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UNISON becomes partner in Asbestos – Your Right to Know

UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON calls for action on school children with health needs

UNISON and RCN call for urgent action as survey reveals school support staff being pressured to carry out complex treatments

Article on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistants are ‘vital to schools’, say headteachers

Findings are a testament to the contribution of teaching assistants, says UNISON

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON says refurbishing schools is a win-win choice

New buildings boost the economy, and can inspire pupils and staff to achieve more, says union

Article, Press release on the UNISON National site.

All in a day’s work for… a school cook

Preparing lunch for 100 hungry kids is all in a day’s work for school cook Fay Hart

Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Talks continue on school support staff pay

After the rejection of the two options in their first pay offer, the local government employers came back with a final offer in writing on 25 April

Article on the UNISON National site.

Union asbestos committee urges release of report

Health and Safety Executive refuses to publish report into contamination at Welsh school

Article on the UNISON National site.

Make the living wage the minimum wage in UK schools

One in four school support staff describe their financial situation as “struggling to survive” or “difficult”

Article on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistants play vital role in children’s learning

UNISON seeks urgent meeting with Michael Gove after report by right-wing think tank proposes sacking of teaching assistants

Article on the UNISON National site.

‘Solidarity’s day has come’ says Dave Prentis

UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary

Article on the UNISON National site.

Children in schools at risk of exposure to asbestos

Government committee concludes children are more vulnerable to exposure to asbestos than adults – the younger the child the greater the risk

Article on the UNISON National site.

We need to tackle asbestos in schools

More than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos – but the government is still dragging its feet over a report on the scale of the problem due last spring

Article, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.

UNISON in schools – what we do and how to get involved

UNISON is the largest union for school support staff and local UNISON branches have been very busy this year, working hard to support members on a wide range of issues in the hundreds of schools, most of which are no longer local authority controlled.  UNISON has been supporting members involved in TUPE transfers, reorganisations as […]

Article, News on the UNISON Eastern site.

Stars in our schools

Join UNISON’s search for the unsung heroes of our schools

Article, Magazine on the UNISON National site.

Welsh schools cannot survive without support staff

UNISON calling for support and training for those in vital school role

Article, News on the UNISON National site.