This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector
The article UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich first appeared on the…Read more…
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This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector
The article UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich first appeared on the…Read more…
In a significant step forward for Unite and its relationship with insurance provider Aviva, the union and the firm have together hammered out a learning agreement that will give staff the opportunity…Read more…
Young families across the country are struggling because childcare costs are such a massive drain on their finances.
The article Childcare plans will make a huge difference to young families and…Read more…
Unite delegate Philippa Marsden today (September 24) spoke in support of a composite on the school system at Labour’s conference. “Education must never be left to market forces,” she said. “We…Read more…
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.
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National pay offer rejected by two thirds of members in recent consultation
The article Higher education members to be balloted on strike action first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Pay claim for FE staff submitted as survey reveals members struggle to pay the bills
The article Further education needs an urgent injection of funding first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Angela Rayner addresses UNISON’s national delegate conference
The article “The work you do saves and transforms lives” first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Michael Braithwaite, a school teaching assistant who lost his job due to the Windrush scandal, recalls his fear of deportation
The article Surviving the Windrush scandal first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
The University and College Union (UCU) and UNISON have today (Tuesday) welcomed a U-turn from the Association of Colleges (AoC) over pay talks for staff in further education. At the start of the…Read more…
Mass Trespass is an entertaining 13 minute documentary film by WellRedFilms about the 1932 Kinder Scout Trespass, which has been described as the most important event of civil disturbance in the…Read more…
Are these the youngest UNISON campaigners?
The article Save our nurseries: when the kids went to Westminster first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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
The article Are you ready for the weekend of action…Read more…
‘Children’s centres have been left in limbo,’ says UNISON
The article New study shows 1,000 Sure Start children’s centres may have shut first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
New research by the School Cuts coalition of unions (NEU, NAHT, ASCL, UNISON, GMB and Unite) shows that class sizes are rising in the majority of secondary schools in England as a result of the…Read more…
It’s National Careers Week – but thanks to years of government cuts, careers advice at school isn’t what it used to be. UNISON thinks young people deserve a better start to their working life
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Real-terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today…Read more…
Real-terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today…Read more…
Cleaners, caterers, librarians, administrators, exams officers and other low-paid staff at the University of Southampton will lose thousands of pounds in their retirement if proposed pension changes…Read more…
Khadija Najlaoui’s first experience as a Unite rep will never leave her. Najlaoui was representing a migrant worker in London who was experiencing difficulties in his workplace. “He…Read more…