University and College Union

UCU wins £19k from teacher it represented in court claim

Judge orders ex-teacher to pay her union after multiple failed claims of discrimination

Staff pay recommendation will be unaffordable for ‘many’ colleges, say AoC

Colleges with significant adult provision will find it ‘impossible’ to give 4 per cent pay rise

UCU members greenlight national strike ballot

Motions on national action and deficit budgets passed overwhelmingly

UCU staff up the ante in pay dispute with own bosses

UCU staff accuses bosses of prioritising senior management pay

Ballot set for country-wide college strikes

Unless colleges come up with a ‘decent’ pay offer, ballots will begin in September

College staff warn of strike action if pay doesn’t increase by 10%

Staff pay has fallen by 35 per cent in real terms since 2009 and an indicative ballot of UCU members has shown 91 per cent are in favour of strike action

UCU elects general secretary

Jo Grady has been elected the new general secretary of the University and College Union, though on a turnout of only 20 per cent. The employment relations lecturer at the University of Sheffield secured 64 per cent of the vote, almost double that of second-place Matt Waddup, UCU’s national head of policy and campaigns, who […]

Strike called off at Bradford College after voluntary redundancy concession

Strike action at Bradford College has been called off at the last minute, after it agreed to reopen its voluntary redundancy scheme. Members of the University and College Union who work at the college, which was hit with two financial notices to improve in recent months and was bailed out twice in December, had been due […]

Staff at colleges striking for up to 7 days in exam season

Staff at a host of colleges across the country will walk out on strike for up to seven days over exam season, in the latest action in an ongoing dispute over pay. Ten colleges, nine of which are in London, will be affected in the latest round of action in May and early June, organised […]