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9 September 2013
Members of UCU at the University of Liverpool have voted in favour of strike action and other forms of industrial action in a row over changes to their contracts.…
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9 September 2013
UCU today welcomed the Labour Party's move to deal with controversial zero-hour contracts. The union said it was pleased Labour leader Ed Miliband recognised that…
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6 September 2013
The University of Edinburgh announced that it has signed an agreement with the UCU to wipe out the use of zero-hour contracts at the university. The news comes…
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5 September 2013
Scottish universities are far more likely to have staff working on zero-hour contracts than other workplaces, according to new research by UCU. Two-thirds (66%)…
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5 September 2013
Universities and colleges are twice as likely to use zero-hour contracts than other workplaces, according to new findings released today by UCU. Sixty-one percent…
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29 August 2013
Graduates are continuing to find work, despite difficult economic times, according to the results of a survey released today. Only 3.2% of graduates, who left higher…
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20 August 2013
UCU is taking part in a debate on zero hour contracts with shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna today. The union said it was pleased the Labour party is looking…
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15 August 2013
Higher education benefits students and also significantly contributes to long-run productivity and economic growth, according to a government study released today.…
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14 August 2013
UCU said today that young people receiving their A-level results tomorrow needed to think carefully about all their options as this morning's unemployment figures…
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14 August 2013
UCU said today that it will continue to push the government to ensure that newly-appointed further education lecturers have to have a proper teaching qualification.…
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