The National Audit Office (NAO) report on the public finance initiative provides a scathing indictment of PFI and PF2, and confirms many of the fears UNISON has been raising for more than 20 years,…Read more…
A London Living Wage for all in Newham Schools
I am a school governor in Newham and I am planning to go to the borough Governors’ Forum on Tuesday evening at the town hall. As a governor I have raised the following question :-
London Living Wage
How many Schools are London Living Wage employers (…Read more…
More than forty per cent of the UK’s school kitchen staff are in debt due to low pay, says UNISON
Four in ten (41%) school kitchen staff are worried about their pay, with one in five (21%) earning the minimum wage, a new UNISON survey published today (Friday) has revealed.
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‘Dirty loos’ strike
Six schools in Hackney will be left dirty and with rubbish piling up as cleaners gear up for five days of strike action in a dispute over the ‘outrageous’ failure to pay proper holiday rates. …Read more…
Local government unions urge chancellor to fund pay
Joint letter to Philip Hammond from UNISON, Unite and GMB calls on him to fund ‘a decent pay award’ for school and council staff in this wee’s local government settlement
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School meals – tell us your story
UNISON survey launched to find out what school meals staff have to say
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Join the Thunderclap for the Stars in Our Schools
Help celebrate our school support staff on social media at noon on 24 November
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From school star to star MP
Fledgling MP Rosie Duffield has a very personal reason for supporting UNISON’s Stars in our Schools celebrations
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School support staff have borne the brunt of funding cuts
‘The Chancellor needs to stop snipping away at children’s education and properly invest in their future’
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Figures reveal toll of asbestos in schools
From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse
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Schools funding is still in crisis – prepare to lobby
Join us for a Lobby Against School Cuts to show MPs that, despite the Department of Education’s welcome rethink, there is still a problem
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September 2017 Branch Newsletter
The latest branch newsletter is now available. Featuring: Introducing Key Branch Officers TUC National Inspection Day 25 October 2017 Unison’s Landmark Legal Victory For All Workers A Call To Action For Black Members Of The Branch Workplace Representatives A First Time Delegate’s…Read more…
UNISON cautiously welcomes government’s school funding rethink
Union welcomes rethink from original proposal but warns that many schools will still struggle
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Glasgow janitors win pay rise as new school year starts
20-month dispute ends in victory for janitors in nursery, primary and ASL schools
The article Glasgow janitors win pay rise as new school year starts first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unison Schools Newsletter Summer 2017
Features include: What does the £1.3 billion extra money announced by the Government during July 2017 really mean? Advance Diary Date – Stars In Schools – 24/11/17 Unison Equality Survey Croyde Bay & Unison Travel Club Holiday Offers Well worth … Continue reading →Read more…
Government’s school funding announcement disappoints education unions
The government’s funding announcement today (Monday) is disappointing and means a return to smoke and mirrors statements on school funding, say education unions. UNISON, ATL, NUT and GMB have…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
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Derby and Durham school support staff bring inspiration
Faced with huge cuts to their pay, these UNISON members fought back
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Joint campaign secures protections for school workers
Support workers, teaching staff and leadership unions unite in campaign over threat of redundancies
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Tories education on a shoestring
At St Nicolas’ Church of England school in Taplow – part of the Prime Minister’s constituency – parents are being asked to donate up to £30 a month to cover a projected £40,000 shortfall and avoid…Read more…