Strike action is never taken on a whim – but sometimes it’s the only option when every other avenue has been exhausted.
further education
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.
Industrial action ballot sees 2-1 vote for strike and 4-1 for other action in English further education colleges
Find out if your college is being balloted for action – and phone 0800 0 857 857 if you have not got your ballot paper
Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’
UNISON is to ballot further education (FE) workers in England in a row over pay, the union says today (Friday). The ballot – which will open in the New Year – is in response to the national employers’ zero percent pay offer. Workers involved include technicians, managers, library, catering, cleaning, security and other support staff. […]
UNISON consulting members on offer until 27 November (England only)
UNISON has today (Friday) criticised new government proposals for higher education in England for failing to tackle key issues including funding, student access and increased social mobility. Students face being burdened with even more debt under the long-awaited plans published today by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, says UNISON. UNISON General Secretary Dave […]
Open University staff will get full support in their campaign against plans to close seven regional offices and axe 500 jobs, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis declared today when he visited the union’s Open University branch to hear first hand the issues they face. The university’s plans to close the regional offices in Birmingham, Oxford, […]
Further education members in England reject offer from Association of Colleges in summer consultation
UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role
UNISON calls for review of school support staff contracts that can cut pay by 20%
Public meeting calls for local community to have the chance to consider proposals and suggest alternatives
“Proposed public-sector redundancy cap will affect hundreds of thousands of workers providing vital public services”, warns UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis