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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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Higher education

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. UNISON is campaigning for:

  • Equal pay for work of equal value
  • Better pay and conditions
  • An end to low pay
  • Fair and equal treatment for part-time, term-time and temporary staff
  • Access to training and career opportunities for all staff
  • An end to discrimination in higher education

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Hear directly from UNISON members why they want you to join them as part of the UNISON higher education team. Join us online today.

Redundancy Digest and Trade Union Commentary

(12/03/2010) Please find attached details of the Joint Unions Commentary on the ‘Digest for Job Security: A Reference Document for Higher Education Institutions with input from UCEA and the Higher Education Unions’.


Link to a document on this siteRedundancy Digest and Trade Union Commentary

Higher Education Annual Report

(29/01/2010)The Annual Report of the Higher Education Service Group Executive can be downloaded from the link below.

Higher Education Final Agenda

(29/01/2010) Please find below the Final Agenda for the Higher Education Annual Conference which was despatched to branches and delegates today.(29/01/2010) Please find below the Final Agenda for the Higher Education Annual Conference which was despatched to branches and delegates today. The Conference will be held on Friday 26 February 2010 in Gateshead.
Link to a document on this siteFinal Agenda

Special Subscription Offer for Members in Higher Education

(18/01/2010)The THE is offering a special subscription rate for UNISON members working in Higher Education. The details are in the flyer below which can be downloaded.

University Funding Cuts - UNISON Response

(23/12/2009)UNISON, the UK’s leading public sector trade union, today condemned government plans to slash university budgets by £315 million next year, saying the cuts will hit students, staff and the economy hard.

Higher Education Newsletter

(24/12/2009) We have just produced the latest UNISON Higher Education Newsletter. This will be arriving in your branches in the New Year, although there is an electronic version available we would like to encourage you to order copies of this and circulate this widely around the university. Details on how to order are in the circular below

Service Group Structures

(12/11/2009)Following National Delegate Conference this year, discussions have taken place between the Higher Education Service Group Executive and the Further Education & Sixth Form Committee on service group structures.

Below is the link to the consultation paper agreed by both committees.

Higher Education Conference Preliminary Agenda

(27/11/2009)The Higher Education Service Group Executive Preliminary Agenda has been published and we have despatched copies of this to branches.

Higher Education Branch Seminar - Handouts

(23/11/2009) The Higher Education Branch Seminar was held on from 22 - 24 October 2009 at Edinburgh. It was attended by over 130 delegates and the feedback we received was positive. below

Pay Update November 2009

(12/11/2009) This years pay round has still not been settled. The national HE unions met with the employers on the 4th November to continue with talks linked to the 2009/10 pay offer. Whilst UNISON members overwhelmingly accepted the pay offer the other unions are all in different positions in either rejecting or declaring a dispute. The employers are adamant that they will not increase the 0.5% offer.

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• UNISON's education workforce unit is managed by Christina McAnea.
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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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