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.
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.
UNISON campaigning pays off with unveiling of living wage plaque at the University of Wolverhampton.
Birkbeck University attempts to claw back last year’s living wage rise by cutting hours for cleaners
“Miserly increase” falls far below what is required to address the gap between incomes and the cost of living
"Many UNISON members are also facing the added pressure of job insecurity and the increasing use of precarious […]
Union’s campaign wins through after university drops changes that would have hit pay and jobs
Now is the time to make up for years of real-term pay cuts, say unions
Survey of young people shows that 93% do not think that the government is doing enough to help them to cope with the recession
The claim called for a percentage increase on all pay spine points of at least RPI on all salary points plus an additional percentage increase to start to address the real term reduction in pay over the last four years
Students, staff and unions will fight to protect universities from profit-making private companies
Union urges government to prevent colleges from funding offshoring projects
UNISON conference will call for living wage for all staff in higher education.
Urgent message from UNISON’s higher education conference in Manchester
University living wage deal proves value of union membership as recruitment campaign launches
Unions consider ways of publicising concerns