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  • 29 September 2017

    UCU at Labour Party conference UCU general secretary Sally Hunt and president Joanna de Groot represented the union in Brighton this week at the Labour Party conference,…

  • 27 September 2017

    A college lecturer has won £159,000 in damages in a personal injury stress case against Bradford College. The judge at Bradford County Court found that art and…

  • 26 September 2017

    Commenting on Labour's draft ten-point charter for a National Education Service, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said: 'This draft charter is a great starting…

  • 22 September 2017

    New TUC president Sally Hunt looks to future of union movement Following her election as president of the TUC last week, UCU general secretary Sally Hunt has this…

  • 20 September 2017

    UCU has said today that the employers' pay recommendation of 1%, or £250 for the lowest paid staff, fails to address the immediate hardship facing dedicated staff…

  • 15 September 2017

    Ahead of Tuesday's pay talks between UCU and the Association of Colleges, UCU's head of further education Andrew Harden (pictured) says the decline in pay cannot…

  • 15 September 2017

    Responding to news that the education select committee is launching an inquiry into value for money at universities, UCU said the time had come to look at pay levels…

  • 15 September 2017

    More pressure on colleges ahead of Tuesday's pay talks Writing in the TES ahead of the further education pay talks on Tuesday, UCU head of further education Andrew…

  • 15 September 2017

    It was a busy few days for UCU delegates at the 149th annual TUC congress in Brighton this week UCU's delegation at TUC Congress 2017 © Jess Hurd/ reportdigital.co.uk…

  • 13 September 2017

    Sally Hunt has been elected as the new President of the TUC. Sally, who is general secretary of UCU, will serve in the role for a year and preside over the TUC's…