Staff at nine higher education institutions vote for action
Staff at nine higher education institutions vote for action
The current industrial action has not been postponed. Senior national officer for higher education Ruth Smith said: “We are pleased the employers have agreed to enter the Acas process in order to […]
Workers have reached breaking point and have little choice but to strike
No worker wants to go out on strike, but staff can’t afford to feed their kids, pay for housing or fill up their petrol tanks
The importance of university staff during the pandemic cannot be overstated.
“Black staff and students must have the same opportunities to develop their studies and careers as their white counterparts.”
Two fifths (41%) said they'd like more support ahead of the return, says UNISON. Encouragingly, a similar proportion (40%) reported receiving excellent support from their […]
UNISON will strongly resist Sodexo’s attempt to put workers out of a job
The exception to this is adjustments needed to meet statutory National Living Wage levels. UNISON, alongside joint higher education trade unions EIS, GMB, UCU and […]
Support package announced yesterday by government doesn’t offer any new funds
In a joint letter to higher education minister Michelle Donelan, five unions representing higher education (HE) staff […]
Union welcomes move by City, University of London, to protect incomes of outsourced catering staff
All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay
Official statistics body to stop collecting data on support staff, making them invisible
“Every higher education worker should get the pay they deserve,” she declared. Conference agreed and called for a […]