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At least 12 institutions planning to make redundancies

Union describes proposed salary freeze as an ‘insult’ but universities point to financial woes

Possible new US education secretary also pushes major federal college investment

Some universities acknowledge ‘errors’ totalling millions of dollars but deny deliberate ‘wage theft’

Front-line workers left carrying the can for chaotic start of term, says union

Unrest over return of face-to-face teaching on UK campuses pushes staff-management relations to breaking point

Australian university to proceed with disputed staff cuts but introduce element of choice

‘Settlement’ brought to light by report on union leaders’ pay from pressure group 

The shielding of the academic workplace from all risk of Covid-19 is not a safe or sane position, says Robert Poole

Australian university insists it is just planning for potential scenarios, amid claims that 3,000 jobs are at risk 

Academics may wish we weren’t here, but burying heads in the sand about the depth of the deficit is no longer viable, says Bernard Casey

Reductions ‘necessary to ensure that the university not only survives but thrives’

Analysis for union shows universities are often among largest local employers and have ‘huge impact’ on town and city economies

Union says that more than 1,000 posts are under review at at King’s College London, with Liverpool also looking at major cuts

The scant information about job losses among Australia’s insecure staff speaks volumes about how management sees them, say critics

Australian decision a reminder that universities cannot impose unrealistic research requirements, academic union says

Money to be taken automatically from members’ bank accounts to support UK union’s strike fund

Staff go despite salary trade-offs, as pandemic lays waste to institutional bottom lines

Critic to remain on Australian university’s senate, as institution promises review of governance processes

Staff at some institutions agree to pay cuts to minimise redundancies, but only under union-sanctioned accord

Australian university directs academics to spend up to 80 per cent of their time teaching, despite relatively healthy financial position

‘Personal crisis’ may turn out to be a blessing in disguise for some insecurely employed staff

Choice will guide job cuts, institutions pledge, as sector confronts A$16bn black hole

Redundancies ‘a last resort’ as uniquely financed Australian university confronts A$225m black hole

National vote called off, with vice-chancellors saying pact is too short-term while union blames ‘fear of scrutiny’

Job security guarantees would tie management’s hands while offering only short-term cost relief, v-cs say

Support and opposition on both sides could make job-saving pact a close-run thing

Activists campaign for less reliance on international education income, as government flags a ‘supervised’ reopening of borders

Members of the Universities Superannuation Scheme are about to vote on whether to lock in current members. But this might not be enough to safeguard the scheme’s solvency, says Bernard Casey

Union members mount fightback as their leadership countenances pay cuts

The government must guarantee the sustainability of universities, say Richard Watermeyer, Aline Courtois and Hugh Lauder

Negotiators ‘within reach of agreements’ as union cuts demands on pay rises and pension contributions, says general secretary

Statement issued as union claims fears of ‘reputational damage’ have forced leading UK universities to act

UCU faces debate over whether to compromise on demands over pay, pensions and working conditions

Striking again would rob students of vital lecture time and damage the progress we’ve made through bargaining, says one anonymous UCU member

UCU report examines how academics on insecure contracts are ‘vulnerable and open to exploitation’

Arbitrator finds campus unfairly limited hours to avoid having to provide tuition fee benefits

Union cites aspirational university statement as grounds to halt walkout

Strikes threaten to spill into the new year, as little progress made in dispute

There has been much talk about the stress suffered by the graduate students who teach and perform other essential tasks within universities. Small-scale responses will never be enough, argue Sebastian Ramirez and Kelly Swope, while Maggie Lu praises the crucial contribution of graduate teachers to her education

University’s first graduate walkout since 1973 comes as winter break approaches

Step comes as employers and union debate equality, casualisation and workload, without movement on pay offer

Thousands walk out, but universities say they expect ‘low to medium’ levels of disruption

After last year’s walkout over pensions, this year’s action is ‘part of something bigger’, say union members

Coventry union members on strike over “onerous and unreasonable” system

Jo Grady says ‘a lot of’ university leaders want to strike a deal over contributions to Universities Superannuation Scheme

V-c warns pension and pay strikes will damage whole sector but union members believe experience shows industrial action will force change

Staff will walk out at 60 universities starting from 25 November

About 1 million students set to be affected by walkout

Student labour movement feels momentum despite Trump administration pressure

Hesa data analysed by UCU also show how few black and other ethnic minority scholars are in senior positions

Pension fund chair says Warwick statistician had ‘breached a number of her director’s duties’, but insists probe was ‘completely separate’ to investigation of her claims

UCU says ‘incomplete version’ of circular detailing plans for Holocaust Memorial Day was sent out

Union brands inclusion of two-year bar on walkouts in compromise offer ‘ludicrous’

After the pensions strike, employees’ sense of ‘helplessness’ has ‘evaporated’, says incoming UCU leader

Ruskin College denies allegations of ‘victimisation’ of UCU members

Some hourly paid and part-time academics may be effectively earning less than the minimum wage, says University and College Union

Union sets out timetable for ballots over industrial action in relation to the pay and USS pension disputes

Trump-dominated panel bolsters campuses that reject postgraduate unions

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