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Leading news and reaction from UCU.
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20 October 2025
UCU today responded to the government's post-16 white paper.
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20 October 2025
UCU said the rollout of V-levels will fail to get more young people into work and training unless the government substantially raises college staff pay. The union…
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9 October 2025
UCU today hailed improvements to staff pay and conditions at Warrington and Vale Royal College as a victory for its members. The deal will see staff at the college…
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3 October 2025
UCU today confirmed it will ballot around 10,000 staff at 65 colleges across England in a fight for fair pay, manageable workloads and binding national bargaining.…
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30 September 2025
Responding to Keir Starmer's conference speech, UCU has today called on Labour to confirm college teachers will get a pay rise so it can implement its Plan for…
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29 September 2025
UCU has today slammed the Labour Party for confirming it will impose a levy on international students to pay for maintenance grants. On the maintenance grant, UCU…
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UCU general secretary Jo Grady to visit INTO Manchester picket on Tuesday as part of low pay dispute29 September 2025
The University and College Union (UCU) today announced that Jo Grady will visit the INTO Manchester College picket line tomorrow as part of the dispute over low…
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9 September 2025
UCU has today denounced Ofsted's decision to press ahead with its new report card system, warning it will increase pressure on education staff and deepen the culture…
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8 September 2025
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) will lobby the government to abolish student fees and publicly fund the sector, UCU announced today. The call for a new funding…
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6 September 2025
Teaching unions have today (Saturday 6 September) joined together to demand the government initiates a review of the link between the state pension age and the…
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