2 February 2022

Victory at NewVIc college! 'The picket line gives us power'

The sixth-form strike in Newham, east London, has won! After 12 strike days at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc), management has withdrawn proposals to become a privately run 'academy'.

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19 January 2022

Newham college strike solid against bully privatisers

Strikers are ready to go the distance and beat 'academisation' at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) in east London. Action restarted on 11 January after the Christmas break.

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15 December 2021

London colleges victory

University and College Union (UCU) members at Capital City College group have agreed a deal in a dispute over pay and conditions

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8 December 2021

Newham Sixth Form College begins strike against academisation

Staff at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIC) in east London walked out against privatisation on 1 December.

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13 October 2021

College strikes continue into third week

UCU strikes have continued into their third week at five FE colleges

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6 October 2021

Coordinated FE strike against measly pay offer

College workers at ten University and College Union (UCU) branches initiated strike action as part of a coordinated fightback on pay on 28 September

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29 September 2021

College workers walk out in pay dispute

"We are the ones who can change things": University and College Union (UCU) members at 13 colleges across England began strike action on 28 September in a dispute over pay

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22 September 2021

Workers at 13 colleges to strike over pay

University and College Union (UCU) members at 13 colleges across England will begin strike action on 28 September in a dispute over pay, leading the way for other public sector workers seeking to fight back

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2 June 2021

Workplace round-up

Around 1,300 staff at the University of Liverpool began three weeks of strike action on 24 May, in a fight over cuts to jobs in the faculty of health and life sciences, said the University and College Union

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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

East London teachers strike in support of victimised union rep

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14 October 2020

Students speak out: isolation and uncertainty reign

'Hollow and empty' higher education: Hollow and empty is how I would describe the first week of my higher education.

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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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9 September 2020

Reinstate Richie Venton

Trade unionists held a solidarity demo outside of Ikea Braehead in Glasgow, demanding the reinstatement of sacked Usdaw rep Richie Venton, and the reinstatement of sick workers' wages.

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19 February 2020

Sixth-form strikers stand firm for increased funding

Picket line reports from Leeds and east London

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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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27 November 2019

Uni strike takes fight to bosses

Socialist Party members and Socialist Students visited UCU picket lines at universities

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27 November 2019

Sixth-form college strikes: 'Sticking two fingers up at the Tories'

Socialist Party members in Leicester gave support to striking National Education Union members at Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I sixth-form College.

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13 November 2019

UCU strikes: Union means business in fight against employers

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) have backed strike action in two separate ballots - one over pensions and one over pay and conditions in higher education.

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