Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs
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Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs
Open University staff will get full support in their campaign against plans to close seven regional offices and axe 500 jobs, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis declared today when he visited the union’s Open University branch to hear first hand the issues they face. The university’s plans to close the regional offices in Birmingham, Oxford, […]
Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk
UNISON has today (Wednesday) slammed the Open University’s decision to press ahead with office closures and job cuts, despite opposition from its own Senate. The proposed closure of seven regional offices in Birmingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, Bristol, and London means continued uncertainty for 500 members of staff, says UNISON. UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis […]
In 2004 UNISON and The Open University joined forces to open up doors to learning for public service workers, and over nearly two decades thousands of UNISON members have taken advantage of our partnership to get qualifications, broaden their skills and knowledge, and move on in their careers. We’re now working together to review and […]
Jeremy went on to describe some of the appalling conditions of poverty our young people live in and the importance of children receiving a proper meal during school lunchtimes […]
The agreements with the two learning organisations are due to be signed later today at the union’s headquarters in London. UNISON’s relationship with the […]
The three organisations share a common goal: to widen access to education and training and to extend learning opportunities to those who have […]
2018 could be the year you learn new skills, get new qualifications, and open new doors. Since UNISON and the Open University started working together in 1997, thousands of members have studied accredited courses and have enhanced their career prospects and their confidence as a result. Could you be next? The Open University has produced […]
Delegates at UNISON’s annual conference for union learning reps (ULRs) celebrated the union’s 25th anniversary year with a programme that explored the past, present and future of learning. General secretary Dave Prentis spoke about UNISON’s proud history of learning, inherited from the three founder unions and developed and strengthened over the last twenty-five years. The […]