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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

Anyone can get involved in helping to organise a Stars in Our Schools event. Last year, hundreds of schools across the country […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

UNISON launches UK-wide campaign to celebrate public service champions

It invites people to say thank you to staff in health, education, home care and other services who have helped them or […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

School support staff lobby Parliament

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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

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

Delegate after delegate pointed out that the vast majority of school workers employed on so-called […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts

At least 500 UNISON members and supports took part in the protest outside Derby's Council House this […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Local government executive to explore help for school support staff

At its meeting in early April, the executivesaid that "asubstantial issue on which we are […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans

County council’s plans could see vital school staff lose £1,000 to £5,000 a year

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.