Universities across the country are facing significant financial challenges after over a decade of cuts to budgets from the previous Conservative government. The higher education sector is in crisis. A combination of tuition fees, Brexit, a drop in international student numbers—worsened by the previous government’s hostile stance on immigration—and inflationary pressures has put some universities […]
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Senior managers at the University of Bradford must explore all options to avoid redundancies so staff and students don’t pay the price for financial problems, says UNISON today (Friday). The university has a £16m hole in its finances and has proposed cuts that could lead to more than 200 staff losing their jobs. This amounts to around […]
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 […]
Becoming a branch secretary can be a daunting experience at the best of times, but imagine taking on the role just a few weeks after joining. That’s what William ‘Billy’ Jones did at UNISON York St John University branch, which has gone from strength to strength in the past couple of years… “I joined the […]
Plans by the University of Huddersfield to cut almost 200 jobs are unacceptable and will be deeply damaging to both staff and students, says UNISON today (Friday). In an announcement to all staff at the university earlier this week, vice-chancellor Professor Bob Cryan confirmed the plans to make 198 compulsory redundancies. Cuts on such a […]
As support staff at the University of Leeds prepare for their 50th day of industrial action in the long-running pay dispute, UNISON is calling on the institution’s senior managers to make an acceptable offer and end the suffering of staff and students. Employees will walk out this Friday (29 September), before joining coordinated action with […]
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