UNISON press release on 31st October 2016: Teaching assistants in Durham will take strike action on 8 and 9 November in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay, their union UNISON has announced today (Monday). This follows a ballot over Durham County Council plans to move teaching assistants to term-time pay. This could…
This course is aimed at all new UCU reps and branch officers and those who have been longer in post who have yet to attend UCU training. We encourage all UCU activists to attend the first module of this course regardless of which role is held within the branch. This course will cover the…
This meeting will be held in Newcastle at The University of Northumbria, School of Law, City Campus East-1 at 6pm, finishing at about 7.30pm. Regional Employment Judge David Reed will discuss Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Employment Tribunal, including the new Protocol for Judicial Assessment given under recent Presidential Guidance. This session will be held…
Closing the gender pay gap is a clear priority for UCU. It features strongly in the national claims in both the FE and HE sectors and locally branches have stressed it in FE pay claims. However, the national HE claims concludes there will inevitably be local work to do on this and in FE…
UCU National Recruitment Week is w/c 21st November. Please start planning your events. Please contact Emma Alexander with your plans, including dates, times and venues (if relevant). If you require any assistance, including Regional Office staff attendance please let Emma know as soon as possible to allow time for this to be arranged. Below are some…
