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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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2 June 2015
The University of Warwick has abandoned controversial plans to use a scheme called TeachHigher to employ hourly paid teaching and research staff. UCU welcomed the…
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2 June 2015
A south London college failed to make reasonable adjustments for a blind employee, putting him at a "substantial disadvantage" to his peers, an employment tribunal…
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2 June 2015
MSP Michael Russell has backed a call from the UCU for the Scottish government to step in and save vital jobs in the remote marine research centre near Oban. The…
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1 June 2015
Staff at London Metropolitan University will be taking part in a one-day strike on 4 June in a row over job cuts. Members of UCU and UNISON will walk out as part…
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1 June 2015
Members of UCU at the University of South Wales's Newport City and Caerleon campuses* have voted for industrial action in a long-running dispute over course closures…
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27 May 2015
UCU members at Mid Cheshire College have voted unanimously to ballot for strike action in the face of compulsory redundancies. The ballot will open on Thursday…
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22 May 2015
Staff at the University of Salford are set to take part in a four-day strike next week (Tuesday 26 May to Friday 29 May inclusive) in protest at the treatment of…
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20 May 2015
More than two-fifths (42%) of staff on casual contracts, such as controversial zero-hours contracts, in universities and colleges have struggled to pay household…
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19 May 2015
The threat of strike action in a row over job losses at the University of Surrey has been lifted after successful negotiations between UCU and the university. As…
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15 May 2015
Supporters of two members of staff sacked by Bolton University will march through the centre of Bolton tomorrow (Saturday) before attending a protest rally outside…
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