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UNISON and UCU members brave the cold to strike over pay freeze

UNISON members will walk out for 24 hours and join picket lines after their pay was frozen in 2020

After three weeks of strike action showing ‘great industrial strength’, members accept new proposals to continue negotiations

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13 January 2022 12:00pm–1:30pm

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Online

A UNISON webinar on pensions looking at proposed changes to the USS pension scheme, the latest on LGPS and local campaigns to defend pensions. Presenters: Glyn Jenkins UNISON, Pension Officer Ben Thomas, UNISON, National Officer Speakers from UNISON branch pension campaigns (tbc). This is a member only event registration is required. Register here Outcome

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16 November 2021 12:30pm–1:30pm

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webinar

Supporting good mental health at work is a growing concern for our union. Join this webinar to find out more about why mental health is an important workplace issue.

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11 November 2021 2:30pm–3:30pm

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webinar

A UNISON webinar on race equality and racial Harassment webinar that will look the situation in higher education and what employer’s responsibilities are

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22 November 2021 4:00pm–5:00pm

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webinar

Is Hybrid working here to stay? How can we make it work for our members? Find out more by registering for our webinar that will look at work/life balance benefits, challenges and unintended consequences.

Date

25 November 2021 1:00pm–2:00pm

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webinar

Join this webinar to learn about organising, campaigning and recruiting during these challenging times. Share ideas and get inspired!

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14 October 2021 1:30pm–3:00pm

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webinar

A UNISON health and safety webinar that will look at the key elements of seeking to ensure that health and safety are embedded into working on campus in higher education.

UNISON members at Dundee University appeal for solidarity donations ahead of strike action

They’re supposed to be enlightened institutions of learning, but too often workers and students in universities face racism, says Tim Roberts. Luckily, UNISON is helping to do something about it

UNISON members at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine are celebrating after it was announced that they will be brought back in house

If you work in higher education, it’s likely that UNISON has asked you to vote in an industrial action ballot. This is because for the 2020/21 pay offer, the employers rewarded your hard work during the pandemic with a pay freeze. You can find out more about the ballot on our website, but we asked […]

Norwich South MP Clive Lewis and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Mayor Dr Nik Johnson are joining University of East Anglia staff rallying this evening against an “insulting” 0% pay offer for 2020. Professional services staff are currently balloting over industrial action after the national Universities and Colleges Employers Association imposed a 0% ‘rise’ at the end […]

University of Bedfordshire staff rallied in Luton today over an “insulting” 0% pay offer for 2020. Professional services staff are currently balloting over industrial action after the national Universities and Colleges Employers Association imposed a 0% ‘rise’ at the end of much-delayed talks on the August 2020 pay award. Universities union UNISON held a protest […]