Strike at Tower Hamlets college in row over pay
Staff at the Tower Hamlets branch of New City College will walk out on strike tomorrow (Friday) in their sixth day of action as part…
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Colleges should be repositioned at the heart of a #LifelongLearning system fit for twenty-first century #Edu4_0
#LoveOurColleges – Reposition them at the heart of lifelong learning Colleges should be repositioned at the heart of a lifelong learning system for the twenty-first…
Union leaders call for Ruskin College to withdraw threats of staff dismissal and drop charges against UCU reps
Ten trade union leaders have written to Ruskin College in Oxford to ask them to drop all disciplinary proceedings and withdraw threats of redundancy against…
UCU members at Nottingham College announce mammoth 15 days of strike action
Nottingham College faces weeks of walkouts in September and October after members of the University and College Union (UCU) announced plans for a mammoth 15…
71% of university staff say insecure contracts have damaged their mental health
Staff in UK universities working on insecure contracts say the lack of security is damaging their mental and physical health. A report released today (Thursday)…
Universities on strike warning as UCU announces pay and pension ballots
Universities will be hit with industrial action later this year if they do not make a decent pay offer to staff and secure pensions for…
Strike on at Nottingham College on Monday
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at Nottingham College will walk out on Monday (1 July) as part of a row over plans to…
Teaching staff on casual contracts visiting food banks as they struggle to make ends meet
Staff on insecure contracts working in further, adult and prison education are holding down multiple jobs and visiting food banks in an effort to makes…
Protests in Stourbridge over plans to sell off college
Protesters will take to the streets of Stourbridge on Saturday (29 June) to protest against the planned closure of Stourbridge College. Crowds will assemble from…
Protests in West Bromwich over sacked Sandwell College lecturer
Shadow Education Secretary Angela Rayner MP, and UCU president elect Nita Sanghera show support for sacked UCU rep Dave Muritu. Please sign the petition to…