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4 February 2009
Somerset College has been accused of putting the health and safety of its staff and the local population at risk today. UCU has reacted angrily to emails from the…
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30 January 2009
Work levels appeared to be having an adverse effect on teaching staff at Stratford-upon-Avon College during the autumn term after branch officers received numerous…
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29 January 2009
UCU said today that it was particularly concerned by a drop in the number of part-time students at university. Statistics released by the Higher Education Statistics…
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29 January 2009
UCU today urged the government to allocate funding for basic skills to the areas that need it most. The union agreed with the assessment from the Public Accounts…
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23 January 2009
Eleven colleges across the country will be brought to a standstill on Thursday 5 February in a row over their failure to honour a pay deal agreed over four years…
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21 January 2009
UCU today slammed plans from Plymouth University to splurge £2.5 million on improvements to a local swimming pool, as it considers compulsory redundancies among…
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19 January 2009
UCU today slammed privatisation proposals at City University. The union said the plans to privatise the recruitment, teaching and accommodation of international…
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16 January 2009
UCU today welcomed calls from an influential parliamentary committee to support colleges delivering relevant training to individuals and communities likely to be…
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13 January 2009
UCU said today that the government should be commended for its plans to try and improve social mobility through the power of education. Responding to the government's…
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12 January 2009
Eleven colleges across the country may be brought to a standstill over their failure to award staff a pay deal agreed four years ago. UCU announced today that its…
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