HE joint-unions and the employer, UCEA, have released a statement as they move into time-limited talks
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Higher education pay dispute enters new talks
Unions and employers to hold conciliation talks in long-running HE pay dispute
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Labour vows to work with HE unions ‘as partners, not adversaries’
Shadow higher education minister Matt Western promises positive, long-lasting reform under a Labour government
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UK’s model for funding higher education is a ‘broken system’
Most politicians don’t understand the cost of living crisis, because ‘they have never had to face it’, UNISON’s HE conference is told
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Unions ‘shocked’ by revised higher education pay offer
Those on the highest grades are offered the highest percentage rise, as new strikes dates are announced
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NEC hears plans for industrial action, plus new ballots
Affected areas include the NHS, higher education and the Environment Agency
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Workers at Leeds Beckett University begin strike over pay, says UNISON
Low pay has been a massive, and growing, problem in the university sector for a decade and more.
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RCA members fight for fair pay
Unite members at the Royal College of Art (RCA) stood proudly on picket lines on Wednesday (June 22) as they took strike action for fair pay. They are currently taking industrial action over an…Read more…
Leeds university members prepare to strike again
Action is over the 2021-22 pay round and the detrimental changes to the USS pension scheme
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Higher education members vote to reject pay offer
The union has given notification of a formal dispute to the HE employers, the University and Colleges Employers Association, after 83% say ‘no’ to 3% offer
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One week, all-out strike under way at University of Dundee
The strike started as employers are urged to “show some commitment to their loyal, low paid staff”
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Delays to university pay talks are ‘unacceptable’ say unions
The UCEA’s decision not to present a pay offer ‘sends a message that employers don’t understand the urgency of the issue’
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Third round of strike action to take place at Dundee University
Donate to the branch’s hardship fund to help members fight against pensions proposals
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Blog: ‘Warm words don’t pay the bills’ for university staff
It’s a shame on the whole sector that higher education members are struggling to survive on their university pay packets.
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University workers across the UK prepare for further strikes over pay and pensions
University staff provide vital services, but they’ve seen the value of their pay plummet
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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
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Higher education delegates tackle equality and discrimination
The higher education virtual national conference addressed the issues faced by its Black and trans members
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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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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
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Dundee University members appeal for strike hardship donations
UNISON members at Dundee University appeal for solidarity donations ahead of strike action
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