The research finds 45% say they are covering more classes now than they were the previous school year (2022/2023). The report, commissioned by UNISON and written by researcher Rob […]
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You’ll become part of a supportive network of UNISON members across the region, helping to lead the pay campaign where you are. Whether you’re sure […]
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- 29 April 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
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UNISON members are fighting for a pay rise that undoes years of austerity. Find out what’s happening […]
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- 2 May 2024 1:00pm–2:00pm
- Location
- Online
UNISON members are fighting for a pay rise that undoes years of austerity. Find out what’s happening […]
UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours
“Yet these measures could prevent some school staff from ever striking again. That’s not the behaviour of a democratic government. “This […]
A survey of more than 1,000 school workers reveals that staff – including teaching assistants, caterers and cleaners – are buying […]
Dedicated staff using food banks and cutting back on heating to cope in cost-of-living crisis
School support staff are using their own money to help pay for pupils’ food and clothing, even though many are struggling to cope with the cost-of-living crisis themselves, says UNISON today (Friday).
The event was hosted in the run-up to the union's annual celebration day, Stars in Our Schools, on Friday 24 November. Stars in Our Schools highlights the vital role of support staff in […]
Some even said they had been asked to carry out unpaid school maintenance work during days that were originally set aside for training sessions. UNISON […]
Teaching assistants, caretakers, cleaners and other school support staff in Hertfordshire will no longer have their wages stopped when they go off sick, UNISON announces today. Staff in schools run by Hertfordshire County Council were having their pay stopped for two days when they were too ill to work after the council changed its contractual […]
The management of Hull Collaborative Academy Trust (HCAT) must provide clarity over the high level of compensation paid to the chief executive and other senior staff, UNISON says today (Monday). The union, along with the National Education Union (NEU) and NASUWT, has written to the board of the multi-academy trust, over concerns the CEO is among […]
All types of schools and early years settings are encouraged to take part this November. Over the past few years […]
“At-risk schools remain in the dark as they wait for inspections. This is simply not good enough. “Ministers […]