LSBU UNISON
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London South Bank University UNISON
Support/professional service staff in universities have seen their real pay consistently cut-this year's national pay offer of only 1.4% is an example. When the national pay spine does not offer a real living wage, 13% for some of the highest paid is unjustifiable. #FundOurFuture
“A kick in the teeth” - 13% pay rise for the VC while jobs are on the line is inexcusable. Thank you to every student, staff member, and community ally who stood in solidarity with @BangorUcu yesterday We will keep fighting. ✊ Coverage via @ITVWales
"Is it easier for ministers to just watch universities go to the wall on a slow burn basis? Probably." Thank you @BritishAcademy_ president Dame Julia Black for calling out government's "confused, if not incoherent" approach to higher ed. We need action. Now.…
Lack of sick pay for care staff. Christina McAnea highlights how this drove infection rates. And how the issue still needs resolving.
Remember to vote REJECT in the HE consultation on the 2025/26 pay offer. A real-terms pay cut does not reflect the essential role played by support staff in higher education, and they deserve better. #fundourfuture #fundourpay #saveuniversities bsky.app/profile/unison…
Have your say on the 1.4% pay offer from UCEA in our online consultation. Voting closes at noon on 11 July. We recommend to REJECT this insulting pay offer. We are worth more! unison.org.uk/hepay2526
#MondayMessage #HotterThanJuly #UNISON members @UniofNottingham - have you responded to the consultation yet? Do it early to avoid reminders! Check your email and texts for the survey then make your choice: VOTE YES to REJECT job cuts! No #FutureNottingham without support staff!
Particpating in the higher education 25/26 pay consulatation is quick and simple: 📧 check your email 🗳️ decide whether to accept or reject the offer submit, and done! Make sure you do this before 11 July to demand the pay you deserve unison.org.uk/hepay2526 @UNISONinHE
Hard working, dedicated support staff in HE have received a pay rise offer of just 1.4%. This is not good enough. The online consultation is now open, and UNISON is recommending that members REJECT this offer. #fundourfuture #fundourpay bsky.app/profile/unison…
Not a single member of Cardiff Uni’s Senate backed the cuts plan. @CardiffUCU Staff got the final papers just 2 days before (in breach of rules). 400 jobs & 5 schools. It’s not “academically led” its pure destruction. #StopTheCuts nation.cymru/news/inside-ac…
Yesterday, members from across the country came to Parliament to lobby their MP over the higher education funding crisis. Thank you to all who attended. UNISON is calling for urgent action to defend jobs, save universities &deliver free education. bsky.app/profile/unison…
Journalists, please FOI every single university on (1) how much money they spend on consultancies, (2) which ones, (3) what those contracts are for. You'll see how much public money gets into these private hands. And how much could have been internal expertise. #UKHE
“It’s a disgrace that so much money was being spent on consultants while management claimed the only option for savings was for people to pay with their livelihoods.” @DamienCahill8 NTEU General Secretary @NTEUNSW
If this is true then it really is a worrying plan.
Please sign to halt outsourcing plans 👇 University of Surrey proposes to employ all new Professional Services staff through a subsidiary company on lesser T&Cs. This is an existential threat to our university & sector. speakout.web.ucu.org.uk/operate-surrey… @UCUSurrey @UCU @ucusolidarity
🚨 NEXT SATURDAY 7 JUNE - Join us on the National Demonstration 💰 Tax hidden wealth 👥 Fund public services 💷 Fair pay 🏥 Investment in communities and the NHS 🗓️ Saturday 7 June 📍 London. Portland place W1B for march to Whitehall @pplsassembly
Another year, another below inflation pay rise and thus a real terms pay cut! Our pay is also rapidly being left behind by the public sector. The current HE funding model is broken and can’t last. It’s bad for workers and bad for students. We need real change, right now!
Pay claim 25/26 The JNCHES Committee for HE Pay met on 15 May. The employer’s body UCEA, made a final offer of a 1.4% increase on all pay points, The UNISON HE SGEhave agreed to consult members in HE recommending they reject the offer. @UNISONinHE unison.org.uk/hepay2526
🚨 FINAL WEEK of voting in the UNISON NEC elections! Have you voted yet? You decide 🫵 No ballot paper? ☎️ Call 0800 0 857 857 Vote now. 📮 Post by 17 May!
Our branch is excited to co-host with @qm_ucu and @clsgcQM a session on "Lawyering for workers' Rights", including @brucerobin on lessons from @unisontheunion Mercer case✨ Join us! Wed 7th May, 5-7pm, LAW 313, Mile End and online. Please register here⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
🚨 This week is UNISON’s Week of Action to #SaveOurServices Vital council services – from libraries to social care – are being starved of funding. We all rely on them. We can’t afford to lose them. Take action: email your MP 👉 unsn.uk/3Y9ORAN 📸 Snap a photo of a…
UNISON members working in universities are facing the brunt of cuts - it's time to #FundOurFuture magazine.unison.org.uk/2025/04/14/fai…