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26 October 2021
A long running dispute between prison educators at 49 prisons in England and employer Novus has ended after the employer agreed to UCU's demands to address health…
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22 June 2021
Around 600 staff at 49 prisons across England are set to strike tomorrow in a long running health and safety dispute with employer Novus.
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2 June 2021
Staff in 49 prisons across England are set to go on strike again in a health and safety dispute with employer Novus, UCU confirmed today.
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10 May 2021
Unprecedented strike action is set to begin in prisons in England.
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18 March 2021
Strike action could be on the cards at prisons across England as a ballot opens for UCU members at country's largest prison education provider, Novus. The ballot…
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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 February 2021
UCU has written to the Ministry of Justice to raise ongoing concerns about the treatment of prison education staff working for Novus, England and Wales' biggest…
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13 January 2021
UCU lodged a failure to agree notice with Novus, the company responsible for education provision at over 50 prisons and young offender institutions in England and…
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13 January 2021
UCU, alongside other education unions and employers, today called on the secretary of state for health and social care, the minister for Covid vaccine deployment,…
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6 January 2021
UCU said that all students in post-16 education must be supported so they can learn remotely during the latest lockdown.
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