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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

Abolition of DIUS and move of Higher Eduction to the new Business, Innovation and Skills department

(01/07/2009)UNISON expressed concerns when DCSF and DIUS were first established and those concerns remain. The split still exists and we are not happy with it for example that 14 – 19 sits with DCSF whilst colleges sit with DBIS. We are also concerned about the proximity of further and higher education to business. We are responding by holding a series of meetings with ministers and their new teams so that they can be aware of our concerns for all education sectors.

Higher Education Branch Seminar

(26/06/09) The Higher Education Branch Seminar will be taking place from the afternoon of Thursday 22 October 2009 (start time 5pm aprox), until 12.30 noon Saturday 24 October 2009 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Corstorphine Rd, Edinburgh EH12 6UA.

Findings of Redundancy Survey

(25/06/2009)Thanks to all 80 branches/workplaces that responded to this survey the results of which can be seen below.

Points Based Immigration System

(11/06/2009) The Home Office has introduced a points-based immigration system that is affecting HE institutions. The system awards points to workers' from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) for skills that reflect experience and age.

Redundancies - Advice and Guidance

(05/06/2009) 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.

Technicians Survey

(29/05/2009)The HEaTED web survey 2009 has now been launched and will stay open until Friday the 17th of July at 12pm.

Training Events for Technicians

(29/05/2009) A series of training events have been organised by the Higher Education and Technicians Education and Development (HEaTED) project for technicians. A course called Train the Technical Trainer course has been designed specifically for technicians and allied specialist and resource management staff.

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

Pay Negotiations Update

(20/05/2009)During long and fractious negotiations held yesterday (19th May) the national HE employers made a minimal increase in their pay offer for 2009/10 from 0.3% to 0.4%.

A Manifesto for Education Libraries

19/05/2009)UNISON represents more than 20,000 library staff in a wide variety of settings. Our members work in libraries and learning resource centres in schools, colleges and universities across the UK, as well as in the more visible public library service. UNISON will take every opportunity to keep libraries at the heart learning.

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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
College protest pictures
Your pictures from the college lunchtime protests on 3 July around England.


Time to Pay Up

Further education unions say enough is enough
Link to Time to Pay Up website

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

Forum News

First newsletter of the Forum for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Equality in Post School Education - news, training, events and publications. UNISON is a founder member of the Forum.
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