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The long-running strike by UCU members at University of Brighton ended on 10th November. What we believe to be the longest ever strike in UK HE history, certainly the longest by UCU, lasted 129 days. In fact, as the walk-out …
UCU’s annual Congress takes place at a crucial time for the union and with its leadership under increasing scrutiny.
As we gather in Glasgow, Higher Education branches will probably still be participating in a UK-wide marking and assessment boycott, with …
The reballot results were clear. UCU members in HE want to continue …
“UCU members are currently debating what to do in terms of the way forward in the disputes around …
Considerable confusion has descended on the disputes since the General Secretary’s podcast and e-ballot, and the decision of the HE Committee (HEC) to reject the UCEA ‘final offer’ and to …
UCU left candidate, Maria Chondrogianni won the VP election. It was a vote for taking our fight to the employers and against pausing that fight. This is the most important lay position in the union, with the Vice President becoming …
After the imposed ‘pause’ in our strike action, UCU members are back on the picket lines from Wednesday next week.
We start our action alongside hundreds of thousands of NEU teachers, PCS civil servants, BMA Junior doctors and ASLEF and …
In a shocking move, the General Secretary, Jo Grady, has announced that our strike action for the next two weeks has been ‘paused’ in the interests of pursuing negotiations and ‘creating a period of calm’.
This is an absolute outrage. …
In the wake of three days of national rail strikes, Higher Education delegates met on Monday to discuss next steps in the UCU’s Four Fights and USS disputes. The Branch Delegate Meeting was set up in such a way as …
The decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe versus Wade is a major attack on women’s rights and on abortion rights. It has many implications for the right to privacy and many other constitutional rights.
In the USA it …