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University staff speak out about COVID-19 fears

‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’

Article on the UNISON National site.

HE unions submit a ‘timely and serious’ pay claim for 2020/21

All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University staff map out the challenges ahead

“We need the government to commit itself to working with and supporting the higher education system – especially as it is one of the UKs most significant […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University staff deserve fair pay, says Angela Rayner

Shadow education secretary sends message to UNISON members voting in ballot on pay

Article on the UNISON National site.

Another university signs up to living wage

Today’s announcement that the University of South Wales has been accredited by the Living Wage foundation marks the end of a six-year campaign. Workers who are directly employed by the […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Union welcomes education funding call but expresses concerns

The words are fine, but action and government investment is needed to make Augar review recommendations work

News on the UNISON National site.

Nice pay if you can get it

University vice chancellors’ pay has hit the headlines after the report on the subject from the new Office for Students – so we decided to take a deeper look at the figures behind the headlines.

P.S data on the UNISON National site.

UCL UNISON launches #BringThemIn campaign for outsourced workers

The work is currently outsourced to private companies Sodexo and Axis. This means more than 800 staff working on the contracts have worse terms and conditions […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Tuition fees review ‘needs to support wider access’

Tuition fees in England currently stand at £9,250 a year, which leaves student nurses, for instance, qualifying […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON welcomes Cambridge living wage move

The living wage is calculated annually on the basis of the basic cost of living by the Living Wage Foundation. It […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘We will defend our members’ interests’ vows university branch

University of South Wales Group launches formal consultation on budget cuts, including possible job losses

News on the UNISON National site.

Universities urged to support EU staff

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘We have to stand up for each other’ HE conference hears

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Union urges universities to ‘get houses in order’ on race

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University spending on agency staff soars to £200m

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.