living wage campaign

With the 2018 Students’ Union Elections currently taking place, Impact talked to Ellie Mitchell, the SU Community Officer. During the interview, Ellie talked about how she has really been enjoying her time in office despite it being “very hard,” the Living Wage campaign, scholarships for refugees and asylum seekers,...

The Living Wage campaign at the University of Nottingham (UoN) has released a press release announcing the University’s decision to pay the Living Wage of £8.75 to all its staff from 6 November onwards. Within two days of the Living Wage protest held on 14 November, the ‘University management...

The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham is seeking to convince the University to implement a living wage for its lowest-paid employees. The campaign, led by a cross-party student group, is working to ensure that the University’s cleaning, catering, and estate staff are paid fairly in accordance...

Several campaigners and supporters of the University of Nottingham’s (UoN) Living Wage/Anti Casual Employment Campaign leafleted in Trent Courtyard ahead of the Union Council’s meeting on Tuesday 2nd February. The campaign consists of the local group Nottingham Citizens, UNITE, Unison, and University and College Union (UCU) trade unions associated...

In a world where the very same bankers who sent our economic system into turmoil also receive million pound salaries, it is surprisingly easy to slip into a mindset of tacit acceptance. It is testament to the ingrained inequality in our society, that we stand by as the glue which...

The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham hosted their event, “A Fair Slice of the Cake”, on Friday. Campaigners pledged to lobby the University further in joining the growing list of universities in the UK to become Living Wage employers. Professor Marek Korczynski welcomed the attendees, and...

The Living Wage Campaign at the University of Nottingham (UoN) continues to put pressure on the University this week, as the national Living Wage Foundation announced the new rates of £8.25 per hour, or £9.40 in London. The campaign to implement Living Wage rates for all UoN staff, led by...