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15 October 2024
UCU has today responded to a report from the Education Policy Institute on the financial health of the further education sector. Responding to the new report ,…
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17 July 2024
UCU today responded to the King's Speech by calling on the government to ensure that workers are prioritised, and its New Deal for Working People is not diluted.…
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18 August 2021
UCU said college staff have seen their pay slump over the past decade, and urgent action needs to be taken to attract and retain staff so colleges can meet demand…
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29 March 2021
UCU today called on the government to properly support further education after years of cuts. UCU was responding to figures highlighted by the Labour Party showing…
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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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24 November 2020
UCU called for colleges to recommend a significant increase in staff pay for 2020/21.
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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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1 October 2020
Colleges must deliver on their promise to increase staff pay now the government has provided further education an extra £400 million funding, said trade unions…
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29 September 2020
Responding to a speech by the prime minister on skills, UCU said further education desperately needed funding because of a decade of cuts under Conservative governments…
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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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