University
Shocking cuts at LSBU and Aston universities have to be resisted
London South Bank University has announced the wholesale closure of a series of courses with immediate effect.
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
New battles coming over university workers’ pensions
Some estimates suggest that members wouldn’t even get back the money they put into the scheme.
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
UCU union members at the University of East London staged a two-day strike this week in a fight to save jobs + Chichester College
Gavin Williamson’s ‘free speech’ is an attack on our rights to organise
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The Tories’ crackdown on universities means protecting bigots from opposition. But as Nick Clark shows, real free speech battles have always involved defending the right to protest
Universities fight to protect solidarity with Palestine
16 February 2021The battle to defend the right to speak out for Palestine has returned to universities. Some students in Oxford tried to stop left wing ¬filmmaker Ken Loach from speaking at a university event last week.
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.
Overseas university students starved by racist rules during coronavirus pandemic
14 February 2021International students were encouraged to come to Britain despite the pandemic, so universities could make money from them. Now lockdowns, job cuts and a lack of support have left many struggling to survive, reports Sophie Squire
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.
Students revolt against being treated without dignity
05 December 2020Rent strikes and other actions are spreading
Rent strikes spread after student win at Manchester university
01 December 2020Students at the University of Manchester (UoM) have won a 30 percent cut in rents for this term after months of protest.
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
Student action wins big rent cut in Manchester
26 November 2020Students at the University of Manchester (UoM) have won a 30 percent cut in rents for this term after months of protest.
Students speak out—‘We will not back down’
17 November 2020In Bristol a rent strike by 1,400 students has forced the university to make some concessions including the promise that activists won’t be disciplined.
Students build resistance to bullying universities
17 November 2020Students are using rent strikes, occupations and protests to take on appalling treatment by their universities.
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- Thousands take to streets against Tory police bill
- Shocking cuts at LSBU and Aston universities have to be resisted
- Greensill—corruption at the heart of the system
- Scottish election campaign shows key battles are in the streets
- Housing campaigners demand action on empty homes
- US says it will leave Afghanistan—a bitter defeat for warmongers
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