Category: Campaigns
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UNISON seeks improved pay offer over 0.9%
UNISON will seek an improved pay offer when unions and higher education employers meet at their next scheduled negotiating session on 12 May. This follows an offer from the University and Colleges Employers Association for a 0.9% pay rise for pay spine point 9 and above, with higher increases on points 1-8, (see below). This…
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Vote “YES” for Strike Action
UPDATE: (Sept 2016) The result of the ballot was to only narrowly in favour of strike action. The HE Executive therefore took the decision not to proceed with Industrial Action in this instance. UNISON is balloting members in higher education, urging them to vote ‘Yes’ for strike action for better pay. The decision of the…
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Vote YES for Strike Action over HE Pay
<!–<!– <!– Why you should vote YES for strike action… The offer is a real terms pay cut – The current rate of Inflation is 3.2%; the pay offer just 2% – Find out how much you have lost using our PAY CALCULATOR We have had years of below inflation pay rises…
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UNISON Consults on Final Pay Offer
We have now received a "full and final" written pay offer from the national employers’ organisation the Universities & Colleges Employers Association (UCEA). The offer for 2016-17 follows pay talks between the employers and joint higher ed unions, and consists of: a 1.1% increase from 1 August for all staff covered by the higher education…
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Revoke Donald Trump’s Honorary Degree
UPDATE: RGU have announced that they are to revoke Trump's Honorary Degree for “statements that are wholly incompatible with the ethos and values of the University”. Well done RGU! UNISON members working at Robert Gordon University have written to the Principal of Robert Gordon University calling on them to remove his honorary degree because he…
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RGU Car Parking Charges – Result!
The Robert Gordon University has recently been consulting UNISON on proposals to dramatically increase car parking charges. We would like to thank all our members who took part in the consultation by providing feedback and attending meetings over the proposals. Taking into account all the information from our members, the branch were of the opinion…
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Protect The Right to Strike
The Conservative Government's Trade Union Bill is a new set of laws that will severely restrict working peoples’ ability to organise for their own rights and campaign for a more progressive society. It will go through Parliament this Autumn and could be law by February 2016 and will apply in England, Scotland and Wales. UNISON…
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Vote NOW for Better Pay!
Why you should vote YES for strike action… The offer is a real terms pay cut – The pay offer just 1.8% (with lowest paid staff between 1.8 and 3.65%) – Find out how much you have lost using our PAY CALCULATOR Our pay claim was much higher than the offer…
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RGU STRIKE Update – September 2022
We had a great turnout on the picket lines for our first two days of strike action. Rather than a long email, I though this time I'd do a short video update for you all – click here to watch it: Follow us on FACEBOOK – we'll continue to send updates from the picket lines…
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RGU STRIKE Update
Strike Dates As previously communicated we are now taking strike action on Tuesday 20th/Wednesday 21st September, and Monday 3rd/Tuesday 4th October. PLEASE DO NOT ATTEND THE WORKPLACE ON THESE DATES. It is vitally important that everyone stands together to reject the pay offer as we look to negotiate an improvement. Only by standing together will…