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Trade union leaders demand Ruskin College backs down from redundancy threats
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Trade union leaders demand Ruskin College backs down from redundancy threats

Ten trade union leaders have written to Ruskin College asking it to drop all disciplinary proceedings against workers and withdraw redundancy threats.
17 July 2019
Lively picket lines at Bradford college
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Lively picket lines at Bradford college

UCU union members at Bradford College struck against 131 compulsory redundancies and low pay for three days last week.
09 July 2019
Hundreds join protest to save Stourbridge College
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Hundreds join protest to save Stourbridge College

Around 400 people joined a protest last Saturday to defend Stourbridge College in the West Midlands, which faces closure.
02 July 2019
Protesters rally in support of sacked UCU union rep Dave Muritu
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Protesters rally in support of sacked UCU union rep Dave Muritu

Protesters marched through West Bromwich, in the West Midlands, last Saturday to demand the reinstatement of UCU rep Dave Muritu.
25 June 2019
The battle is on at Bradford College
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The battle is on at Bradford College

Workers at Bradford College were ending a ballot for strikes as Socialist Worker went to press.
18 June 2019
Ballot to begin to defend UCU union rep Dave Muritu from victimisation
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Ballot to begin to defend UCU union rep Dave Muritu from victimisation

Workers at Sandwell College will begin a strike ballot this week in the campaign to defend sacked UCU union rep Dave Muritu.
17 June 2019
University workers could take to picket lines again to defend USS pensions
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University workers could take to picket lines again to defend USS pensions

The UCU union could ballot workers across 69 universities for strikes later this year if attacks on the USS pension scheme continue.
11 June 2019
Protest backs sacked lecturer Dave Muritu
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Protest backs sacked lecturer Dave Muritu

Dave Muritu was sacked after writing the word “racist” on a Prevent strategy poster.
08 June 2019
College strikes for pay and education
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College strikes for pay and education

Strikers at New City College in east London are standing up for their students as well as their own rights
06 June 2019
Education round up: Protests over cuts to special education needs budgets
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Education round up: Protests over cuts to special education needs budgets

Thousands of people protested over the crisis in Special Education Needs and Disabilities funding on Thursday of last week.
04 June 2019
Defend black union activist Dave Muritu against victimisation
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Defend black union activist Dave Muritu against victimisation

The UCU union has launched a national campaign to call for the immediate reinstatement of Sandwell College UCU branch secretary and maths lecturer Dave Muritu.
04 June 2019
Strike threat forces retreat
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Strike threat forces retreat

Bosses at the University of Winchester have ruled out compulsory redundancies following a threat to strike.
28 May 2019