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Delegates met in Milton Keynes to tackle a wide-ranging agenda

The strike started as employers are urged to “show some commitment to their loyal, low paid staff”

University staff provide vital services, but they’ve seen the value of their pay plummet

Dates announced as ballots at 10 institutions pass the legal threshold for turnout

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

Joint statement also calls for all employers in the sector to give paid time off if vaccinations cannot be made in working hours

“University staff, just like other education and public service workers, should be entitled to a decent pension scheme so that they don’t retire into poverty. “We […]

This means that thousands of young people will be asked to go into halls with the invigilators, the admin staff and the learning […]

‘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’

Support workers at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) have voted overwhelmingly to take action to save jobs

Executive members ‘angered, dismayed and disappointed’

Support package announced yesterday by government doesn’t offer any new funds

All staff deserve a pay rise that keeps up with the cost of living while catching up with 10 years of lost pay

UNISON’s service group executive will meet on 7 May to decide response and consultation procedures