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Higher education members vote on strike action over pay

Higher education members will be voting over strike action as a result of a 1.1% pay offer for the majority of staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

Scottish college workers vote to strike in pay dispute

College employers urged to use negotiations on 25 August to agee pay fairness or strikes will mark the start of new academic year

Article on the UNISON National site.

HE members to be balloted on action over pay

Summer ballot will see members asked to vote for strike to improve university employers’ 1.1% offer

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Dave Prentis joins RMT picket line

UNISON and RMT general secretaries joing together at Brighton station to show support for striking Southern rail workers

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members at Action for Children overwhelmingly vote for industrial action

UNISON is urging managers at charity Action for Children to avoid a strike after UNISON members voted overwhelmingly for industrial action following a long-running dispute over pay.

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges charity chiefs to avoid strike action

UNISON today (Monday) urged managers at charity Action for Children to avoid a strike. It comes as UNISON members overwhelmingly backed industrial action following a long-running dispute over pay. A total of 73.5 per cent of UNISON members employed by Action for Children voted for strike action. The figure voting for industrial action short of […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Dave Prentis takes UNISON support to doctors’ picket lines

General secretary offers support to BMA action on visit to pickets at his local hospital in north London

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Striking makes a difference

During Heart UNISON week it’s worth remembering that while taking strike action is never easy, the results can make a huge difference to people’s lives

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Zero. Nothing. Zilch. That’s not an offer, it’s an insult

Strike action is never taken on a whim – but sometimes it’s the only option when every other avenue has been exhausted.

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Staff to strike in further education colleges on 24 February

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON in further education colleges in England will be taking strike action on Wednesday 24 February in a row over pay.

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

FE members vote for action on pay

Industrial action ballot sees 2-1 vote for strike and 4-1 for other action in English further education colleges

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

FE pay ballot helpline opens

Find out if your college is being balloted for action – and phone 0800 0 857 857 if you have not got your ballot paper

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON members show support for junior doctors’ industrial action

Union also issues advice for members working in the NHS

Article on the UNISON National site.

FE members urged to vote Yes in industrial action ballot

Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’

Article on the UNISON National site.