UCU
Scottish FE action + United Colleges + Liverpool university
College lecturers across Scotland plan a further two‑day strike in a continuing dispute over the replacement of lecturers with instructors on lower pay and with worse conditions.
LETTERS—Smash the capitalist system that causes women’s oppression
I was not shocked to discover that recent research has found almost all young women in Britain have experienced sexual harassment.
Workers say latest plans are a ‘one way road to an early death’
Education unions have rightly said the Tories’ “big bang” reopening of schools in England is reckless.
UEL strike off for talks + UCL + DVLA + Deliveroo + Safety in courts
Workers at the University of East London were set to strike on Wednesday of this week, but the action was postponed
Full schools reopening will fuel Covid-19 spread with tens of thousands dead, warn scientists
A full return to schools and colleges in England this week will contribute to the deaths of tens of thousands more people by spreading Covid-19.
Mood to fight Tories runs through UCU union’s congress
Delegates defied their general secretary to back a motion calling on the union to instruct members not to enter unsafe workplaces
UEL strikers fight for jobs and education
22 February 2021UCU union members at the University of East London staged a two-day strike this week in a fight to save jobs + Chichester College
University workers battles as job cuts bite
15 February 2021UCU union members at the University of East London (UEL) plan a two‑day strike from Monday.
Brighton university jobs battle settled + Hackney school strikes + East Sussex academy fight
08 February 2021Workers at Brighton university and their supporters rallied on Monday after the UCU union settled a dispute.
New strikes over jobs set for Brighton university
01 February 2021A five-day strike is set to hit Brighton university from Monday of next week.
University jobs battles + NEU victimisations fight + Heathrow resistance + New Sage action + Defend libraries + Manchester buses + Stobart crisp crunch coming
25 January 2021More college and university workers are moving towards fights to stop job cuts.
Unsafe universities + Chichester College + People Before Profit event + Rail safety + School jobs fight
18 January 2021The UCU union has said it could strike if universities are fully reopened this academic year. It said teaching should remain online to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Workers’ safety fights at colleges and universities
05 January 2021Union activists fought to resist the unsafe reopening of universities and colleges this week.
More Action in education + Sainsburys strike called off + British Gas workers + Beis staff + Biscuit makers
15 December 2020UCU union members at Brighton university began a two-day strike on Tuesday of this week to defend jobs. The action follows two walkouts last week, and a 24-hour strike earlier this month. Bosses want to impose compulsory redundancies in the IT department.
Support for solid strike at Brighton university
08 December 2020UCU union members at Brighton university held a solid second day of strikes on Monday of this week.
Battles over cuts and safety fears in universities
30 November 2020UCU union members at Brighton University were set to strike over planned redundancies in the IT department
New strikes called at We Are With You + Scotrail action+ Brighton University + Heartlands hospital
16 November 2020Rehab charity workers at We Are With You—formerly Addaction—in Wigan and Leigh have announced another round of walkouts for equal pay.
Compulsory job cuts beaten at Heriot-Watt after workers threaten strike
09 November 2020Planned strikes at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have been called off after bosses backed down.
Reports round-up—Optare strikers keep up the struggle for pay justice
04 November 2020Action and strike votes at universities and colleges
26 October 2020Strike vote over redundancies at Heriot-Watt and action planned at Forth Valley College over a new role
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- Join actions this weekend to kill the Tory police bill
- Three week strike begins in Thurrock + Scotrail + Bakerloo line + St Mungo's
- Defend the Shell 7
- Hundreds of civil service workers strike over safety
- Refugees to be forced back to the Napier camp
- Rulers use parasite Prince Philip’s death to push ‘national unity’
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