Avoiding layoffs is the issue of the hour. The UCU would do better to prioritise negotiations on pay-related issues such as workload, says Jak Peake
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Diversity initiatives at the university ‘not working’, says union, as scholarships going to most advantaged students while diversity rates decline
Union leaders warn walkouts over government pay deal will continue indefinitely
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