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UNISON is the largest UK trade union for support staff in higher education.

Our 50,000 members include registrars, librarians, personnel, technicians, administrators, clerks, secretaries, cleaners, craftworkers, catering staff, porters and people working in IT, finance and estates management. We work to improve pay, terms and conditions at national, regional and local level.

Facebook Group to Campaign Against Cuts to Education

(08/08/2010)To support our campaign against the cuts to Higher Education we have set up a facebook group. To join please go to this link

Facebook Group Set Up to Defend Higher Education

(08/08/2010)To support our campaign against the cuts to Higher Education we have set up a facebook group. To join please go to this link

Redundancies - Advice and Guidance

(13/07/2010) The threat of redundancies across the UK Higher Education sector continues and in light of concerns over future funding could be with us for some time.

Further Redundancy Campaign Materials

(14/07/2010)Below are advice sheets on how to campaign and organise against cuts and redundancy. These will be added to.

Redundancies - Advice and Guidance

(07/07/2010) The threat of redundancies across the UK Higher Education sector continues and in light of concerns over future funding could be with us for some time. We have produced a series of fact sheets and guidance on the issue which can be downloaded from the links below. We will be updating and adding to these. Please keep us posted about developments, cuts should not be answer and we want to challenge proposals to do this. The earlier we can get involved in this the better. Please keep us posted about developments to d.bertuchi@unison.co.uk

UNISON Cuts Survey Reveals Where Axe Will Fall

PRESS RELEASE:

UNISON cuts survey reveals where axe will fall in further and higher education on day of protest

Please sign the online petition

(10/06/2010) Please sign the online petition to challenge the funding cuts.

http://unitedforeducation.org.uk/sign-the-petition/


To see who has signed


http://unitedforeducation.org.uk/whos-signed-the-petition/

UNISON Cymru/Wales Slams 8% Pay Rise for Welsh University Vice-Chancellor

(09/06/2010) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 9 JUNE, 2010 UNISON CYMRU/WALES SLAMS 8% PAY RISE FOR WELSH UNIVERSITY VICE-CHANCELLOR

UNISON officials and members are outraged following confirmation that the vice-chancellor of University of Wales, Newport, has received an 8% pay rise.

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• For urgent help and advice at work to go Help at Work.
• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
UNISON Education workforce
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Email: education@unison.co.uk
Documents: higher education

Latest Edition of Higher Education Newsletter

(January 2010)The Winter Newsletter can be downloaded from the link below. We would like to encourage branches to order these for members as well as to encourage non members to join. Further copies can be ordered from Communications stockorders@unison.co.uk by quoting stock order number 2479


Link to a document on this siteNewsletter Order Form

http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/18739.pdf

Higher Education National Pay Claim

(16/03/2009)Please find attached the national joint pay claim submitted to UCEA on 13 March 2009.
Link to a document on this siteJNCHES National Pay Claim

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