UCU

6 January 2021

University teaching moves online in England

Like in the rest of education, university staff and students are left in disarray by this consistently inconsistent and incompetent Tory government.

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9 December 2020

Further education workers win pay rise in Wales

Workers in further education in Wales have won a long overdue pay increase. This will mean we are not left behind by the pay rise that was announced for school teachers in the summer.

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2 December 2020

Solidarity with Brighton UCU strike - we won't pay for Covid crisis

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18 November 2020

Strike action ballot at UEL over job cuts

The University and College Union (UCU) has warned the University of East London (UEL) of potential industrial action over the university's decision to push ahead with compulsory job cuts.

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28 October 2020

Workplace news in brief

UCU members vote to strike to defend jobs: University and College Union (UCU) members at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have voted in favour of strike action to protect 130 jobs currently under threat

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14 October 2020

University workers ballot for action against in-person teaching

University workers are escalating disputes over unsafe campus reopening plans as cases soar in university cities.

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8 July 2020

UCU: election victory for combative rank and file

This was the first contested branch elections in years for Southampton UCU.

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3 June 2020

Reject the university employers' offer on pay, workload and casualisation

Over the last 12 months University and College Union (UCU) members have undertaken a determined struggle in the 'four fights' dispute, taking 22 days of strike action over pay, casualisation, workload and pay inequality

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18 March 2020

Nottingham uni occupation ends

The last day of the current UCU strikes, 13 March, was the last day of the Nottingham University occupation

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18 March 2020

Socialist Students speaking tour

The first week of the Socialist Students national speaking tour has been a massive success

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18 March 2020

Tory student plot defeated at Cardiff uni

Attempts to scrap support for the UCU strike were roundly defeated on 10 March

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4 March 2020

Uni strikers determined to defeat the bosses

Strikers and supporters rallied at Leeds University on the fifth day of strike action

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25 February 2020

University workers' strike escalates

Workers at over 70 universities are out for 14 days in February and March.

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Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) at a gate meeting leicester Meridian, photo by Steve Score

25 February 2020

Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers' Union (CWU) supporting a 'yes' vote in a reballot for strike action, Leicester Meridian, 25.2.20, photo by Steve Score

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11 February 2020

University strikers walk out for better pay and pensions

The University and College Union announced 14 days of further action

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4 February 2020

14 more days of university strikes over pensions, pay and conditions

The UCU has announced 14 days of further strike action

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29 January 2020

University and College Union: Pensions, pay and conditions dispute reach a crucial stage

As we go to press, a crucial meeting of the University and College Union (UCU) higher education committee is set to take place to decide the future strategy in the ongoing disputes over pensions, pay and conditions.

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4 December 2019

UCU strikes: more determined than ever

At Cardiff University, every strike day UCU members have picketed over a dozen university buildings and held strike rallies of hundreds. Students have been involved on the strike committee

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