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UCU delegates defy bureaucrats’ games and vote to debate motions criticising Sally Hunt
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UCU delegates defy bureaucrats’ games and vote to debate motions criticising Sally Hunt

Delegates to the UCU union's annual congress defied the leadership on Wednesday by voting in favour of debating two motions critical of general secretary Sally Hunt.
31 May 2018
UCU conference rocked by bureaucratic manoeuvres and staff walkout
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UCU conference rocked by bureaucratic manoeuvres and staff walkout

A national union conference was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after manoeuvres by the union leadership.
30 May 2018
UCU congress to reflect a transformed union after an historic year
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UCU congress to reflect a transformed union after an historic year

The University and College Union (UCU) will hold its annual congress in Manchester this week.
29 May 2018
Pay cuts and precarious contracts fuel college strikes
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Pay cuts and precarious contracts fuel college strikes

One picket said simply, “I’ve worked here on a zero hours contract for ten years.”
24 May 2018
Union wins recognition at Coventry University
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Union wins recognition at Coventry University

The UCU union has achieved a union recognition agreement with Coventry University Group (CUG) following a protest.
22 May 2018
Buoyant walkout to stop cuts to jobs and courses
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Buoyant walkout to stop cuts to jobs and courses

Another huge, lively and determined picket line assembled at the main entrance of Hull College on Thursday of last week.
22 May 2018
More colleges join fightback over pay
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More colleges join fightback over pay

Workers at two London colleges struck on Tuesday as part of a rolling programme of walkouts over pay.
22 May 2018
Two more London colleges strike in fight for pay
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Two more London colleges strike in fight for pay

Workers at two London colleges struck on Tuesday as part of a rolling programme of walkouts over pay.
22 May 2018
Social workers get strike ballot at Kirklees council
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Bins and colleges to strike in Kirklees

Strike ballots at Kirklees council’s bins department and Kirklees College in West Yorkshire showed a readiness to fight last week.
15 May 2018
Fights to stop job cuts and to win union recognition in universities
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Fights to stop job cuts and to win union recognition in universities

Workers at London South Bank University in south London held a protest against planned job cuts on Tuesday.
15 May 2018
Hull College workers walk out to save jobs
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Hull College workers walk out to save jobs

There was a very large, vibrant and well organised picket line outside the main entrance of Hull College on Wednesday.
11 May 2018
Solidarity on the picket lines as colleges strike for pay rise
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Solidarity on the picket lines as colleges strike for pay rise

UCU union members at two London colleges struck on Friday as part of a series of walkouts over pay across ten colleges in England.
11 May 2018