Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations
The article From school star to star MP first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Standing up for children’s education
School cuts are affecting children and UNISON will gear up campaigning against them, local government conference vows
The article Standing up for children’s education first appeared on the…Read more…
Derby and Durham school support staff bring inspiration
Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back
The article Derby and Durham school support staff bring inspiration first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Derby school support staff vote ends ten-month dispute, says UNISON
Derby school support staff have voted overwhelmingly (nine to one) to accept the council’s latest offer, ending a ten-month dispute over pay and working time, says UNISON. Derby City Council had…Read more…
New offer that could settle Derby dispute to be put to school support staff, says UNISON
Strike action by Derby school support staff is to be suspended following a new offer from the city council, UNISON has announced today (Friday). UNISON will now recommend that its members across the…Read more…
Council must use ACAS talks to reach settlement in school staff strike, says UNISON
Talks aimed at settling the long-running Derby City Council school support staff strike are to be held tomorrow (Thursday). Negotiations through the conciliation service ACAS will happen at the…Read more…
Derby school support staff step up strikes as city council drags its feet, says UNISON
School support staff in Derby are to take all out strike action for five days starting next Monday (27 February) as the latest talks with the city council fail to reach an agreement, says UNISON….Read more…
Derby school support staff to stage city centre ‘love-in’ as dispute with council enters its eighth month
School support staff will stage a city centre love-in today (Wednesday) to remind shoppers and workers out on their lunch breaks that the pay dispute with the council is far from over. The staff are…Read more…
Derby school support staff continue action up to half term
UNISON video showcases support for six-month action from parents and teaching colleagues
The article Derby school support staff continue action up to half term first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Derby public backs striking school staff
76% of people who responded to survey about the strike back UNISON members defending their pay
The article Derby public backs striking school staff first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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
The article Were you part of the star-gazing celebration? first appeared on the…Read more…
‘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
The article ‘We will fight and we will win’ Prentis tells Durham strike rally first…Read more…
Derby council is escalating pay dispute with school support staff ‘pointlessly’, says UNISON
Thursday 20 October 2016 For immediate release UNISON is accusing Derby City Council of inflaming tensions and escalating a dispute with school support staff who have seen their pay slashed by up to…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…
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
The article Celebrate the Stars in Our Schools first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Derby school staff lobby Parliament
School support staff travel from Derby to Westminster to lobby MPs over 25% pay cut
The article Derby school staff lobby Parliament first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Our education system is under sustained attack from Theresa May’s government
If this Tory government really cared about making our country fairer and more prosperous then decent pay for education workers would be one of their top priorities.
The article Our education system…Read more…
Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts
Schools affected across the city as 500 protest outside Council House over imposed changes to contracts
The article Derby school support staff strike against pay cuts first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Hardworking, dedicated school staff are being driven towards the exit door
Unless the government gets their act together, many of these invaluable public servants will leave their jobs – and their skills and talents will be lost to schools and children alike.
The article…Read more…
Schools face exodus of support staff over workload stress, says UNISON survey
More than half (52%) of school support staff across the UK have experienced stress, anxiety or depression as they struggle to cope with their workloads, according to a new survey published today…Read more…