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Sodexo threatens sweeping redundancies at City University  

UNISON will strongly resist Sodexo’s attempt to put workers out of a job

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University agrees pay for zero-hours staff

Union welcomes move by City, University of London, to protect incomes of outsourced catering staff

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

University staff in Edinburgh to stay directly employed

Campus operations staff at Queen Margaret University chalk up win in campaign against outsourcing threat

Article on the UNISON National site.

Union issues pension warning for university and college workers

Further education and sixth form colleges, along with former polytechnics, were part of local authorities up until 1992. They […]

News on the UNISON National site.

‘You do fabulous work; you deserve decent pay’

Assistant general secretary Christina McAnea praises members and activists as she opens higher education conference

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Higher education members urged make voices heard in strike ballot

The union's higher education service group executive has described the move by some employers to ‘impose’ the offer by […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON recommends that HE members reject employers’ pay offer

2%/£425 offer ‘falls short’ of joint unions’ pay claim

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University of Bath agrees to reinstate living wage

UNISON welcomes ‘urgently needed first step’ but says more must be done to tackle pay inequality

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University members asked to strike to defend USS pension scheme

Industrial action ballot follows 91% rejection of proposed move to ‘defined contribution’ scheme in consultation of affected members

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON writes to vice chancellors over university pensions dispute

Union urges them to back call to involve ACAS in seeking solution on Universities Superannuation Scheme

Article 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.

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

The call comes after the latest workforce figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that there is still a smaller proportion […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Middlesex University branch wins living wage commitment

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.