University job cuts and course closures: message of solidarity from Christina McAnea

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea has published a statement of solidarity to all workers being impacted by cuts in higher education. “UNISON stands in solidarity with all branches and members resisting job cuts and course closures across the higher education sector. “The proposed plan to make around 200 people (12% of the workforce) redundant at […]

Hundreds of job cuts at Sheffield Hallam University will damage staff and students, warns UNISON

Plans by Sheffield Hallam University to cut 425 jobs will be deeply damaging to staff and students, says UNISON today (Wednesday). Around 200 clerical, professional and technical staff posts including in catering and student support are under threat at the university, in addition to 225 previously declared academic posts. Sheffield Hallam has blamed the planned redundancies on what it […]