South East Campaigner
Thank you to all our amazing members who turned out and braved some terrible weather. You’re a credit to our union!
On 24 April, well over a hundred UNISON activists from across Britain came together in Brighton for a terrific day that not even the persistent drizzle could spoil. The Schools Support Staff Seminar is a mixture of workshops and talks, with this year’s special guest being Angela Rayner, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Education: […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a damning report on the issue of Multi-Academy Trust schools (MATs). The report – produced by a cross section of MPs – is highly critical of the MATs model, particularly in regard to the ‘unjustifiably high salaries’ of many senior staff. More than 100 trustees currently earn salaries […]
The first school featured in our new column is Wallace Fields Infant School in Ewell, Surrey
The council’s Labour team pledge to sign UNISON’s Ethical and residential care charters on May 7th Announcement made in Labour’s manifesto pledges for upcoming election Council will be first in country to sign up to Residential Care Charter Southampton City Council will join local authorities nationwide in signing up to UNISON’s Ethical Care Charter, […]
On 7 April 2018 Surrey County UNISON came to Runnymede with banners held high and a message of hope
Failure to find sponsors raises questions over academisation process
There are a number of events and exhibitions being run by external organisations to celebrate Women’s History Month in 2018. Here’s a selection which you may be interested in with links to find out more. Information about the various talks and guided tours around Westminster throughout the year to celebrate 100 Years of the Vote […]
Thoughts on ‘The Winged Wheel Grave of Llandudno’ by Roger N. Bloor
UNISON’s welfare charity is holding an election to find six trustees to direct its work
Guest blog from UNISON Southampton District Branch Organiser Ben Martin
At University of Southampton, campus trade unions rallied with sympathetic students to protest attacks on staff pension schemes. Although only members of USS scheme are currently on strike as part of UCU’s national industrial action, at this university all staff pensions are under threat and in various stages of consultation. This is why members of […]
24 February’s AGM sent a message of support to striking Birmingham Home Carers
Support members at the university and sign the petition to help save PASNAS
A fantastic campaign by members of UNISON’s Surrey County branch has seen staff receive the pay rise they were entitled to. UNISON Members in the Adult Social Care workforce in Surrey County Council don’t seem to hear much positive news about their jobs these days, but February 2018 brought some very good news indeed, and a […]