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Unions and employers to hold conciliation talks in long-running HE pay dispute

“Black staff and students must have the same opportunities to develop their studies and careers as their white counterparts.”

‘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’

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’s service group executive will meet on 7 May to decide response and consultation procedures

UNISON prepares to defend members as staff are asked to pay the price for funding crises at two universities

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.

Low-paid staff could lose as much as £1,000 a year in retirement

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