The job cuts in Southend are symptomatic of a “growing financial crisis across universities”
universities
Announcing job cuts as the applications process for 2025 closes is not a good look
Staff at nine higher education institutions vote for action
Unions and employers to hold conciliation talks in long-running HE pay dispute
Workers have reached breaking point and have little choice but to strike
No worker wants to go out on strike, but staff can’t afford to feed their kids, pay for housing or fill up their petrol tanks
The importance of university staff during the pandemic cannot be overstated.
“Black staff and students must have the same opportunities to develop their studies and careers as their white counterparts.”
‘It just feels like a ticking time bomb until there’s a big outbreak here. Since the students came back, it feels like I’m on the frontline’
UNISON will strongly resist Sodexo’s attempt to put workers out of a job
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
Support package announced yesterday by government doesn’t offer any new funds
Higher education needs extra measures
Union welcomes move by City, University of London, to protect incomes of outsourced catering staff
All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay