University and College Union

Staff at 33 colleges to strike in January over pay and conditions dispute

Staff at 33 colleges in England are due to strike for three days in January after members of the University and College Union (UCU) voted to take industrial action over pay and working conditions. The union said stoppages are set for 14, 15 and 16 January, at the start of…

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UCU members at 32 colleges back strike action in England-wide ballot

The University and College Union (UCU) has called on college bosses to start negotiating as college staff at 32 institutions have voted to strike after backing industrial action over pay and working conditions.Around 90% of participating staff supported strikes in a ballot held across England. Ballots were conducted locally, and…

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Uni of Sheffield staff begin 14 days of strikes over job-cut plans

Staff at the University of Sheffield have begun 14 days of strike action as part of a dispute over proposed job cuts, the University and College Union (UCU) has said. The union has set out strike dates covering November and December. Action will take place on 17, 18, 19 and…

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Further strike action at Uni of Nottingham over job cuts

The University and College Union (UCU) has announced further strike action at the University of Nottingham as part of an ongoing dispute over what it called “vicious” job cuts. The union’s members have taken 20 days of strike action since September and will now take a further 22 days before…

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UHI staff to strike over job cuts and compulsory redundancies

Staff at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) are to take four days of strike action in protest against plans to cut 16 jobs at the institution’s executive office. Members of the University and College Union (UCU) will strike on 30 October, 5 November, 17 November and 18…

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UCU launches UK-wide strike ballot amid 15,000 university job cuts

The University and College Union (UCU) is set to launch a UK-wide strike ballot, after its research found universities have announced cuts equivalent to over 15,000 jobs in the last year. The UCU said the new data reveals a “worrying escalation” since March, when UCU reported around 5,000 proposed job…

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College staff to be balloted over pay and workloads

The University and College Union (UCU) will ballot about 10,000 staff at 68 colleges across England this month in a dispute over pay, workloads and national bargaining. The ballots will open on 13 October and close on 17 November. The move follows a recommendation from the Association of Colleges (AoC)…

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UCU urges Teesside Uni to rethink job cuts

The University and College Union (UCU) has called on Teesside University to reconsider its plans to cut jobs as part of a restructure across four departments. The university announced this week that 39 principal lecturer posts will be axed in the International Business School, the School of Computing, Engineering and…

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INTO Manchester staff to strike over pay dispute

Staff at INTO Manchester, a private college for international students, are set to strike for two days this month in a dispute over pay, the University and College Union (UCU) has announced. Walkouts are scheduled for 25 and 30 September, with staff due to join picket lines outside the college…

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University staff to vote on UK-wide strikes over pay

Over 65,000 University and College Union (UCU) members working in universities will be balloted for strike action after employers refused to up their pay rise offer of 1.4%, which represents a 3% real-terms pay cut. The union said the move follows more than a decade of “vicious attacks” on the…

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