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24 November 2010
UCU has won a significant legal victory against the University of Stirling. The Glasgow Employment Tribunal ruled that the university broke the law by failing to…
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27 October 2010
A campaign has been launched to save the country's only independent School of Pharmacy, which counts drug discovery and gene therapy amongst its work, from merger…
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27 October 2010
Lancaster University must pay former members of staff 60 days' salary after UCU won a legal battle over the institution's failure to properly consult about their…
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20 October 2010
University employers are facing a furious backlash following the decision to include a one-sided briefing on changes to university staff pension schemes. UCU said…
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14 October 2010
UCU today accused employers of 'running scared', after they claimed that balloting members of University Superannuation Scheme (USS) over controversial changes…
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7 October 2010
UCU today said that sweeping changes to pension schemes needed the backing of a scheme's members if they were to have any legitimacy. As John Hutton revealed plans…
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7 October 2010
UCU today said changes to pension schemes needed proper consultation with fund members if they were to have any legitimacy. On the day John Hutton's public-sector…
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5 October 2010
The joint convention between UCU and Michael Russell Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning allowed a frank exchange on the issues in higher education.…
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3 August 2010
Prison educators at more than 70* prisons and young offender institutions will be on strike on tomorrow in a row over terms and conditions. Members of UCU are taking…
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15 July 2010
UCU members employed by Britain's largest prison education provider, Manchester College, have today voted in favour of industrial action following contract changes…
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