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8 October 2024
A meeting took place today (Tuesday 8 October 2024), involving representatives from the University of Sunderland, UCU and UNISON There was continuing agreement…
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25 September 2024
Responding to Bridget Phillipson's speech to Labour conference, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'It is a breath of fresh air to have an Education Secretary…
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22 September 2024
UCU has today urged Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves to use the autumn Budget to increase taxes on profiteering businesses and help solve the university funding crisis.…
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20 September 2024
UCU today called on the Open University (OU) to scrap its plans to fire and rehire staff. The OU first began consulting on fire and rehire plans in 2023 and expects…
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17 September 2024
UCU today said it is unfair to make students take on even more debt after employer body Universities UK called for tuition fees to rise on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.…
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10 September 2024
Responding to Prime Minister Keir Starmer's speech to Trades Union Congress, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said Labour is allowing universities to decay.
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5 September 2024
Responding to the report released today by Universities UK, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'This crucial report highlights how important university staff…
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30 August 2024
A strike ballot will open on Monday 2 September at the University of Hull over plans to sack up to 127 staff.
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23 August 2024
UCEA and the five trade unions (EIS, GMB, UCU, UNISON and Unite) met in two dispute resolution meetings on Monday 19 August and Thursday 22 August 2024. The following…
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19 August 2024
UCU has confirmed that no staff at Goldsmiths, University of London, will face compulsory redundancy in the next academic year, as it reached an agreement that…
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