Posts Tagged ‘national-union’

Teachers ballot on pension strike

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Strike action over changes to teachers’ pensions has moved a step closer as the National Union of Teachers starts balloting members in England and Wales.

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Teachers ballot on pension strike

Students elect Burns as president

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011

The National Union of Students has voted for Liam Burns as its new president.

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Students elect Burns as president

Most degrees £9,000, predicts NUS

Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

President of the National Union of Students, Aaron Porter, predicts most universities in England will charge the maximum annual tuition fee of £9,000.

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Most degrees £9,000, predicts NUS

Fee waiver plan ‘may be dropped’

Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

The National Union of Students says the government is moving away from proposals to pay first year university fees for students in England who qualify for free school meals.

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Fee waiver plan ‘may be dropped’

NUS backs ‘fresh wave’ of protest

Monday, November 29th, 2010

National Union of Students President Aaron Porter backs a day of student action planned for Tuesday, after admitting to being “spineless” and “dithering” over protests.

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Lib Dems to be targeted over fees

Sunday, November 14th, 2010

The National Union of Students is launching a new campaign against the rise in tuition fees, targeting Deputy PM Nick Clegg and other Liberal Democrat MPs.

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Lib Dems to be targeted over fees

Union ready to cancel BBC strike

Thursday, November 11th, 2010

The National Union of Journalists offers to suspend next week’s strikes at the BBC to allow talks over proposed changes to its pension scheme.

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Union ready to cancel BBC strike

BBC News strike enters second day

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Members of the National Union of Journalists working for BBC News take industrial action in a dispute over proposed changes to staff pensions.

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BBC staff to stage strike action

Thursday, November 4th, 2010

Members of the National Union of Journalists are preparing to stage a 48-hour strike at the BBC from midnight in a dispute over proposed changes to staff pension provision.

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NUS pledge to ‘chase down’ Lib Dems

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

The National Union of Students expresses outrage at the coalition’s £9,000 tuition fee proposal

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NUS pledge to ‘chase down’ Lib Dems

BBC two-day strike is suspended

Friday, October 1st, 2010

The BBC strike planned for next week is suspended, the National Union Of Journalists announce.

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BBC two-day strike is suspended

Student poverty at ‘crisis level’

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Student hardship in Scotland reaches “crisis levels”, a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS) finds.

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Student poverty at ‘crisis level’