Today, UNISON members joined a demonstration at the University of Glasgow.
After over a decade and a half of real-terms pay cuts, a broken funding model, course closures, cuts and redundancies, HE is in crisis.
We need a model based on free education.
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
University staff holding banners in Bristol, Manchester and London
Solidarity with professional service staff at several UK universities on strike again today over yet another below-inflation national pay offer of just 1.4% 😯
After years of real-terms pay cuts, University staff deserve better!
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
@unisoninhe.bsky.social
Ballots are arriving! 📬
The UNISON HE pay reballot is underway and ballot papers are starting to arrive in the post. We have until 27 March to vote so don’t wait. Get your ballot returned and tell the branch when you’ve voted!
For more visit unsn.uk/3ZrKJwu
This week, professional service staff at several universities across the UK are on strike due to the insulting pay cut received in the 2025/26 pay offer.
Every year university staff face pay cuts - they deserve better.
Solidarity with all those taking action today.✊
#fundourpay #fundourfuture
Our early picket up and running at All Saints. We’re out today and tomorrow against our pitiful national pay offer of just 1.4%
@unison.org.uk @unisoninhe.bsky.social
Solidarity with staff at several UK universities today on strike over yet another (well) below-inflation offer.
After years of real-terms pay cuts, another pay cut is an insult. University staff deserve better.
If you're near a picket line please support, or send a message! @unisoninhe.bsky.social
Sending support and solidarity to fellow UNISON members striking today at Manchester Met @unisonmmu.bsky.social and Bristol Universities in protest against another insulting pay offer of 1.4% (less than half of current inflation rate).
HE financial crisis is not the workers’ fault!
Stuck for things to do in Bristol or Manchester today? Why not join a picket and show solidarity to striking workers.
You never know the people you might meet and the friends you might make.
After years of real-terms pay cuts, university staff deserve better.
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
Bristol and Manchester Met are taking industrial action this week to send a clear message to university leaders - staff in HE need an actual pay rise after years of pay cuts.
University staff deserve better.
If you're in the area, join a picket line in solidarity.
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
This week, university staff Manchester Met and Bristol University are striking to demand a pay rise that acknowledges their work and dedication.
After years of real-terms pay cuts, a further pay cut is simply not good enough. University staff deserve better.
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
Strike day one is live and kicking! We’re calling for better pay in HE after an insulting pay offer of just 1.4% was imposed on hard working staff.
@unison.org.uk @unisoninhe.bsky.social
After years of real-terms pay cuts, 1.4% is insulting.
Dedicated staff working in universities deserve better.
Solidarity with members who are taking industrial action today.
#fundourfuture #fundourpay
We are here and we are ready!
Get yourself down and show your support. ✊
The forum, Southend on Sea
Universities face an existential crisis. We need a funding model that recognises HE's vital social, cultural, and economic value.
Join @unison.org.uk and @ucu.org.uk members tomorrow, with Andrea Egan and Jo Grady, to rally against the cuts. #fundourfuture
eastern.unison.org.uk/events/stop-...
As part of @tuc.org.uk's Year of Climate Action, @ucu.org.uk are holding x2 workshops ahead of the Education Unions Climate Festival on 14 March. The first, 'embedding Climate Education in the curriculum', is on 4 Feb. @unison.org.uk members can sign up for free.
cpd.web.ucu.org.uk/events/embed...
Solidarity with staff at University of Essex Southend campus facing threat of closure - from delegates at 2026 UNISON Higher Education Conference in Brighton
✊️ UNISON Higher Education Conference delegates stand with staff at the University of Essex Southend campus as they face the threat of closure. We oppose proposed job cuts and course closures. A joint union rally will take place on 5 February at The Forum, Elmer Square, from 12pm-1pm. #uhighered26
UNISON is fighting for fair pay and proper funding in higher education, warning that workers and students are being hit hard by a growing financial crisis.
Read here ⬇️
www.unison.org.uk/news/article...
💬 "Together we will continue to campaign for the idea, it's not that radical, that education is valued and should be available to all, for all ages and at all levels."
UNISON general secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social at the 2026 National Higher Education Conference in Brighton.
#uhighered26 🎓️
National Higher Education Conference. 29 January 2026 - Brighton. #uhighered26
Welcome to delegates at our National Higher Education Conference #uhighered26 in Brighton! 💜
Conference info: unsn.uk/45uER8U
Delegates have arrived in Brighton and Hove for UNISON's National Higher Education Conference to discuss issues impacting staff working in higher education.
HE is in crisis and needs a new, sustainable, funding model based on free education. #fundourfuture
www.unison.org.uk/events/2026-...
The continued reliance on an HE funding model based on tuition fees means more and more debt is shifted to students, while staff pay for the lack of funding through cuts and redundancies. We need a radical overhaul to HE and a long-term funding model based on free education. #fundourfuture
Photo of lit candle. Never Forget Never Again. Holocaust Memorial Day 27 January
On #HolocaustMemorialDay, we reflect on the horrors of the past and renew our commitment to preventing such atrocities in the future.
Together, we pledge to speak out against hatred and discrimination #LightTheDarkness🕯️
Andrea Egan begins five-year term as UNISON general secretary.
Andrea Egan begins her five-year term as UNISON general secretary.
💬 ‘We will put faith in members’ decisions and stand up to any employer, politician or cabinet minister who acts against our interests’
Read here ⬇️
unsn.uk/49zUb6C
University of Brighton becomes first higher education institution in south-east to sign anti-racism charter developed with UNISON
Education unions are calling on the government, employers, and technology providers to commit to involving educators and their unions at every stage of AI and EdTech adoption.
AI alone cannot fix underfunding, staff shortages and overwhelming workloads.
Read more here 👇
2026. Year of Green Activity.
🌱 Join us for the official launch of UNISON’s Year of Green Activity!
📅 : Tuesday 13 January, 12.30-1.30pm
📍 Online
Find out what’s happening throughout the year and how you can take part 💚
✅ Free to attend. Register now ⬇️
unsn.uk/4aP03tM
Your UNISON Wrapped 2025 📊💜
Thank you to all our members, activists, branches and staff for a fantastic year. Here's to a successful 2026.
Illustration of hands raised. International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
This International Day for the Abolition of Slavery we focus on modern slavery and migrant workers.
Migrant workers are especially vulnerable to exploitation. The health and care visa ties workers to their employers and and cases of modern day slavery are on the rise.
unsn.uk/40fbIvx
Join 100s of educators and activists from across the education spectrum for a day of critical discussion exploring the role of educators in organising for a just transition.
At Regents High School, London on Saturday 14 March 2026.
Claim your free ticket here: buytickets.at/ministryofec...
