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‘Parents will hope this latest assurance is a promise David Cameron actually gets to keep’

Open University staff could be balloted over plans to close seven regional offices and lose 500 jobs

“It’s encouraging to see that this has now become a national movement with real momentum behind it. In accordance with Catholic Social Teaching, and as part of […]

"Staff are also telling us that services that were once free are now being charged for; a policy that is affecting those most in need of […]

Stars in our schools day is fast approaching – tell us which superhero you’ll be dressing up as

Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign

Show of support for UNISON’s Stars in our Schools campaign

UNISON comment on decision to scrap current system of school funding, announced in the Chancellor’s spending review

UNISON members are helping workplaces, their families and communities to warm up for the festive season

Of course many of you will be working over the Christmas break or the new year holiday – and possibly both. Because public service is the core of our ethos: it's what our members do – […]

Members working in further education in England urged to vote Yes to industrial action ballot following 0% ‘pay offer’

Government proposals for schools in England, set out in the Education and Adoption Bill, miss the important issues currently facing schools, says UNISON. The public services union believe that a government obsessed with forcing schools to become academies is failing to address inadequate funding, excessive workloads or helping hard-pressed school business managers to support their […]

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools

Learning support workers or teaching assistants do all those vital but unheralded jobs in our schools

‘Area-based reviews’ part of restructuring plans for post-16 education prompted by ‘the need to cut public expenditure’