The job cuts in Southend are symptomatic of a “growing financial crisis across universities”
Article, News on the UNISON National
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higher education
Debates at UNISON’s 2026 higher education conference included threats to jobs, chronic underpay and workplace injustice
Article on the UNISON National
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‘While senior executive pay gets more obscene by the day, our lowest-paid staff struggle to get to the end of the month and this is not acceptable’
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‘What is needed is a sustainable, long-term funding model based on free education, one that values higher education not just for economic output’
Article on the UNISON National
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University staff are the backbone of campus life, keeping institutions running.
News, Press release on the UNISON National
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UNISON hosted a drop-in lobby for our Fund Our Future campaign
Article on the UNISON National
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UNISON members working in universities are facing the brunt of cuts because of a funding model that is ‘not fit for purpose’, as Janey Starling discovers
Delegates agree higher education sector needs a ‘new start’
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Delegates met in Milton Keynes to tackle a wide-ranging agenda
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HE members have suffered a real-terms pay cut of around 25% over the last 14 years, due to year on year rises that were below inflation
Article, News on the UNISON National
site.