Students face ‘postcode lottery’ when applying for university

UNISON condemns the increased pressures on poorer students wishing to enter higher education

HE members vote to accept pay offer

UNISON’s higher education service group executive decides to accept employer’s pay offer, after 72% of members vote to back it

Still time to have your say on HE pay

The consultation with members working in higher education on the employers’ pay offer for this year closes this Friday, on 26 June.

Southampton Solent University move on living wage welcomed

UNISON welcomes announcement by Southampton Solent University that it has committed itself to providing a ‘top-up’ payment to staff employed by the university’s main contractors

Higher ed members pay consultation closes on 26 June

Consultation ends on 26 June on offer of 1% pay rise, with more for lower paid, across the UK

Higher ed members have three weeks to have their say on pay

Consultation ends on 26 June on offer of 1% pay rise, with more for lower paid, across the UK

Cutting adult learning

Cuts to adult education budget will increase inequality, unemployment and in-work poverty

UNISON calls for immediate withdrawal of redundancy notices at Stirling University

UNISON Scotland has called on Stirling University to remove redundancy notices from more than 50 of its staff

Apply now for help with study costs

If you are thinking of doing some trade union-related studying, UNISON can help with your course costs. But you only have until 31 July to apply

SOAS staff back strike action

ISS-employed staff at SOAS back strike ballot over sick pay and annual leave by 100%

Strike over ‘phantom pay rise’ leaves universities and colleges resembling ghost towns

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.

Living wage is the new minimum wage at University of Wolverhampton

UNISON campaigning pays off with unveiling of living wage plaque at the University of Wolverhampton.

UNISON urges support for Birkbeck cleaners

Birkbeck University attempts to claw back last year’s living wage rise by cutting hours for cleaners

UNISON recommends rejection of HE pay offer

“Miserly increase” falls far below what is required to address the gap between incomes and the cost of living

HE bosses offer paltry pay offer

Offer of just 0.8% provides “no relief” to dedicated HE workers who have been hit with real-term pay cuts, says UNISON