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The fight is on to save Higher Education.
UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) met on Thursday 12 December to consider what the union should do in the light of the financial crisis hitting our sector.
Tens of thousands of members …
The UCU’s Higher Education Committee met on Friday 27 September to decide on next steps in the 2024 national pay and related claim.
We have reached the end of a series of formal negotiations over pay and pay-related elements. Most …
Although the General Election was less than two months ago, it feels much longer since the Tories were decimated and Labour won a landslide election victory, albeit on a lower turnout than in 2019.
Within that period, we have seen …
After last night’s amazing counter protests by anti racists across the UK, Sean Vernell argues we need to continue the fight.
The scenes of fascist and far-right thugs attempting to burn down hotels that accommodate refugees and attacking anyone with …
Thursday 11th July 6.30pm on Zoom
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Yesterday in France, Marine Le Pen’s fascist party were beaten back into third place. This is brilliant news, and millions will be relieved. However, the fascist RN still gained 142 seats …
UCU Left members elected to the NEC stand in full solidarity with Unite UCU members representing those who work for the union, with the elected Black Members Standing Committee (BMSC), and with Black UCU members, in the labour to make …
Coventry City Council is planning to make drastic cuts across eight council services. The Coventry Adult Education Service (CAES) faces a deficit of almost £200,000, blamed on inflation and rising costs.
In CAES, the entire team of 23 highly-skilled dedicated …
Report from the Special Further Education committee (SFEC) held on Friday 2nd of February 2024
The SFEC met to consider how to implement an aggregated ballot. This follows conference decisions to take our campaign forward if the employers have not …
Why you should vote for UCU Left candidatesUCU Left is a large group of leading rank-and-file activists, officers and reps who are committed to making UCU both more effective and more democratic.
The sectors we work in are under …
In this manifesto we want to address the immediate and long-term challenges we face in the further education sector and how we will approach them.
If elected, our General Secretary candidate will: