Sign the petition to parliament and help make sure nursery schools in England are properly funded
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Unions call for more investment in further education
General secretary Dave Prentis signs joint letter to chancellor Philip Hammond ahead of autumn statement
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Funding cuts threaten nursery schools, unions warn Greening
UNISON joins fellow unions, charities and others involved in early years education to sign open letter
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‘We will fight and we will win’ Prentis tells Durham strike rally
General secretary pledges support as 1,200 Co Durham teaching assistants rally on second day of strike
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National hardship fund for Durham dispute
UNISON has today (Monday) authorised a national hardship fund to ensure that no teaching assistants on strike in Durham suffer financial hardship. The fund, made up of an initial £150,000 will be…Read more…
‘Talk to the unions’, UNISON urges colleges in England
Union calls for full engagement with workforce following government guidance on area reviews and their implementation
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UNISON backs petition to protect children’s care rights in England
Members and the public are urged to back the call to ‘protect the rights of vulnerable children and care leavers’ from plans in new bill
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Durham teaching assistants back strike action, announces UNISON
Durham teaching assistants have voted overwhelmingly for strike action in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay, their union UNISON has announced today (Wednesday). UNISON held a ballot…Read more…
Durham teaching assistants hold rally as strike ballot enters final week
Durham teaching assistants – who have just one week left to vote for strike action in the long-running dispute over cuts to their pay – are to hold a major rally today (Thursday). Durham County…Read more…
‘United, we can win‘ says Dave Prentis as he joins Derby picket
‘You are the union’ general secretary tells striking teaching assistants in Derby, battling imposed 25% pay cut
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UNISON welcomes campaign day on selective schools
Union warns that Theresa May’s plans ‘risk most of our children being left behind in schools with fewer of the best teachers and potentially fewer resources’
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Durham teaching assistants back ballot for strike action over pay
New pay proposal from the county council overwhelmingly rejected: UNISON wil lmove to a vote on strike action, with ballot papers being despatched to classroom support workers early next week
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‘What are the funding implications?’ UNISON asks of Diamond review
Union emphasises the need for higher education to be accessible to young people from ‘deprived communities’
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English FE members to be consulted on 1%/£250 pay offer
National committee meets on 3 October to decide its recommendation, and arrangements for consultation
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Celebrate the Stars in Our Schools
Help UNISON and schools across the UK celebrate the often unsung stars of our children’s education on 25 November
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Higher ed executive decides against industrial action in pay campaign
UNISON’s Higher Education Service Group Executive will meet on the afternoon of Tuesday 20 September 2016 to discuss the results and next steps.
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Derby school staff lobby Parliament
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
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Scotland’s FE workers to strike on Tuesday 6 September
First national strike will take place in support of fair pay and parity with lecturer colleagues
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School stars are rising
The build-up to this year’s Stars in Our Schools celebration is under way
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UNISON calls for council oversight of academy school finances
Friday 26 August 2016 For immediate release Responding to the Local Government Association call for councils to have oversight of academy school finances, UNISON national secretary for education Jon…Read more…