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16 July 2010
UCU today said a ballot of all members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) was required if the forthcoming consultation process was to have any legitimacy.…
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16 July 2010
If the government pushes ahead with plans for 25% funding cuts then there would be a loss of 33,844 jobs in English colleges, according to new figures released…
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16 July 2010
UCU today said that funding cuts to higher education would create a 'lost generation' of learners. Responding to UCAS figures published today, the union warned…
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15 July 2010
UCU members employed by Britain's largest prison education provider, Manchester College, have today voted in favour of industrial action following contract changes…
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15 July 2010
UCU said today that its concerns about government plans for the future of university funding remained after a speech from the business secretary Vince Cable. The…
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15 July 2010
Ahead of a key speech by the business secretary, Vince Cable, on 15 July, UCU warned the government that a graduate tax had to be more than just a rebranding exercise…
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12 July 2010
Members of UCU at Croydon College will be on strike on 13 July in a row over controversial changes to pay. Staff will be on picket lines from 8am outside the institution's…
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9 July 2010
UCU today welcomed the announcement from the minister for universities and science, David Willetts, that there would be a one-year delay in order to review proposed…
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8 July 2010
A quango is under fire today for funding university employers to the tune of £627,000 to help them make the case for reducing their staff's pensions. The Employers…
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8 July 2010
UCU warned today that universities should brace themselves for serious industrial disruption after it emerged that the chairman of the Universities Superannuation…
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