

UCU has a strong tradition of taking up issues at international and European level where they affect members' professional lives, and also working with partner organisations on solidarity and international development issues identified by the membership through UCU's democratic structures.

  • 11 April 2011

    Who is Miguel Beltrán? Dr Miguel Beltrán is a Colombian academic. He has been imprisoned since May 2009 accused of 'rebellion' and is currently detained in La Picota…

  • 31 January 2011

    The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) has announced its strong support for the Egyptian opposition's call for a general strike in favour of democracy…

  • 31 March 2010

    A report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) shows that the number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks…

  • 3 June 2009

    UCU general secretary Sally Hunt visited Colombia in 2009. This short video, shown as part as the keynote speech to Congress, looks at the threat to trade unionists…