‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut
‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut
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’
UNISON held a consultative ballot over council plans to move 2,700 classroom assistants onto term-time contracts, which could see them lose up to £6,000 a […]
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
Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
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 […]
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
UNISON president Eric Roberts tells TUC unions must make the case for a system which gets better outcomes for union members and employers
The union is fighting to protect the pay of thousands of its teaching assistant members around the UK
But there’s not long until UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools celebrations, which take place every November as a way of recognising our dedicated school support […]
UNISON condemns possible creation of new selective schools
Union urges members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT
Debates see delegates back a range of measures on pay, academies, funding and much more
‘We all live 12 months of the year’ and need to paid for 12 months, local government conference delegates hear
Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts