Monday, November 30, 2009

Christmas has not come early for workers in Higher Education

Unite union has branded University Vice Chancellors as Scrooges as low paid workers in higher education are offered almost no pay increase for this year.

Mike Robinson, national officer for Unite's education sector said:

"The final offer of 0.5% from the UCEA (Universities and Colleges Employers Association) on pay will be a bitter disappointment to many low paid workers in Higher Education. Higher education institutions are failing to protect lower paid staff in this recession. Both on pay and job security, poorer families will suffer. Christmas has not come early and Scrooge is a University Vice Chancellor. Unite will begin to ramp up the case for the low paid staff in higher education in 2010".