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February 13, 2012
Labour MP Backs Student Campaign For Living Wage

DAVID Miliband MP came to campus to help launch the Swansea University ‘Living Wage Campaign’, which is being led by Swansea Labour students. 

DAVID Miliband MP came to campus to help launch the Swansea University ‘Living Wage Campaign’, which is being led by Swansea Labour students.
The campaign is dedicated to raising the minimum wage of university staff to £7.20 an hour. The idea behind the campaign is to give a fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work; so that people can afford to provide themselves and their families with the basic necessities of living.

February 13, 2012
Miliband helps Labour students’ pay fight

MP David Miliband visited Swansea last week as part of a wider campaign to urge universities to pay all staff the living wage.

MP David Miliband visited Swansea last week as part of a wider campaign to urge universities to pay all staff the living wage.

The event “David Miliband in Conversation” was organised by Labour students to launch their living wage campaign, and hosted by Professor Jonathan Bradbury of the politics department.

Before the sit-down, Prof Bradbury and Mr Miliband spent time with Swansea Labour students helping collect signatures for the living wage campaign petition.

December 12, 2011
Campaigners setbackby living wage report

A REPORT by Swansea Univeristy students’ union trustees has resolved that a proposal to give every member of staff the living wage is “not currently affordable”.

A REPORT by Swansea Univeristy students’ union trustees has resolved that a proposal to give every member of staff the living wage is “not currently affordable”.

The report looked into the finances of the students’ union and the likelihood that all members of staff could be paid the higher wage of £7.20 an hour instead of the current minimum wage.

December 12, 2011
Students and lecturers unite in strikes on staff pension changes

STRIKE action at Swansea University saw the disruption of several lectures as members of the Universities and College Union walked out over proposed pension cuts of up to 15%.

STRIKE action at Swansea University saw the disruption of several lectures as members of the Universities and College Union walked out over proposed pension cuts of up to 15%.

From 7am to midday on Wednesday, November 30, both students and lecturers stood at the gates of the main campus in protest to the pension cuts.

They then proceeded on to the Guildhall where they were joined by thousands of people who were also striking and took part in a rally.