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12 October 2006
Lecturers at Northern Ireland's 16 further education colleges will take strike action again next Monday (16 October). This is the fourth day of strike action in…
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12 October 2006
UCU has responded to comments by higher education Minister Bill Rammell, in which he described a university's decision to ban the Muslim face veil as 'the best…
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12 October 2006
More than four fifths of academics (81 per cent) do not support government proposals for the future of research funding, according to a poll released today by UCU.…
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11 October 2006
UCU today warned that plans to transfer offenders from prisons to police cells or inadequate detention centres will increase re-offending rates. UCU, which represents…
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9 October 2006
Lecturers at City College Norwich, who are members of UCU, are incensed by attempts to use the threat of dismissal to force them to accept new contracts of employment.…
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3 October 2006
UCU has expressed 'serious doubts' about a proposed merger of three colleges that are located hundreds of miles apart. The union has learnt that later this month,…
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2 October 2006
UCU has welcomed improvements to maternity and adoption pay and leave, introduced on 1 October, and new rights to flexible working for some employees who provide…
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29 September 2006
The health of thousands of college and university staff is being put at risk by a shift in the focus of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) from inspection and…
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28 September 2006
Universities and colleges in England and Wales have been warned by their staff in UCU to expect closer examination of their fire safety arrangements from 2 October…
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26 September 2006
The Association of Colleges has reached agreement with UCU and other FE unions on guidance for age equality in employment in FE. The Joint agreement on guidance…
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