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The results are in for the higher education strike ballot that ran from 31 May to 31 July – and 4 higher education institutions in the South West have met the threshold for action.

Industrial action will take place during ‘clearing week’, which will disrupt the process of filling courses with vacant spots, the union says.

On 16 August 2023, professional services staff from the University of Sussex walked out for 48 hours in a dispute over pay. Here’s a round-up from day 1 on the picket lines.

Thursday 17 August saw day 2 of the strike by professional services staff at the University of Sussex. Here’s what happened.

Support staff at Leeds Trinity University and the University of Leeds are to stage coordinated strike action, along with 18 other universities in England and Scotland, for at least two days in their ongoing dispute about pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). More than 5,000 staff belonging to the union from the 20 universities could take […]

The Universities and Colleges Employers’ Association made a pay offer for 2023/24 in January, with increases of 5-8% depending […]

Addressing the conference, UNISON assistant general secretary Jon Richards (pictured above) said: “There have been funding […]

Plans by Sheffield Hallam University to cut 425 jobs will be deeply damaging to staff and students, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Around 200 clerical, professional and technical staff posts including in catering and student support are under threat at the university, in addition to 225 previously declared academic posts. Sheffield Hallam has blamed the planned redundancies on what it […]

"UNISON is calling for proper state funding for all public services, including universities, with the abolition of tuition fees and the restoration of student grants […]

Westfield nursery, which provides accessible and affordable childcare for students and staff at the university, is due to close in less than three months.  The move […]

Senior managers at the University of Huddersfield have found the money to offer a voluntary redundancy package after pressure from UNISON to avoid compulsory job losses, says the union today (Tuesday). The university announced plans in April to make 198 compulsory redundancies, which is more than 10% of its current workforce. A survey of staff […]