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Further education members vote for pay offer

(24/09/09) Ballot sees 88% vote to accept 1.5% offer

No to redundancies

(29/06/09) Lunchtime protests on 3 July over further education jobs and funding cuts in England

Union prepares for changes in schools

(15/06/09) New negotiating body will be an important tool in achieving equity and fairness
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Equality

UNISON is the largest trade union for staff in schools and local authority education departments.

Our members include teaching assistants, nursery staff, administrators, secretaries, policy officers, technicians, cleaners, caretakers, school meals workers - in fact anyone working in schools or supporting education.

Equalities Update in Higher Education

(17/01/2010)This bulletin provides an update on equality developments in Higher Education. Particular attention is drawn to the brief online survey on disability equality.

Migrant Workers Update

(17/02/2010)UNISON is responding to the exploitation of migrant workers, particularly in the private sector contractors that deliver outsourced public services.

Disability Equality in Higher Education

(25/01/2010)We are keen to find out information on progress (or not) being made on disability equality in the Higher Education sector. You participation in this will help us in negotiations at national level and help disseminate good practice.

University of Salford hosts first North West launch event to celebrate next year's LGBT History Month

(30/11/2009) The University of Salford is hosting the Northern Launch of LGBT History Month on the 3rd December between 7-9pm. If you would like to attend you can book via the LGBT History Month website at http://www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/invite2010north.htm If anyone would like to join the JISCMAIL for LGBT staff networks working H.E or F.E in the U.K, set up to share good practice, you can do so at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=LGBTNET&X=3C731D0DF5182AB520&Y=a.pile%40salford.ac.uk Further details on this are available from Arron Pile – contact details below

Staff Networks in Higher Education

(30/11/2009) Networks don’t replace traditional consultation processes with trade unions and other academic bodies – the trade unions support the setting up of staff networks and in some cases played a crucial role in setting them up.

Forum Newsletter

(26/10/2009)The latest newsletter from of the Forum for sexual orientation and gender identity equality in psot school education can be downloaded from here
Link to a document on this siteForum Autumn newsletter

Points Based Immigration System

(29/10/2009)We have produced a factsheet on the points based immigration system which can be downloaded from the link below.

Worklife Balance and Flexible Working

(09/09/09)Getting the work/life balance right for Higher Education was a HEFCE funded project. UNISON and UCU were involved in this project. Information also here on a project funded by DTI and led by Oxford Brookes University.

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CONTACT DETAILS
• 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
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ
Email: education@unison.co.uk
Documents: higher education

Latest Edition of Higher Education Newsletter

(21/05/2009)We have just published the Spring/Summer newsletter. Further copies can be ordered from Communications stockorders@unison.co.uk by quoting stock order number 2479
Link to a document on this siteHigher Education Newsletter Spring

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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