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SOAS
SOAS
Threat of strike brings victory at SOAS
Unison members at SOAS have won their fight against compulsory redundancies after planning to strike, reports Feyzi Ismail
For a national fight to defend higher education
UCU members report on the fightback at universities under attack by management and have put forward a model motion to show solidarity
Students and staff at SOAS stand up to management attacks
The fightback at SOAS has begun with a student and staff walkout and protest against management's attack on fractionals, reports Shabbir Lakha
SOAS: a call to action to defend education as a public good
After SOAS management's drastic move, never has solidarity been so necessary and unity so possible to defend education, writes Des Freedman
SOAS goes on the attack with major cuts to casual academic staff
Claiming financial distress, SOAS has effectively sacked its precarious academics for the coming year in one fell swoop, reports Elaine Graham-Leigh
The secrets of success: how SOAS cleaners fought and won
The historic victory of SOAS workers after a bold and militant campaign should serve as inspiration for struggles across the public sector, argues Feyzi Ismail.
If you fight you can win: victory for fractional staff at SOAS
The success of the SOAS campaign will hopefully inspire other precarious workers across the sector
SOAS community statement: Apartheid off campus
As Mark Regev prepares to speak at SOAS later this month, students have called a protest against his proposed visit
SOAS cleaners' campaign: 'It's a matter of justice'
SOAS ramps up its campaign to bring the cleaning staff in-house, in a struggle that has received national attention
Limpiadores: SOAS Cleaners' struggle - podcast
Yasmin Dahnoun speaks to Fernando González, whose documentary
Limpiadores
tells the story of the SOAS cleaners' fight for justice
Sandy Nicoll reinstated at SOAS: the strength of solidarity
Standing together in solidarity at SOAS has overturned management’s suspension of Sandy Nicoll
Why we should support the SOAS occupation
In defiance of SOAS management's proposed budget cuts, course closures and job losses, students occupied their university. Alex Bewley reports
Students and staff shut down SOAS
The shutdown at SOAS today over the suspension of Sandy Nicoll is a sign of the battles ahead. But it could also be the beginning of a movement against cuts in higher education more generally
'Management out, cleaners in!' - campaigners step up pressure at SOAS
Bringing cleaners in-house at SOAS university, London, is back on the table after protesters crashed a management meeting, reports SOAS student Clare Birkett
Don't deport Jason! SOAS activist victimised for campaigning for cleaners
The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) has refused visa sponsorship to an international student because he campaigned for cleaners’ rights
SOAS staff and students demand Justice for Cleaners
SOAS Justice for Cleaners (J4C) re-launched their campaign this year with a series of successful events over the past week - demanding the cleaning staff are brought in-house
Soas students join international hunger strikes in solidarity with Egyptian detainees
Activists from the School of Oriental and African Studies (Soas) stage 1,000 hours of hunger in solidarity with Egyptian detainees