UNISON laments ‘watershed moment’ for collective bargaining in FE
further education
UNISON part of delegation that handed petition to Downing Street, signed by more than 42,500 people opposed to ‘unfair’ and ‘harmful’ cuts in further education
University managers accused of ‘stubborn refusal’ to consider alternatives to compulsory redundancy
Sign the petition to keep the trade union studies unit at Stoke on Trent college
On 26 February, the government announced cuts in adult further education of 24% in 2015-16
The further education joint trade unions have now lodged a pay claim for 2015-16 to the employer, stressing the need for colleges to introduce the living wage
UNISON has a long association with Ruskin College and we encourage our activists to enrol on either the college’s BA or MA international labour and trade union studies programmes
Many universities and colleges across the country resemble ghost towns with UNISON members in Higher Education staging a one day walkout in a protest over a phantom pay rise.
Sixth Form College Employers make final offer of a 1% increase on all pay points and London weighting and fringe area allowances
Union urges government to prevent colleges from funding offshoring projects
AoC withdraw from English FE colleges national agreement on sick leave: joint union reaction
Ashley Williams, a sports attendant at Bolton College, and college principal Marie Gilluley, explain why the living wage matters