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General secretary pledges support as 1,200 Co Durham teaching assistants rally on second day of strike

Date

2 December 2016 11:00am–1:00pm

Location

Regional Office, Church Lane House, Church Lane, Chelmsford CM1 1NH

UNISON is leading the fight for teaching assistants currently under threat of dismissal and re-engagement by Durham County Council. Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, has given a personal commitment to UNISON members to support them all in the face of this attack. Dave will be speaking at a rally which is taking place on: […]

‘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’

Labour-led Derby City Council put 4,000 school support workers on term-time only contracts this June. Media contacts: Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E […]

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

“I’m proud of the job done by our public services workers 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. I hope lots of people use our website to thank […]

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 […]

“This move back to selection will be damaging for pupils, schools and communities and flies in the face of Theresa May’s claim that she wants to govern in the […]

The union has also urged UNISON members to support legal protests and rallies organised by the NUT. “Striking is never an easy […]