Education
Parents and teachers slam governors’ drive to make schools academies in east London
15 March 2018Strikers, parents and supporters rallied in east London on Thursday as NEU union members at three schools struck against academies.
University strikers march after rejecting shoddy deal
14 March 2018Striking university workers marched in central London today—a day after stunning votes to reject a rotten pensions deal
Thousands of university strikers march in London after rejecting rotten deal
14 March 2018Thousands of strikers, students and supporters marched through central London on Wednesday to defend education, pensions and workers’ action.
Three Newham schools strike against academies - and win huge support
14 March 2018NEU union members in east London, are showing their determination not to let more of our schools become academies
Pay fight at school in Waltham Forest
13 March 2018Workers at Connaught School for Girls in north east London struck on Tuesday in an escalating dispute over pay
US pay fight spreads after West Virginia teachers’ strike wins
13 March 2018Powerful action by workers in West Virginia has inspired others to fight back
UCU union calls another 14 days of university strikes as action bites
08 March 2018More action is coming in 65 universities if bosses refuse to back down from attacking workers’ pensions.
University strikes squeeze bosses and transform mood on campus
07 March 2018One striker said, 'It just keeps getting better and better. The picket lines today were bigger than yesterday.'
Fight against academisation in Brent is still on
06 March 2018Workers at the Village School in Brent, north west London, faced a private security firm with dogs as they arrived to protest at a governors’ meeting last Wednesday.
University workers in no mood to back off as strikes escalate
05 March 2018UCU union members who are in their third week of pension strikes say they have the momentum and can win
West Virginia school workers reject deal agreed by union leaders and continue strike
01 March 2018Teachers and other public school workers in the US state of West Virginia have rejected a pay and conditions deal designed to get them back to work
More strikes in further education see solid support for pay fight
01 March 2018Pickets braved freezing temperatures on Thursday, the second day of a 48-hour walkout by workers in 14 further education colleges.
GALLERY - Thousands join UCU London march for education
28 February 2018Thousands of striking university and further education workers - and their supporters including students - marched in London on Wednesday.
Spirit of resistance and confidence on strikers’ march in London
28 February 2018Thousands of university and FE strikers marched through central London on Wednesday to defend pensions, pay and education.
Defend education march for pensions and pay
28 February 2018University and college workers marched together in central London today, on a demonstration for pensions and pay.
Further education colleges join strikes alongside university workers
28 February 2018Workers across 15 colleges struckon Wednesday over pay. The UCU union members join those at 61 universities who are also out on strike to defend their pensions.
University strikers lobby bosses on fourth day of walkout
27 February 2018A noisy crowd of striking workers and students lobbied Universities UK (UUK) today
Colleges join strikes for pay
27 February 2018UCU union members across 14 colleges were set to start a 48-hour strike from Wednesday. Sunderland College workers will also strike on Wednesday.
Strong school strikes against academies get a result in Newham
27 February 2018Newham council in east London has passed a motion opposing academies, following a series of strikes by school workers.
Revealed—university bosses claim millions in expenses while workers face pensions cut
25 February 2018University vice chancellors are claiming millions in expenses to swan around in fancy hotels and posh restaurants while workers face savage attacks on their pensions
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