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UNISON launches UK-wide campaign to celebrate public service champions

A UK-wide campaign aimed at reminding the public of the importance of public services –and those that provide them – is to be launched later today (Monday) in Liverpool. UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis will launch the campaign – Public Service Champions – at a fringe at the Labour party conference. It invites people to […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

School support staff lobby Parliament

“I have had to cut out a lot of things; I try not to go out because I can’t afford it and my children aren’t happy about it. Other people go on holiday and I can’t because I’m […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

‘We must fight for facility time – for our members and for our services’

And he told the Congress that this was a particular problem for school support staff, many of whom “are on atypical contracts, work part time and have a series […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON working ‘tirelessly’ for teaching assistants

The union is fighting to protect the pay of thousands of its teaching assistant members around the UK

News on the UNISON National site.

School stars are rising

So now is the time to start organising for this year’s celebration and for the stars who look after our children. If you work in a […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

New grammar school plan generates backlash

UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON sends solidarity to striking NUT members in England

Union urges members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Education dominates local government conference on final afternoon

But Pam Howard for the executive also stated that there had to be a two-strand approach, where the union also […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON pledges campaign for an end to school workers’ term-time contracts

‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts

Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government executive to explore help for school support staff

Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans

For our members, this is a life changing amount to face losing – for most it is equivalent to their […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON mounts campaign to save jobs at academies in Essex

140 jobs under threat at six schools in Harlow will put ‘the quality of children’s education at risk’ warns union

Article on the UNISON National site.

New era for school support staff in Wales

From today (Friday), learning support staff must be registered with the Education Workforce Council (EWC), which UNISON says marks the first step in recognising their hard work in our […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

New era for school support staff in Wales

All learning support staff in Wales must now be registered with the Education Workforce Council

News, Press release on the UNISON Cymru/Wales site.