Helen Capstick, ULR at Solent University I have been a member of UNISON since 2011 but have become more active in recent years when I took on the role of Union Learning Representative (ULR) at Solent University. I became a ULR as I wanted to use my skills to develop more informal learning sessions for […]
UNISON survey uncovers how far teaching assistants go to financially support their pupils
“Health, education, care, council services and the police all need proper and sustained funding. But voters should be wary of cynical pledges and gimmicks […]
UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’
Court of Appeal ruling has implications for hundreds of thousands of employees
A joined-up response from police, youth support services and colleges is the only way to turn youngsters away from crime – it […]
Commenting on the announcement from Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson that he would cut taxes for higher earners, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Boris Johnson has confirmed he cares about the wealthy few, rather than everyone who relies on public services. A cash giveaway for the richest earners is absurd after 10 years of brutal austerity that […]
Important points detailed in long-awaited Augar Review of education
Education unions representing staff at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET) – the largest academy chain in the UK – are today (Wednesday) launching a ballot asking if employees have confidence in the trust’s leadership. The move comes after AET failed to listen to staff concerns over proposed cutbacks and restructuring. The changes will put the wellbeing […]
I have supported the branch in organising a menopause workshop, a learning stall, and we have also organised a stall and raffle for Women’s History […]
For some time, Hampshire UNISON has been raising the subject of challenging and often violent behaviour towards school support staff across the county. A branch-wide survey was undertaken in 2017 which discovered that violent behaviour and challenging behaviour in schools was on the rise. School support staff work in incredibly challenging conditions, many of them […]
Pressure on schools and NHS staff to tackle crime is deflecting attention from failure to fund services adequately, union says
"AET needs to stop hiding its financial documents and come clean so we can have a proper discussion about the future […]
UNISON is a union of women, over 1 million of them working across the public and private sectors delivering quality public services. Our women members are in all professions, catering assistants, nurses, midday supervisors, librarians, cleaners, social workers and cooks amongst a wide variety of jobs. A large proportion of our women members are low […]
Set to take effect in April, it means that all workers in the second-largest employer in Bath and north east Somerset will be paid at least £9 an hour. The Living […]
