UCU today will tell members of the Browne Review into higher education funding that Tory plans to bring UK corporation tax down to the lowest in the group of G20 countries were not only a missed opportunity to bring in muchneeded funds for higher education, but also proof that their talk of the country being 'in it together' was hollow.
British Airways management now has a chance over the next three days to address our outstanding concerns and seize the possibility for industrial peace.
"This is a pause for peace. Willie Walsh must make the most of it."
RAeS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFERENCE
Court overturns BA strike injunction
Court overturns BA strike injunction
RAeS ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION CONFERENCE
Industrial action at Glasgow University looks increasingly likely this afternoon after members of the UCU packed an emergency meeting and overwhelmingly backed calls for an industrial action ballot if the university did not immediately withdraw the threat of compulsory redundancies.
Defending education, jobs and pensions will be the key themes of this year's annual Congress of UCU. How to react to swingeing cuts planned for universities and colleges and a new coalition government are likely to dominate the threeday conference.
UNISON warns that cuts could see problems escalate