UNISON, NUS and UCU have today launched a joint union campaign to stop nursery closures in universities and colleges across the UK. The unions are challenging the growing number of planned nursery closures, which will hit the low paid women who depend on them for childcare, hard.
The planned closures follow drastic funding cuts from the FE and skills sector*, announced earlier this year. The closures are contrary to Government efforts to increase the participation age of students, which is likely to see a rising demand for nursery places.
Jon Richards, UNISON Senior National Officer, said: