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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’

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 […]

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

We have made sure their views have been central to negotiations with the council, and kept them informed of any developments. The union balloted its teaching assistant members in the […]

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