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27 May 2023
UCU members are about to become history makers with a pension win that will set the standard for all trade unions, said the union's general secretary Jo Grady.
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24 February 2023
The five unions UCU, UNISON, Unite, EIS and GMB, representing staff working in UK higher education confirmed that talks via the conciliation service Acas will continue…
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26 April 2022
UCU confirmed that 41 universities across the UK will be hit by a marking and assessment boycott in the coming months, a move which could prevent students from…
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21 March 2022
Over 50k staff at 67 universities are taking five consecutive days of strike action over the next two weeks, beginning today as UCU members at 38 universities walk…
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25 February 2022
UCU members at 63 universities will continue strike action from Monday 28 February in their fight against deteriorating pay & working conditions. This dispute is…
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21 February 2022
Strike action at UK universities spread to 68 institutions today as staff blamed bosses for failing to make improved offers on pensions and pay & working conditions.…
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13 February 2021
In her first speech to UCU's annual congress as general secretary, Jo Grady set out the challenges workers in prison, adult, further and higher education are facing…
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2 October 2020
Manchester Metropolitan locked down 1,700 students on Friday night Last Friday night, Manchester Metropolitan University told around 1,700 students to self-isolate…
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28 August 2020
Scapegoats, U-turns, dithering and confusion reign in Westminster It's been another week of scapegoating, dithering and U-turns from the Westminster government.…
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21 August 2020
A-level results chaos This week has been a grade-A government fiasco . It began with A-level students facing complete chaos . Last week they had received grades…
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