Tag: colleges

  • NSSN 744: Unions in universities and colleges ballot for strike action

    NSSN 744: Unions in universities and colleges ballot for strike action

    The NSSN sends solidarity to unions and their members in further and higher education who are balloting for strike action. This could lead to mass action by education staff. UCU’s ballots alone consist of 65,000 members at 137 HE institutions and 10,000 staff at 65 colleges. We will carry updates of these ballots and action…

  • NSSN 714: Fight the university and college funding cuts

    NSSN 714: Fight the university and college funding cuts

    We headline this week’s NSSN bulletin with the fight by university and college unions alongside students against the cutting of funding that is putting jobs and courses at risk. We send solidarity to university and college staff and their unions and students, and any action that is taken to defend education, and we demand that…

  • NSSN 563: Support the UCU HE strikes

    NSSN 563: Support the UCU HE strikes

    This week’s NSSN bulletin headlines with the 3-day strike by UCU members in higher education. Staff at 58 universities will be walking out this week, from Wednesday to Friday, December 1-3. UCU members at Goldsmiths University are on strike for three weeks in addition to this week’s action and members are also currently taking action at…