Lecturers

NSSN 378: Lecturers start pensions strike as Mears workers win!

February 20, 2018 in Bulletins

In this week’s bulletin, we highlight the national strike by the UCU lecturers’’ union that begins this week to defend their pensions. We also salute the Mears workers in Manchester who have won a victory after an incredible campaign of action. UCU Over 1 million students will be affected by university pensions strikes (20 Feb) – A month of strikes due to hit 64 universities* will begin on Thursday (22 February) after the universities’ representatives refused to return to negotiations with the University and College Union (UCU). The union says the action will affect over 1 million students […]

NSSN 343: Scottish Lecturers win! Election Promises On School Funding

May 31, 2017 in Bulletins

Education is becoming a major issue as the General election enters its final period. In Scotland, after six days of national strike action, lecturers in colleges have won a major victory in their fight for fair and equal pay and harmonised terms and conditions. Our first piece this week is a report on the win by a Scottish NSSN supporter. The second is a press release issued on May 28th by the NUT, ATL and GMB unions on the manifesto promises on school funding by the main parties. Scottish Lecturers win! The dispute was won as an escalation of […]

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