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14 October 2019
Black and minority ethnic (BME) staff in universities are less likely to hold senior jobs and are paid less than their white colleagues, according to UCU analysis…
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19 September 2019
Universities must do more to ensure fair access and progression for black and minority ethnic (BME) staff and students, UCU said today. The union was responding…
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13 September 2019
University strike ballots open Strike ballots opened at UK universities on Monday in rows over USS pensions and pay, workloads, casualisation and equality. The…
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12 September 2019
It was a busy and historic few days in Brighton for UCU delegates at the annual TUC congress. The union's motion on climate change was incorporated into a bigger…
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10 September 2019
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has backed the global school walkouts on 20 September and pledged to support the efforts of school children striking for climate…
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6 September 2019
UCU has confirmed that strike ballots will open at UK universities on Monday 9 September in rows over USS pensions and pay, workloads, casualisation and equality.…
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6 September 2019
School students and supporters will urge delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton on Sunday to back the global climate strikes on 20 September.
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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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12 July 2019
Racism in universities is "widespread and widely tolerated" On Saturday, the Guardian ran a huge expose of racism of university campuses. The paper said its findings,…
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5 July 2019
71% of university staff say insecure contracts have damaged their mental health Staff in UK universities working on insecure contracts say the lack of security…
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