We're thrilled to announce that ARU is the first UK university to sign the UNISON Anti-Racism Charter. This historic promise demonstrates our ongoing commitment to equality and inclusiveness for all students and faculty. Learn more here: ow.ly/hv9j50PW17c #ARUProud

🚨 UNISON’s 2024/25 higher education pay strike ballot opens today, you should receive your ballot paper this week to your home address. Check out the campaign page to see which branches are included in the ballot and get voting asap 👉 unison.org.uk/hepay2024 UNISON in Higher Education

✅ Voting in the higher education pay strike ballot is quick and simple. Mark your choice on your ballot paper, put it in the envelope and post back to us before 4 March 2025. Vote YES for strike action to demand the pay you deserve. More info 👉 unison.org.uk/hepay2024

🧵1. You know all those redundancies happening at British universities? I suspect some of them are actually restructurings going by a different name. It would be worth everyone’s while to know the difference & challenge if appropriate. Here is what I mean . . .

As part of our campaign to improve provision of hybrid working at UWL we are conducting a survey for ALL Professional Services staff to get your feedback on the University’s working from home policy. Go to the QR code below to fill in our survey!

200 UK companies sign up or permanent 4-day working week. Joe Ryle, the foundation’s campaign director, said that the “9-5, five-day working week was invented 100 years ago and is no longer fit for purpose. We are long overdue an update.” theguardian.com/money/2025/jan…

Join us after work today for this month's get-together at The Castle Inn pub - we'd love to see you there! Non-members welcomed too!

Staff and students mustn’t bear brunt of university funding crisis. "Cutting staff numbers is a false economy, harming the higher education experience for thousands of students" Mike Short UNISON head of education unison.org.uk/news/2025/01/s…

Roses are red Violets are blue A better life at work Is coming for you! It's #HeartUnions week! 💜 #HeartUNISON #ABetterLifeAtWork unison.org.uk/ERB

CALLING UWL UNISON MEMBERS - join our Annual General Meeting on Wednesday! 21 February 2025 at 12.30pm in Room HT.GF.006 SMR. A delicious and healthy lunch will be provided!

⏰ The hotline for the higher education ballot closes on 19 February. If you have lost or misplaced your ballot paper you can call 0800 0 857 857 or log into your MyUNISON online to request a new one. Don’t miss your chance to have your say to improve your pay. UNISON in Higher Education

Opinion: Announcing the Year of Green Activity – 2026 unison.org.uk/news/general-s…

On the way to Parliament. There is a Westminster Hall debate today which will address the marketisation of higher education, which has fuelled attacks, underfunding and mistreatment of staff and students. Our stop the cuts campaign continues to build momentum 💪

CALLING staff at University of West London - find out more about your trade unions tomorrow at SMR and Thursday at PH!

HURRY and sign up with your trade union at University of West London - DON'T MISS OUT on essential cover at work!

Today is the today staff at #uwl to swing by ground floor at Paragon between 10am to 1pm to say hello to UCU and UNISON at The University of West London reps. Are you a pgr? You can join UCU do you have a health and safety issue? We can help. Have a colleague who wants to join a union? Come down‼️‼️

Roy Hackett stood firm against injustice. As a key organiser of the 1963 Bristol Bus Boycott, he helped pave the way for the Race Relations Act. A quiet hero of civil rights in Britain. #StandingFirm #BlackPower&Pride #BlackPower #BlackPride #serviceandsacrifice…

Universities across the UK are closing courses, cutting options and reducing maintenance support. International student visa changes are making it worse. BBC News (UK) reported yesterday. Rising costs, shrinking enrolments and short-sighted immigration policies are creating a

UNISON is #ThereForYou and your family. See if you could get help with the cost of your kids’ uniforms 👔👩‍👧‍👦🏫 unsn.uk/4mtbVFa

#uwl members UCEA has made a full and final pay offer of 1.4 percent. This is seriously below inflation and an unacceptable real terms pay cut again. Today marks the 4 month in a row we have experienced food inflation rises in a cost of living crisis.