Category: campaigns
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UCU manifesto
With the UK general election taking place in under two weeks, UCU has set out a bold vision for a fairer and more sustainable post-16 education system that has the interests of students and staff at its heart. Our manifesto sets out demands for wide-ranging reforms of funding, regulation and staff engagement across further, higher,…
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Academic boycott of Goldsmiths, University of London
From Monday 3 June, UCU has called on all members, trade unionists, and supporters to undertake an academic boycott of Goldsmiths which includes the following: NOT applying for any advertised jobs at Goldsmiths NOT speaking at or organising academic or other conferences at Goldsmiths NOT giving lectures at Goldsmiths NOT accepting positions as visiting professors…
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Pension – Why it is important you stay in your scheme
On-line talk – 12th June 2024 – 6-7pm For FE and Post-92 institutions most members are in TPS if they teach and LGPS if they don’t. For Pre-92 institutions most members are in USS. A number of institutions are either now offering, or considering offering, alternative schemes. These schemes are often inferior but can have…
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Tell your MP: support the funding of Teachers’ Pensions Scheme rises
Employer contributions to the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme (TPS) are due to rise but despite covering this cost for schools and colleges, the Department for Education is not covering the cost for universities. This will increase the financial pressure on higher education institutions specifically Post-92 universities. We are encouraging our members in England and Wales to ask their…
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Higher education pay claim submitted for 2024-2025
The higher education joint trade union claim for 2024-25 has been agreed by the five HE trade unions (UNISON, Unite, EIS, GMB and UCU). Our demands on pay are simple. To tackle low pay through reform of the pay spine andto restore the losses in the value in pay caused by years of below-inflation pay…
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UCU week of action against workplace racism
This week UCU Derby is supporting the UCU’s week of action against workplace racism. This year’s week of action is organised to coincide with the UN Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The UCU offers members a range of resources to help them to tackle racism and raise awareness around these issues. We would like…
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Reclaim Higher Education
On the 28th February the UCU is launching its new campaign to Reclaim Higher Education. The ravages of marketisation have torn up the higher education sector as we know it and has created a system which is bad for students, staff, universities, and taxpayers alike. It’s time to reclaim higher education for the interests of…
