UCU
Fighting the racists at Soas & UCU round up
University workers and students protested against the far right Alternative fur Deutchland (AfD) party in central London on Friday of last week.
UCU conference - new battle for pensions & Winchester strike
UCU union members will meet for their annual congress in Harrogate this weekend. Members in higher education are demanding the union acts to defend their USS pension scheme.
Higher education workers fight back
University workers are furious at a new attack on their USS pension scheme
Strikes score victory at Lambeth College
Workers at Lambeth College in south London have won a pay rise after a series of strikes
Education round up: College strikes see results in London
College strikes are forcing bosses to make improved offers to workers on pay and conditions.
Jo McNeill unveils vision for UCU union
Voting has begun in the election of the UCU union’s next general secretary. Former general secretary Sally Hunt resigned in February citing health reasons.
London college strikers say, ‘You have to stand up and fight’
30 April 2019Workers at two London colleges are holding three-day strikes this week in a battle over pay and conditions.
Support Jo McNeill for UCU general secretary
23 April 2019Voting in the UCU union general secretary election was set to begin on Monday of next week
Industrial round-up - three colleges in pay fight
16 April 2019Workers at three colleges struck last week over pay.
Workers at three West Midlands colleges fight back for better pay
09 April 2019Workers at three West Midlands colleges are striking this week over pay. UCU union members at City of Wolverhampton College began a three-day strike on Monday.
Solidarity grows for victimised UCU union rep Lee Humber
04 April 2019UCU union members have called a day of action in support of victimised trade unionist Lee Humber.
Reinstate victimised UCU rep Lee Humber
02 April 2019UCU union members and other activists are fighting to defend victimised UCU rep Lee Humber. Bosses at Ruskin College suspended Lee, who is membership secretary of the UCU there, on Monday.
Strong pickets on day two of English college strikes
21 March 2019UCU union members at four colleges began the second day of a three-day strike on Thursday
College strikes show way forward in fight for better pay
19 March 2019Workers at four colleges in England began a three-day strike on Wednesday in the “third wave” of a battle over pay and conditions.
College lecturers across Scotland and in England strike over pay
19 March 2019College lecturers across Scotland and in nine colleges in England were set to strike over pay and conditions this week.
Get behind Jo McNeill for UCU general secretary
19 March 2019Socialist Worker is backing UCU Left member Jo McNeill for general secretary of the UCU union.
Universities ballot is a sign of growing anger
26 February 2019UCU union members in universities have voted for strikes over pay—but missed the 50 percent threshold needed for legal walkouts.
Two more London colleges could join strikes over pay
19 February 2019UCU union members at two London colleges are balloting for strikes over pay and conditions
Vote Jo McNeill for UCU vice president
12 February 2019Hundreds of academics from across Britain have signed a statement backing Jo McNeill for vice president of the UCU union
‘Let’s be a fighting union’—says UCU Left candidate Jo McNeill
05 February 2019UCU Left candidate Jo McNeill’s campaign to become the union’s vice president has got off to a busy start.
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