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  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 […]

“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 […]

Support package announced yesterday by government doesn’t offer any new funds

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

UNISON will consider its response and how to consult branches when the higher education service group meets on 7 May. The new offer is […]

Gloucester warned unions at the weekend that it plans to cut 100 posts as it seeks to make savings of around £5m as part of its ‘Securing a Sustainable […]

Although no offer has been tabled, UNISON described the discussions as “constructive” and all parties have said they intend to make progress across all elements of the claim at the next meeting.

But higher paid staff, including senior managers, will get a better pension because they will still be in a […]

UNISON has written to universities minister Jo Johnson to call for more transparency in decision-making over pay in the higher education sector.

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

Union emphasises the need for higher education to be accessible to young people from ‘deprived communities’

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

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

Workers have reached breaking point and have little choice but to strike