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  • 26 October 2018

    Trade union laws frustrate national support for strike action on pay 51¸£Àû members in colleges and universities delivered the biggest ever turnout in the union's…

  • 22 October 2018

    51¸£Àû has criticised trade union laws for frustrating the wishes of members who voted for strike action over pay. In ballots which closed on Friday (19 October),…

  • 17 October 2018

    51¸£Àû members will be marching through central London today demanding better funding and fair pay for further education colleges. They will be joined by their students,…

  • 12 October 2018

    51¸£Àû warns further education fighting its life ahead of funding protests Ahead of next week's march through London and lobby of Westminster MPs , 51¸£Àû said colleges…

  • 28 September 2018

    How USS dispute could reverse trend of axing pension benefits The Financial Times this week offered a look at where things stand following the first report from…

  • 26 September 2018

    51¸£Àû members at Lewisham Southwark College will take strike action on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 September in a row over pay Last minute talks between the union and…

  • 21 September 2018

    Staff in Welsh further education colleges are being balloted for strike action as part of a row over pay. The dispute has arisen after Collegau Cymru rejected the…

  • 14 September 2018

    USS expert panel pensions report released The eagerly-anticipated first report from the Joint Expert Panel (JEP) looking at the Universities Superannuation Scheme…

  • 14 September 2018

    It was a busy few days for 51¸£Àû delegates at the 150th anniversary TUC in Manchester this week 51¸£Àû's general secretary Sally Hunt had the honour of opening the 150…

  • 29 August 2018

    51¸£Àû members in 110 colleges in England and 147 UK universities are being balloted for strike action in a row over pay. The ballots open on Thursday 30 August and…