Conference vows to step up campaign against HE marketisation

‘Fully funded, high quality higher education system that delivers for students and the wider community is a social good’ delegates agree.

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Higher ed: standing up for members during Brexit

UNISON’s university members debate the effects of Brexit

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UNISON sets out higher education pay targets

‘The gloves are off – this year, more than ever, we need a strong campaign’ conference hears

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‘We are a force for good,’ UNISON’s university activists hear

Service group chair Denise Ward opens union’s higher ed conference with call to build strength

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Open University should not be closed to Cubans

UNISON has issued a statement criticising the Open University for banning students from Cuba.

Article on the UNISON National site.

Higher education: UNISON wins SOAS commitment to end outsourcing

Union’s campaign sees employer agree to bring all core support services back in house by September 2018

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Higher education: Hull members protest against pension cuts

Low-paid staff could lose as much as £1,000 a year in retirement

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Higher education: Government urged to get a grip on vice chancellor salaries

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

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Members accept HE pay offer

But employers still haven’t gone ‘far enough’ says UNISON

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Higher education pay offer is ‘best to be achieved through negotiation’

UNISON’s higher education service group met yesterday to discuss the higher education employers’ full and final offer on pay for 2017-18.

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