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Page 1: Bargaining in UK Higher Education Ben Thomas National Officer Education and Children’s Services Unit.

Bargaining in UK Higher Education

Ben Thomas

National Officer

Education and Children’s Services Unit

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Background

UNISON

Largest union in the UK with over 1.3 million members.

Members in local government, health, education and utilities.

50,000 members working in higher education

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The History of Higher Education in the UK

•Ancient

•Red Brick

•Plate Glass

•Polytechnics

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History

Almost exclusively for the privileged

1961 Education Act

‘The Golden Age’

Expansion

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History

1989 first student loans

Fees

Top up fees

Current proposals

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Bargaining

• National Bargaining

• 10 separate agreements

• Dearing Report

• Bett Report

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Bargaining

• National Agreement 2001

• Single Table Bargaining

• Single Pay Spine

• Job Evaluation

• Harmonisation

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Bargaining

• Real Pay Growth

• Reduction in the working week

• Improved conditions of service

•Narrowed the gender pay gap

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The Present Day

• 350,000 staff in higher education

• 169 universities

• Broadly 50/50 support staff/Academic

• 50% unionised

• UCU and UNISON largest unions

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The Present Day

• HE White Paper

• Fees $14,000 per year

• Change the culture of HE

• Increased competition

• Student Choice

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The Present Day

• Increase shared services

• More privatisation

• Minimum wage regulations

• Increasing places in elite institutions

• New providers including for profit providers

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The Present Day

• Quotas

•Sponsored Places

• Visa restrictions

• Pensions

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Challenges for UNISON

• National Bargaining

• Impact on student numbers

• Jobs cuts and job security

• Privatisation

• Pay

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Challenges for UNISON

• Recruitment and organisation

• Recruiting in private companies

• Pensions

• Uncertainty

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What are we doing

• Organising

• Campaigning

• Industrial Action

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Details

www.unison.co.uk

[email protected]

UNISON 130 Euston Road London NW1 2AY UK


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