Unions ‘shocked’ by revised higher education pay offer

The joint higher education unions met the employers this week – the final meeting in a series of three to negotiate on pay.
The employers made a marginally improved offer which, compared to the original one, provides an improved – but still below inflation – offer for those on and above spinal column point 42. However, it did nothing to address issues of poverty pay and declining pay for all.
UNISON’s negotiators were shocked that the employers thought it appropriate to d