Guest blog from Corinna Edwards-Colledge, joint branch secretary of Brighton & Hove UNISON
Guest blog from Corinna Edwards-Colledge, joint branch secretary of Brighton & Hove UNISON
As we look forward to brighter days where our lives are no longer dominated by COVID, we will be picking up the pieces for many years to come
In addition to a pay rise though, it will be vital that all workers involved in caring for the sick during the pandemic, have proper support when we eventually emerge […]
Faced with many more children eligible to attend schools and nurseries, these key workers are in close contact with so many people. Meanwhile, I empathise with many parents at home with […]
School closures will create further childcare difficulties for key workers, who the country will be depending upon in the coming months.” GMB national officer […]
More than one in five support staff say primary schools have class sizes bigger than the 15 pupils per group maximum
UNISON has always actively challenged racism, and will always do so, wherever it raises its vile head
Teaching assistants, catering staff, administrative workers, caretakers and other school employees have told the union they are being banned from wearing […]
"Vulnerable residents and care workers looking after them have been abandoned to fight the disease alone. Many staff still don't have […]
Workers’ confidence in their own schools’ ability to be ready for a wider opening in June was low […]
But for so many of us, this will be practically impossible. We’ve seen examples of care workers camping at work to stop the virus spreading and protect their families at home. While I commend […]
The decision to increase pupil numbers on 1 June is premature and could put lives in danger, says UNISON
15 children in a class, combined with their very young age, means that classrooms of 4 and 5-year olds could become sources of Covid-19 transmission and […]
The latest #OurHeroes story from the frontline of the Covid-19 outbreak comes from Elaine Betteridge at Rosewood free school in Southampton
UNISON has been made aware that some schools have been closed as a precaution due to potential risk of exposure to Covid-19, commonly known as Coronavirus. In some instances school cleaners were subsequently instructed to do a deep-clean of the schools. UNISON branches and regions have rightly intervened to stop our members being put at […]