The role of a paramedic will be re-banded nationally, giving paramedics the opportunity to earn more as they progress. The Department of Health, NHS Employers and ambulance unions have agreed…Read more…
West Sussex schools are running out of money – it’s time to fund our schools properly and fairly
Since Theresa May became Prime Minister in July, the Conservative Party have spent a great deal of time and money on educational hobby horses like grammar schools – £200 million of funding for which…Read more…
Scottish further education workers win battle for pay fairness
Months of campaigning and industrial action win improved pay offer for FE workers which matches that of lecturers
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Members fight back against derecognition threat
Housing association members could be balloted over industrial action at newly merged housing group, one of largest in Europe
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Inside the hidden world of environmental health
Dead bodies, detective work and the truth about food poisoning – the work of the environmental health officer has no shortage of surprises
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Sixth-form workers consulted on pay offer for 2016/17
Consultation starts on 1% pay offer and deletion of lowest pay points in English sixth form colleges
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This kind of deal could become the norm in Brexit Britain – and we’ll all suffer as a result
The government has said it wants to invest in UK infrastructure, yet these are not terribly encouraging first steps. Ministers may like to talk about industrial strategy, yet they don’t seem to have…Read more…
Macquarie wins UK gas supply business despite previous failings in water supply, says UNISON
Australian company Macquarie’s successful bid for the National Grid’s distribution business has been greeted with dismay today (Thursday) by public services union UNISON. The union…Read more…
Derby teaching assistants to take a further six days of strike action, says UNISON
Derby teaching assistants are to take six days of strike action in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay, UNISON has announced today (Wednesday). School support staff will take action next…Read more…
NEC pays tribute to Eric Roberts
‘We should make Eric proud by continuing on in the union – let’s make and keep this the best union’
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Reserved (low pay) seat threshold for 2016/17
UNISON’s principles of proportionality and fair representation means that some seats on elected bodies are reserved for low-paid members
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Our social care services are facing a daily crisis – the government must fund them properly
As long as social care is so cruelly underfunded, problems will persist and will only be exacerbated by an ageing population. That means real and lasting impacts for the care worker and the cared…Read more…
Government sets out who will be covered by 40% strike threshold
Threshold for ‘important public services’ takes effect on 1 March; political fund opt-in rules transition period starts on same day
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Durham teaching assistants strike suspended to allow time for talks, says UNISON
Three days strike action this week (6 – 8 December) by Durham teaching assistants have been called off to allow time for further talks aimed at settling the dispute, says UNISON. The union is keen…Read more…
Wonderful workers at Waverley school – a day in pictures
UNISON has members working throughout the education system – from primary schools to higher education – but some of the schools our members work in are unique
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Mark White OBE – member’s services to education recognised
‘I started my working life on 26 August 1982 and joined our union the same day’
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You’ve been thanked!
The general public thanks public sector workers as part of UNISON’s Public Service Champions campaign
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NHS reforms will fail without more money and staff involvement, says UNISON
New NHS plans for health and care services are doomed unless the government invests more cash and listens to staff and patients, says UNISON. The details of nearly all 44 NHS sustainability and…Read more…
Beating the Big C – cancer, and the council
For many people, working outdoors in the sun is a blessing. But for refuse loader David Lewis, living in the shadow of skin cancer, it became a curse
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Nottinghamshire County Council signs up to Ethical Care Charter
Council becomes the latest to commit itself to UNISON’s standards for homecare, carers and those needing care
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