The UCU’s Further Education committee (FEC) voted on Friday, by two votes, to end this year’s pay campaign. This is a massive mistake.
The majority of FEC members voted to reject joint action with members of the NUT in 6th …
UCU and Unison FE Strike report – 24.2.16
Huge congratulations to all those who participated and supported Wednesday’s historic joint UCU and Unison strike action for fair pay in FE!…
London Report of the special Further Education Committee meeting on 11th December 2015
UCU prepares for coordinated strike with Unison for 2nd of March.
Defend pay, defend education: Fund FE.
***Mass lobby the AoC Governance conference on the 2nd of March in London****
The further education committee met to consider the next steps …
The Second Convention for Higher Education – Saturday 27 February, 10am – 5pm
The HE Green Paper:
The Threat to the Public University
…and what we can do about it
Christopher Ingold Chemistry Building, University College London
Speakers from: UCU, Campaign for the Public University, Council for the Defence of British Universities …
Report from NEC meeting – 20 November 2016
Report: NEC meeting, 20 November 2016
The union executive met just after the events of Paris (& Beirut, Russian plane in Sinai, Turkey, Mali). The national executive passed a motion of solidarity with Paris condemning the killings, and to oppose …
Report from Sue Abbott on The UCU National Equality conference in Eastbourne. 12 November to 14 November.
The UCU National Equality conference in Eastbourne ran from 12 November to 14 November.
The Women’s Conference was on the 12 November. The conference considered the minutes of the 2014 conference as well as the annual report of the Women …
Higher Education members – support FE members on strike on 10th November – by UCU President, Liz Lawrence
On Tuesday 10th November UCU’s FE members will be taking strike action. This is over the failure of the employers to make a pay offer for 2015. HE members may feel insulted at getting a pay offer of only 1% …
Report from UCU North West Region Equality Network Activists Dayschool – 24.10.15
Defend Education, Defend Equality!
Defend Civil Liberties, Defend Academic Freedom!
Saturday 24 October 2015, Quaker Meeting House, Liverpool
Thanks to Saira Weiner, Liverpool John Moores and Chair of Women’s Committee, and Carol Cody, City of Liverpool College, for organising this …
Update on the Open University Dispute Over Closure of Regional Centres.
The UCU branch at the Open University are in dispute with management over their proposals to close 7 of the English Regional Centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, London and Oxford with the potential loss of over 500 jobs.…
FEC votes for national pay strike on 10 November. All out to build it and make sure it is a success.
UCU left statement to defend pay and the sector.
All out for 10th November strike.
- UCU votes 73.7% yes for strikes to defend pay.
- All out 10 November to march on BIS.
- Time is now to rebuild, recruit to the