23 February 2022

University workers continue strike against bosses' attacks

UCU members began the second round of action in the current national dispute on 21 February

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16 February 2022

University workers striking back

Workers at 44 universities walked out on 14 February after bosses refused to withdraw cuts to the Universities Superannuation Scheme

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9 February 2022

Support the university strikes!

Starting on Valentine's Day, the UCU has called an almost three-week-long strike.

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26 January 2022

Universities: Strike action at 68 in two disputes

Action is soon to be announced at 68 universities, following reballots in the UCU

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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

Universities strike - build the action and stand united to win

UCU members at 58 universities were on strike last week

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1 December 2021

Higher education disputes

The impressive UK-wide turnouts in the USS and 'Four Fights' ballots indicate the anger.

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24 November 2021

Support uni workers' walk-out on pay and pensions

on 1 December, UCU members at 54 universities will strike for three days

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10 November 2021

University workers vote for action in two disputes

University staff have voted in favour of industrial action in two disputes, paving the way for strike action in the coming months if management does not agree to improvements to pensions, pay and conditions

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20 October 2021

University workers ballot for strike action

University and College Union (UCU) members in universities are being balloted over whether to take industrial action in two disputes

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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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25 August 2021

Liverpool university strike saves jobs

Liverpool University and Colleges Union (UCU) is in a long running dispute with Liverpool University over plans to slash 47 jobs in the health and life sciences department

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16 June 2021

Leicester University workers strike against redundancies

UCU staff have been in dispute with their employer for months over compulsory redundancies and academic freedom

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2 June 2021

University funding reform: Fight for free, fully funded education for all

Tories plan to attack university arts funding: University students and staff across the country have been left outraged at the Office for Students' proposed cuts to university teaching grants as part of the government's 'reprioritisation' strategy for universities.

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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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