Defend the Halesowen 4

On Thursday 20th December the branch secretary of Halesowen College UCU branch, Dave Muritu, was sacked on trumped up charges relating to student grades and achievement in A-Level Maths. Dave is an active UCU member and has often opposed …

NEC Report Back 30th November

Context

The NEC met just prior to Osborne’s Autumn Budget. As expected, we now know that the Budget confirmed six more years of austerity (at least), the failure to reach the government’s own targets on borrowing and debt reducion (which …

FEC Report 7th December 2012

The FEC meeting took place two days after the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget statement which cut welfare and hit the lower paid to the tune of billions while handing out yet more tax concessions and incentives to business and the rich.…

The End of GCSE’s as we know it

A petition has been launched by the NUT in conjunction with the NAHT, NUS, Equity, the Musicians Union and others against the threatened abolition of GCSEs.. It is a matter of extreme urgency since the official deadline for consultation is

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Solidarity with Striking Workers N14

General strikes, walkouts and demonstrations rocked 23 European countries today (14th November) in an inspiring response by workers’ organisations and campaigners to growing austerity.

In the UK, while there were some local protests, the TUC and  trade union leaders missed …

Report of UCU FE Committee, October 5 2012

Pay

UCU’s Further Education Committee (FEC) met on Friday 5th October in the aftermath of consultation across UCU branches on the employers’ 0.7% pay offer. A majority of branches voted to reject the offer but also against strike action over …