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UNISON welcomes campaign day on selective schools

Union warns that Theresa May’s plans ‘risk most of our children being left behind in schools with fewer of the best teachers and potentially fewer resources’

Article on the UNISON National site.

Durham teaching assistants back ballot for strike action over pay

New pay proposal from the county council overwhelmingly rejected: UNISON wil lmove to a vote on strike action, with ballot papers being despatched to classroom support workers early next week

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Derby teaching assistants take their pay dispute to Labour party conference

Derby teaching assistants have taken their dispute over pay to the Labour party conference in Liverpool in a bid to win support from MPs and increase pressure on Derby City Council

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Celebrate the Stars in Our Schools

Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

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

School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

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

UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers

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

The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way

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

Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more

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.