The government has yet to take "the crucial step" in setting the value of public-sector pensions covering up to 200,000 staff in former polytechnics, according to an academic who advised a government...
University and College Union members will again walk out over pay, pensions and working conditions
Sunny start to the latest round of UK industrial action couldn’t mask the frustrations felt by many union members
Union faces divisions internally as well as impasse with vice-chancellors in negotiations
Further walkouts expected in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions
UCU to reballot 42Â branches that narrowly missed turnout threshold
Vivienne Stern aims to reach agreement on ‘long-term’ solution that works for universities, students and government
Inequality, Covid exhaustion, sympathy for students, fear of public opinion and frustration with UCU tactics are all factors, says Glen O’Hara
Ballot result comes days before UCU plans to poll its members on whether to take action over below inflation pay rises
Walkouts expected as government decides on English reforms in wake of Covid disruption
UCU leader Jo Grady claims action is needed as ‘staff at breaking point’ but employers say latest 1.5 per cent pay offer is ‘fair and meaningful’
Combined with results of pensions ballot, union has mandate for walkouts at less than four in 10 institutions polled
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
Jack Grove speaks to the three candidates vying to take over from the University and College’s long-time leader and assesses how they will approach sector’s challenges
UCU says that universities should focus on solving dispute ‘instead of trying to spin their way out of this’