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John Moores joins ‘growing number’ of universities gaining accreditation as living wage employers

Outsourced cleaners ‘so happy’ as six-month campaign pays off with promise of pay rise

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

UNISON represent professional and support staff in universities across Scotland and believes the move will improve participation in […]

“We keep being told by the employers they are living hand to mouth,” noted UNISON national secretary Jon Richards. "Yet senior leaders' pay keeps going […]

A will be held ballot between 13 March and 22 April for the higher education general seat on the NEC

UNISON, UCU and NUS unite to launch Don’t cut me out campaign for funding of post-16 education

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

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

The union's higher education conference in Southport called on members to lobby MPs and members of the House of Lords – such as university chancellors – alongside […]

UNISON condemns growing pay gap in higher education as new report shows that senior managers’ pay grew by 3% last year

UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season

New nomination period opens on Tuesday 15 December 2015 and closes at 5pm on 29 January 2016

UNISON has today (Wednesday) slammed the Open University’s decision to press ahead with office closures and job cuts, despite opposition from its own Senate. The proposed closure of seven regional offices in Birmingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, Bristol, and London means continued uncertainty for 500 members of staff, says UNISON. UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis […]

Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk