Members of the UCU’s Higher Education Committee (HEC) met online for a half-day meeting to discuss the union’s position towards the two disputes, including the …

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UCU’s NEC met last Friday in the context of a global Coronavirus pandemic. It was followed by a short emergency HEC, called in response to …

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We have had an incredible three weeks’ worth of strike action. Members have responded magnificently to the Four Fights and USS disputes. …

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We are writing as UCULeft ‘Four Fights’ negotiators who have been engaged in complex negotiations which are ongoing.
It is important to note that these …

After the first five of our 14 strike days, the employers are looking for ways to settle. There were talks last week in both …

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We are entering a crucial phase in UCU’s two concurrent disputes. Our second wave of strikes represents an escalation in terms of strike days and …

 
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Arguments against the 14 days strikes planned in HE are circulating in some quarters of the UCU. Some of these voices …

One of the most serious and important debates in our union took place on Thursday at the Higher Education Committee of UCU over the two …