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National Union of Teachers (NUT), Association of University Teachers (AUT), National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education (NATFHE) and other education unions

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More action in Northern Ireland pay fight

An estimated 150,000 workers took part in 24 hours strike in the North of Ireland on 18 January, including nurses, teachers, bus drivers, carers, cleaners and civil servants from 16 unions. Their core demand was aimed at the British government: to release the £0.6m for public sector pay uplifts which it is holding back as a gambit to pressure the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to end its boycott of Stormont. The party collapsed the Northern Ireland power-sharing regime in February 2022 in protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol. Around 10,000 joined a rally in Belfast, with...

Pat Markey memorial meeting

On Wednesday 13 December 2023 Northampton Trades Council held a memorial meeting for long time local NEU activist and Workers’ Liberty supporter, Pat Markey.

College strike against cuts

After a pause for a re-ballot of the membership, the EIS-FELA strike at the City of Glasgow College recommenced on 14 Nov. EIS-FELA is the Further Education section of the Scottish teachers union, the EIS. The disputes date back to October 2022, when management issued a briefing claiming that the college faced financial difficulties and that “cost-cutting measures” would be needed. Without consultation with EIS-FELA, despite it being the recognised union for teaching staff, cuts to courses were imposed. In February of this year staff who had opted for voluntary redundancy were given notice of...

NEU: setback, but elements to build on

Despite a fairly active reject campaign, members of the National Education Union (NEU) have voted to accept the improved teachers' pay offer

Universities: risk of a shoddy deal

With universities now into graduation season, the University and College Union (UCU) marking and assessment boycott is continuing

UCU: a reballot is essential

As university terms draw to an end, it is clear that as a consequence of the marking and assessment boycott at some universities large numbers of students will not graduate

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