Survey of local government chief officers and senior managers in England and Wales closes on 20 December
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UNISON suspends today’s teaching assistants’ strike action
Strike action involving teaching assistants that was due to affect schools across County Durham today (Thursday) has been called off
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An important step in the fight to protect Durham Teaching Assistants from savage pay cuts
There’s still plenty of work to do in the weeks ahead to make sure Teaching Assistants don’t lose out – but we’re pleased that Durham Council have heard the voices of TAs and parents alike. That is a…Read more…
Our Health Heroes awards – the night in pictures
Check out the pictures from the Our Health Heroes awards
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Teaching assistants’ strike action suspended
UNISON has today (Wednesday) called off the teaching assistants’ strike action that was due to affect schools across County Durham this week and next, so talks aimed at solving the dispute can take…Read more…
Our Health Heroes
Last night the winners of the inaugural Our Health Heroes were announced at a glamorous event in London
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UK’s health heroes revealed
An ambulance worker from Berwick and a day centre receptionist from Belfast are the first ever winners of the Our Health Heroes awards, set up to celebrate the work of the thousands of support staff…Read more…
Derby teaching assistants give a resounding “no” to city council offer, says UNISON
Derby teaching assistants have voted by nine to one to reject the latest offer from the council to settle the long-running dispute over their new contracts. School support staff across the city have…Read more…
Celebrating Our Health Heroes
As Britain’s biggest union for health workers – with half a million members in the NHS and other healthcare organisations – we’ll take any opportunity to praise the remarkable people who consistently…Read more…
Work in the NHS and have something to say on STPs?
Radio 4 is looking for health workers to phone in and talk about “sustainability and transformation plans” for the NHS in England
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Were you part of the star-gazing celebration?
Last Friday schools up and down the UK celebrated school support staff as part of UNISON’s Stars in Our Schools day
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Health service group by-election
By-election for Eastern general seat on health care service group executive will open on 6 December 2016 and close on 20 January 2017
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School support staff – the stats behind the stars
School support staff – the numbers
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Paramedics’ skills and responsibilities recognised
Two years of joint union work with employers sees agreement on Agenda for Change Band 6 job profile for ambulance paramedics
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Eric Roberts was our President, but more importantly he was a loyal and true friend to so many of us
I will miss his honesty. I will miss his infectious personality. But most of all I will miss his friendship. Eric Roberts was a good man who gave so much to so many people. Eric said upon his…Read more…
UNISON welcomes end of compulsory ‘Pay to Stay’ policy
Government says it will not press ahead with policy which would have forced council in England to charge market rents to so-called high earners
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Further education pay rises agreed in England and Wales
Consultations see members agree pay rises for 2016/17 in both countries – UNISON calls on colleges in England to implement Association of Colleges offer as soon as possible
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Support and solidarity pours in for Durham Teaching Assistants
UNISON will stand behind out Teaching Assistant members every step on the way until this dispute is resolved – but we’re also receiving support for the dispute from across our movement and around the…Read more…
Add your name to the call to save nursery school funding
Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
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The Chancellor has ignored social care and the NHS will pay the price, says UNISON
Commenting on the complete absence of help in the Autumn Statement for social care or the NHS, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Hopes were raised the Chancellor would conjure up extra…Read more…