Delegates agree higher education sector needs a ‘new start’
higher education pay
The higher education ballot is open until 31 July
Unions and employers to hold conciliation talks in long-running HE pay dispute
‘The situation cannot go on unchallenged. We’re not afraid of taking action’
Those on the highest grades are offered the highest percentage rise, as new strikes dates are announced
Second wave of action for HE workers
A 3% pay award is nowhere near enough.
‘We can and we will stand up for better pay,’ higher eduction delegates are told
Decent wage offer needed and pensions preserved
After a clear majority of HE members reject the final pay offer, UNISON wants to bring employers back to the negotiating table
The pay offer keeps up with inflation, but does not catch up with pay lost to HE staff over the past ten years
New Joint Negotiating Committee for Higher Education Staff will meet employers again after new living wage rates are announced
Executive members ‘angered, dismayed and disappointed’
UNISON and the joint higher education trade unions have expressed say they’re “extremely disappointed” at a proposal to freeze pay for higher education support staff
All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay