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At the same, higher education has seen more students and substantial surpluses, and been praised as an economic success. "Staff in higher education have […]

The union's higher education conference in Southport called on members to lobby MPs and members of the House […]

Higher education conference backs call for 5% or £1,000 pay rise

Higher education delegates pledge to lobby for a reversal of Chancellor George Osborne’s decision to scrap bursary

UNISON calls on higher education employers to invest in staff after £1bn+ surplus unveiled for third year in a row

Employers’ initial offer to higher education unions does not include the living wage

UNISON branch secretary Claire Mitham said the university's announcement represented "a huge success for […]

Employers also offer further joint work on gender pay and casualisation

‘Casualisation is short sighted, bad for staff and bad for students’ says UNISON, as it reveals growing scale of the problem

Ballot papers will go to members working in higher education across the UK, whose pay is covered by national negotiations. Voting will open on 30 August and the […]

“We are very keen to learn the full details of the proposals and want to ensure every young person has an opportunity to study,” said the union’s Simon Dunn. The headline proposals in […]

Figures show Black workers to be under-represented in higher education workforce

Assistant general secretary Roger McKenzie opens higher education conference with call to organise and remember union values

Higher education conference calls on employers to give practical support staff to 12,500 support staff dealing with uncertainty following Brexit vote

Conference backed a campaign plan for fair pay for higher education workers, with Ms Ward pledging that negotiators “will work with our […]