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  • 13 December 2019

    Second report from Joint Expert Panel on USS released 51¸£Àû has welcomed the second report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation…

  • 6 December 2019

    UNIVERSITY STRIKES Solid action by defiant 51¸£Àû members and supporters in university strikes Solid strike action continued at 60 universities this week as the employers…

  • 2 December 2019

    Staff at the Tower Hamlets branch of New City College will begin a 48-hour walkout tomorrow as part of an ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. Members of 51¸£Àû…

  • 22 November 2019

    Vice-chancellor calls on vice-chancellors to pay more to resolve pensions dispute Last week a vice-chancellor broke ranks to argue that universities can afford…

  • 15 November 2019

    A long-running dispute at Nottingham College has ended after the college agreed to retain current workload protections and ensure no staff would see their pay cut…

  • 11 November 2019

    Colleges are facing potential disruption in the new year after 51¸£Àû accused employers of a 'breach of faith' over pay and said it would consult members over strike…

  • 8 November 2019

    Sixty universities to be hit with eight days of strikes this month Sixty UK universities will be hit with eight days of strike action from Monday 25 November to…

  • 4 November 2019

    Strikes scheduled to start on Tuesday 5 November at Nottingham College have been suspended at an eleventh hour meeting of 51¸£Àû members at the college. Staff  were…

  • 25 October 2019

    Nottingham College "in crisis" after public rebuke from local politicians It was a bad weekend for Nottingham College after they were labelled "crisis college"…

  • 18 October 2019

    Councillors from across Nottingham have criticised Nottingham College for its handling of a bitter dispute with staff over the imposition of new contracts. Members…