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UNISON NJC committee statement on pay negotiations “UNISON’s NJC committee, which oversees the NJC […]

Suggestions that the government in England is considering reopening schools has caused huge anxiety amongst school staff and parents

The latest #OurHeroes story from the frontline of the Covid-19 outbreak comes from Elaine Betteridge at Rosewood free school in Southampton

Union raises strong concerns with Department for Education’s latest guidance

Tuesday 31 March 2020 Don’t forget to thank school support staff too, says UNISON The hard work of thousands of school support staff providing emergency care for key workers’ children countrywide appears to have been ignored by the government, says UNISON today (Tuesday). Education secretary Gavin Williamson has written to school leaders expressing his ‘deepest […]

No one would begrudge the thanks and appreciation shown to teaching staff. But the failure to acknowledge the real efforts of school […]

The scheme is a set of commitments to treat all employees fairly

WULF? The Wales Union Learning Fund project. It’s been part of UNISON Cymru/Wales for nine months now, and great things are happening. Project workers Jenny Griffin and Richard Speight explain: We’re continuing to put on courses all over Wales for those working in schools, health or social care. Our current Social Care Programme has seen […]

UNISON branches and regions have rightly intervened to stop our members being put at potential risk. Our advice to UNISON branches where members are put in […]

School support staff across the North East will be recognised today (Friday) as part of a UK-wide celebration of the invaluable contribution they make to children’s education. UNISON has organised the ‘Stars in Our Schools’ event to promote the wonderful work school support staff do every day and to make sure the world knows just how vital they are […]

Survey finds growing concern amongst staff

Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations

Birmingham unions and council join forces to demand funding for 10% pay rise and £10 an hour minimum

Date

29 November 2019 8:00am–6:00pm

Location

All over the UK

Stars in our Schools celebrations take place in schools across the UK

Workers should not be saddled with debt for years because of the blunders of a company