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Workers at Nottingham College deliver no confidence vote in boss
UCU union members at Nottingham College plan to hold 14 more days of strike next month in a battle over new contracts.
UCU calls 14 more days of strikes at Nottingham College after buoyant pickets
The UCU union has called 14 more days of strikes at Nottingham College next month, where workers are engaged in a battle against punitive new contracts.
University workers are ready to get the vote out in strike ballots
UCU union members in universities are balloting for strikes over pay, workloads, unequal contracts and pensions.
Education round up: Support staff strike over pay at Liverpool university
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Workers at the University of Liverpool have launched a programme of industrial action.
University workers build ballots for strikes
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Around 125,000 UCU union members in universities across Britain have started voting in ballots for strikes. One ballot, for action over pay, workloads and unequal contracts, involves union members at 147 institutions.
Nottingham College workers holds defiant action
A strike at Nottingham College on Wednesday of last week drew between 20 and 25 strikers picketing at all five college sites for the first day.
National strike on the cards as 125,000 university workers begin ballots
10 September 2019Around 125,000 UCU union members in universities across Britain are balloting for strikes over pay, pensions and conditions.
20 September—our chance to strike back over climate change
06 September 2019There’s a big opportunity on Friday 20 September to push the climate movement forward. Workers have to follow school students.
Education round up: ‘Try living on my salary’, say Birmingham strikers
03 September 2019Around 300 Birmingham university caterers, cleaners, security guards and other support staff struck on Monday and Tuesday this week.
Education round up: Mass resignations at Ruskin College
13 August 2019The entire social work team at Ruskin College has resigned in solidarity with victimised union reps.
More strikes are on the table at Birmingham university
23 July 2019Workers at Birmingham university ended a buoyant two-day strike on Wednesday of last week. The Unison union members are fighting for all staff to get the Living Wage.
Trade union leaders demand Ruskin College backs down from redundancy threats
17 July 2019Ten trade union leaders have written to Ruskin College asking it to drop all disciplinary proceedings against workers and withdraw redundancy threats.
Lively picket lines at Bradford college
09 July 2019UCU union members at Bradford College struck against 131 compulsory redundancies and low pay for three days last week.
Hundreds join protest to save Stourbridge College
02 July 2019Around 400 people joined a protest last Saturday to defend Stourbridge College in the West Midlands, which faces closure.
Protesters rally in support of sacked UCU union rep Dave Muritu
25 June 2019Protesters marched through West Bromwich, in the West Midlands, last Saturday to demand the reinstatement of UCU rep Dave Muritu.
The battle is on at Bradford College
18 June 2019Workers at Bradford College were ending a ballot for strikes as Socialist Worker went to press.
Ballot to begin to defend UCU union rep Dave Muritu from victimisation
17 June 2019Workers at Sandwell College will begin a strike ballot this week in the campaign to defend sacked UCU union rep Dave Muritu.
University workers could take to picket lines again to defend USS pensions
11 June 2019The UCU union could ballot workers across 69 universities for strikes later this year if attacks on the USS pension scheme continue.
Protest backs sacked lecturer Dave Muritu
08 June 2019Dave Muritu was sacked after writing the word “racist” on a Prevent strategy poster.
College strikes for pay and education
06 June 2019Strikers at New City College in east London are standing up for their students as well as their own rights
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