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
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
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
Anyone can get involved in helping to organise a Stars in Our Schools event. Last year, hundreds of schools across the country organised events to celebrate a […]
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 […]
Other people go on holiday and I can’t because I’m struggling just to pay the bills.” Karen O’Farrell A learning mentor who has worked in her school for seven years, Karen […]
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
Government plans to force all schools in England to become academies are just one issue facing support staff
County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year