Category: Pay
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RGU Members Vote for Strike Action Over Pay
Higher Education pay campaign and strike ballot 2022 – Results Members at both the University of Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University have overwhelmingly rejected the employer's pay offer this year. 79.2% of Robert Gordon University members who voted, voted to reject the pay offer, and more than half of UNISON members voted, meaning the vote…
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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…
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Vote NOW in the HE Pay Ballot 2019
Vote ONLINE in the UNISON Higher Education Pay Ballot Why you should vote to REJECT the pay offer… Staff in our world-class university system deserve a decent pay rise. You’re certainly due one as the value of your pay has not kept up with the cost of living. That’s why UNISON, along with the…
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Strike Pay Claim Form
Members who have taken part in the RGU strike action are eligible to claim strike pay from UNISON. Strike pay will be paid at the national rate, with a small additional supplement from the branch which will be determined once we have all the claims entered. Strike pay is not taxable, so you are entitled…
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Pay Offer for 2017 is “best that can be achieved through negotiation”
UNISON’s higher education service group met yesterday to discuss the higher education employers’ full and final offer on pay for 2017-18. The final pay offer gives extra increases to the lower paid, between 2.4% and 1.7% up to pay point 16. All staff above point 16 will receive 1.7%. The lowest pay point (spinal column…
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Not Good Enough! Vote YES for Strike Action!
What did you think of the latest higher education pay offer for 2021/2? Not good enough. That’s what we think. A measly 1.5% pay rise – for the majority of staff – is all they think you’re worth. With inflation running at over 3%, this is a real terms pay cut. Plus the value of…
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STRIKE! RGU Dates Announced
STRIKE – Take Action! Dates have now been announced for industrial action at the Robert Gordon University over the derisory 3% pay award this year. We are asking all members to take strike action and not attend the workplace on the following dates: Monday 19th September Monday strike action is no longer taking place due…
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HE Employers Make Final Pay Offer
UNISON has received a "full and final" pay offer from higher education employers, which the union's higher education service group executive will discuss on Monday 18 May. The offer for 2015-16 follows pay talks between the employers and joint higher ed unions, and consists of: a 1% increase from 1 August for all staff covered…
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HE Unions Reject Initial Pay Offer
Higher education unions, including UNISON, and employers are due to meet again to discuss this year’s pay rise on 10 May. At the last meeting on Friday 13 April, higher education employers offered to increase pay by 1.7%, or £325 a year (full-time equivalent), whichever is higher. The joint trade unions replied that university workers…