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4 September 2019
Commenting on the chancellor's spending round statement, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'Today's rushed spending round appears more like frantic electioneering…
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3 September 2019
University staff being balloted for strike action are paying far more for their pension, but will lose tens of thousands of pounds in retirement because of a series…
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31 August 2019
UCU said a £400m funding pledge from the chancellor for further education fell 'well short' of reversing government cuts and restoring college budgets to 2010…
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29 August 2019
The Prime Minister must provide urgent assurances about the rights of EU citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit, UCU has urged today. In a letter to the Prime…
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29 August 2019
Staff at the Tower Hamlets branch of New City College will walk out on strike tomorrow in their sixth day of action as part of an ongoing row over pay and conditions.…
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28 August 2019
Responding to the prime minister's decision on Wednesday to prorogue parliament from mid-September, UCU general secretary Jo Grady said: 'The Prime Minister's move…
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23 August 2019
UCU has rejected an offer from the university employers that would have forced the union to ban any strike ballots over pensions for two years. The union said it…
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22 August 2019
The likelihood of another round of strikes has increased after universities backed measures that will increase costs for staff in the Universities Superannuation…
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13 August 2019
The Labour Party will overhaul university admissions so students apply to university after they get their results, it has announced today.
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2 August 2019
Jo Grady is UCU general secretary UCU general secretary Jo Grady officially started in the role yesterday. Speaking to Times Higher Education , she said that universities…
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