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
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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
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 […]
The University of East Anglia’s lower-paid staff will be protected from planned cuts under a new deal struck with unions, UNISON reveals today. UEA faces a £35m financial shortfall because of Covid-19 and has already asked staff to take voluntary pay cuts through reduced hours and voluntary redundancies. University bosses also wanted to impose a […]
The Open University's belief that education should be open to everyone who has the determination to change their lives is one that UNISON […]
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Staff at the University of Sussex and University of Winchester vote to strike over pay
Three more days of strike action at the University of Winchester follow seven taken in June this year.
Staff at at the university have voted to strike after a pay offer of just 1.5%
University support staff in Bournemouth will strike tomorrow over “woeful” pay offer from the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, says UNISON today (Monday).
The current industrial action has not been postponed. Senior national officer for higher education Ruth Smith said: “We are pleased the employers have agreed to enter the Acas process in order to […]