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Defend Education and Academic FreedomWe must defend academic freedom and reclaim universities as institutions of learning, where the pursuit of education not profitability is the driver. UCU should defend collegiality and democracy in university governance. We must promote real …
The governments ‘Heads of Agreement’ offer has been discussed at length, with UCU left giving it’s response to it, and the way in which it has been handled by the General Secretary.
The NUT who have given a very …
12pm-4pm, Saturday 28th January, Soas Vernon square, 10min walk from Kings …
As the majority of National Executive Committee (NEC), representing members in post-92 and FE branches in England and Wales, we are writing to you to express our disappointment with, and concern over, the General Secretary’s report on the TPS negotiations …
On the 31st January UCU will be holding a sector conference for HE branches in the older Universities to determine where we go next in our on-going pensions dispute. Branches may submit two motions and send two delegates to the …
UCU Left has put together briefing papers for all the relevant pension scheme disputes – these are available here as downloads so you can use them in branch meetings and discussions with members in your branch.
The current state of play
‘Pay more, get less, work longer’
UCU members will be aware that some 30 public sector unions are in dispute with the Government over attempts to ‘reform’ public sector pensions. The Government’s intention to attack …
Welcome to the new website for UCU Left.
We hope the new look makes it easier for UCU activists to find all our news and campaigning resources. It has been designed to be much easier to update than our old …
UCU Left is organising a conference with a working title of ‘In defence of education’ for Saturday 28 January, at SOAS, University of London.
We will have more information about the event and a flyer for the conference will be …
The publication of this campaigning pamphlet is very timely, with the guardian and LSE publising the interim results of their ‘reading the riots’ investigation, this pamphlet sets out the position of the FE and Adult Education Sector policy, and intertwines …