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On 21 and 22 April, education staff, parents and children across the UK will be taking part in a weekend of action against cuts to school funding

Are these the youngest UNISON campaigners?

Date

7 – 8 November 2018

Location

Jurys Inn Cardiff

Annual Branch Seminar Annual branch seminar with a range of workshops and speakers. This annual event is very popular with higher education support staff so please register early to avoid disappointment.  This is a member only event. Registration is required. Outcome

Introductory Stewards Course This is a regional course for untrained stewards in the Greater London Region, leading to ERA accreditation. What will the course cover? Understand the role of an organising union in public services; Recognise the importance of equalities in UNISON; Work with members to tackle issues in the workplace; Work with members in […]

Michael Braithwaite, a school teaching assistant who lost his job due to the Windrush scandal, recalls his fear of deportation

Michael Braithwaite, a school teaching assistant who lost his job due to the Windrush scandal, recalls his fear of deportation

Angela Rayner addresses UNISON’s national delegate conference

Neath Port Talbot UNISON branch has welcomed Welsh Government’s decision to reverse the cuts to educational support funding to the Minority Ethnic Achievement Service (MEAS) and the Traveller Education Service (TES) by providing partial funding for this year to Neath Port Talbot Council and committing to funding all 22 Local Authorities next year. Following campaigning […]

Pay claim for FE staff submitted as survey reveals members struggle to pay the bills

National pay offer rejected by two thirds of members in recent consultation

Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement.

Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement. Large cuts are looming at the TBAP multi-academy trust, which runs schools in London, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North West, following accusations of financial mismanagement, say education unions today (Friday). […]

Young families across the country are struggling because childcare costs are such a massive drain on their finances

Jenny Ford, Lifelong learning Coordinator and Joint Branch Secretary, Portsmouth Health branch. Facilities manager for Solent NHS Trust, based at St James’s Hospital in Portsmouth. How long have you been a UNISON member? Gosh I can’t remember! I think around 18 years! How long have you been involved in member learning? The same amount of […]

This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector