The UCU strike: a tale of student-staff solidarity
Photo credit: National Campaign Against Fees and Cuts The UCU strike has been one of the biggest mobilisations the education sector has seen in years - the fourteen days…
Dave Prentis: A Credible Union Leader?
A few days ago, I was disappointed to hear that Dave Prentis, the general secretary of Unison – my trade union – has been appointed as a non-executive director of…
UCU votes to suspend action over pensions.
Yesterday the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) held a special conference to determine where we go next in our pensions dispute. For those who haven't been following the intricacies of…
Don’t give up the pensions fight
Today Unison signed a heads of agreement with the government over changes to NHS pensions. The agreement still needs approval from Unison's health committee (and potentially the membership directly) and…
5 things about pensions
Wednesday's strike isn't just about pensions. Unions like the PCS have been clear from the outset – anti-worker laws mean we can't go on strike against government policies. So unions…
Nov 30: Greens call Holyrood out on strike
"Pick a side," urged the Green members of the Scottish Parliament, Patrick Harvie and Alison Johnstone, as they voted against parliament's regular business motion. The motion, put forward this afternoon…
On Strikes, Action Short of a Strike and the Meaning of Solidarity.
Today staff in the Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) begin a campaign of action short of a strike as the first phase of an attempt to force universities management back…
Unions and students step up fight to save education
The fight to save public education in the UK took a step forward this week as two more unions declared ballot results in favour of strike action this Autumn. Yesterday…
Strike day – London
By Anna Mason Strike Day in London was a beautiful show of solidarity; public sector workers and supporters coming together to stick it to the Government's punishing new pension policies…
Strike day in Oxford.
We will have brief write-ups of strike and protest activities across the country from today - first, Oxford, by me. At seven thirty, in glorious sunshine, about 50 local residents…