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UNISON has written to universities minister Jo Johnson to call for more transparency in decision-making over pay in the higher education sector.

Assistant general secretary Roger McKenzie opens higher education conference with call to organise and remember union values

Higher education members will be voting over strike action as a result of a 1.1% pay offer for the majority of staff

The union attended dispute meetings earlier this month, along with UCU, Unite and EIS, to try to improve the offer. However, this failed to deliver any increase from the employer […]

A Conservative Party at war with itself, already out of ideas little over a year on from election day and a Prime Minister so afraid of his own shadow that he’s abandoned any semblance of a serious legislative agenda.

‘Casualisation is short sighted, bad for staff and bad for students’ says UNISON, as it reveals growing scale of the problem

Employers’ initial offer to higher education unions does not include the living wage

Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs

Branch delegates gather to discuss strategic concerns of higher education workers, including the government Trade Union Bill

Bill would remove requirement to consult parents before forcing schools to become academies

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

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

Unions consider ways of publicising concerns

Vote comes after management proposal to axe 100 jobs, following flawed consultation