Workers on the picket line in Leeds, with placards that say 'Fair pay now' and '1.5% doesn't pay the rent'

HE workers prepare for further strikes over pay and pensions

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Three students studying outside

UNISON slates government plans for English university education

Union warns that increasing the length of time graduates will have to pay back loans will disproportionately affect lower earners and those from disadvantaged backgrounds

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination

The higher education virtual national conference addressed the issues faced by its Black and trans members

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON vows to fight against sustained attack on HE pensions

‘Defending pensions is about ensuring that we, and future generations, don’t retire into poverty’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON urges HE employers to ‘eradicate poverty pay’

‘We can and we will stand up for better pay,’ higher eduction delegates are told

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Higher education staff have ‘yet again kept the sector going’

HE national conference hears that members’ COVID sacrifices were ‘in stark contrast’ to the behaviour of government

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logo for the HE pay ballot

University members to take action on pay and pensions

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

Article on the UNISON National site.

Pension talks to resume at Dundee University as strike action pays off

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Dundee University members appeal for strike hardship donations

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

Article on the UNISON National site.
Sign above the main entrance of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

UNISON wins outsourcing battle at London medical university

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

Article, News on the UNISON National site.