After the first five of our 14 strike days, the employers are looking for ways to settle. There were talks last week in both disputes and more to follow this week.
Both sides know that the future direction of higher …
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After the first five of our 14 strike days, the employers are looking for ways to settle. There were talks last week in both disputes and more to follow this week.
Both sides know that the future direction of higher …
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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 are being amplified by the media.
These arguments echo the position of the
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 disputes, ‘Four Fights’ and USS pensions. After a lengthy discussion, reviewing feedback received to HQ …
The latest round of ballots in Higher Education were reported on Wednesday 29 January.
Another 12 …
Colleagues will have seen the email from UCU General Secretary Jo Grady today, Tuesday 28 February, announcing UCEA’s “final offer” on the Four Fights dispute.
This “final offer”:
We enter the new semester knowing, yet again, the resolve of UCU members to fight for the defence of higher education.
Our strikes before Xmas, involving 60 universities and 48,000 staff, were at similar levels – and often higher – …
Strike to win – pickets and student supporters in Cambridge, 4 December 2019
We are in a …
The Joint Expert Panel: Could try harder?
The long awaited second Joint Expert Panel (JEP) report on USS was released on Friday 13th December.
The Joint Expert Panel was the outcome of the 2018 industrial action by UCU in …