In welcoming the report Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) General Secretary Grahame Smith said: “There is little in the report to help Mr Swinney with his impending budget problems. It was, after all, never the Commission’s role to offer immediate solutions to the short-term public sector funding crisis.
Health workers and the general public in Trafford, near Manchester, are being encouraged to march to defend the NHS from cuts and the privatisation of services on its 63rd birthday.
Dozens of council workers from Southampton will head to Birmingham to take their "drop the deadline" plea to the deputy prime minister Nick Clegg.
Lancashire branch secretary, Maureen Le Marinel
This summary is based on the evaluation of unionlearn and the ULF (Rounds 8-11) led by Professor Mark Stuart and supported by Jo Cutter, Hugh Cook and Professor Jonathan Winterton, Centre for Employment Relations Innovation and Change, University of Leeds. Dr Kris Chapman from the sponsoring Department for Business, Innovation and Skills provided valued support throughout the process.
Tom Wilson, director of unionlearn, the TUC's learning and skills organisation, said: 'It is vital that the government includes adult learners in its plans for HE. Adults also need and want to improve their skills and qualifications...
Tom Wilson responds to HE White Paper….
In a referendum announced on Friday 24 June over twothirds (70%) of UCU members who voted rejected plans that would have left them with a £38 annual bill for membership of the Institute for Learning (IfL). Union members will now be balloted on a collective boycott of the IfL.
UCU today confirmed that its members in further education colleges and universities would still be taking strike action on Thursday (30 June).
Launch of TUC Education booklet ‘Progression Pathways’