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The fourth UCU GS election is over, and Jo Grady is the victor.
Grady argues that she now has a mandate to carry out the policies she campaigned over. The reality, though, is rather different. The GS presides over …
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 …
Post-16 education is in crisis. Successive Conservative governments have slashed funding and ramped up a process of marketisation and privatisation across the sectors. That’s why UCU …
Our Higher Education strikes this week are essential for the future of our …
HEC agrees to call strike action before the end of the ballot period and launch reballot as soon as possible.
But HEC was also told that this reballot would take five weeks to prepare, which was a shock to those …
Tuesday’s #UCURising reps briefing has caused a huge amount of confusion ahead of our six days of strike action.
No new information about progress in the talks materialised.
All we learned was that there ‘may’ be some progress on USS, …
The Higher Education Committee met on Friday to discuss the state of the industrial action campaigns over Four Fights and USS. It was the first opportunity for HEC to meet since …
HEC met at a crucial time in the HE disputes with a marking and assessment boycott due to start in just over a week. To avoid undermining the dispute by revealing sensitive information to the employers, we cannot divulge details …
The issue of union democracy has again become important in the context of UCU’s higher education disputes.
Many members are wondering how the Higher Education Committee (HEC) could blatantly ignore the views expressed at the previous Branch Delegate Meeting (BDM) …
The Higher Education Committee (HEC) met on Wednesday 18 January to take decisions about further action in …