Parkinson Building, Leeds University

University staff to strike over pay as new term begins

Workers have reached breaking point and have little choice but to strike

UNISON takes the government to court over law allowing the use of agency workers to break strike

Ministers are risking everyone’s safety by allowing the use of inexperienced agency workers

Photo from above, without head, of a young girl in school uniform

Headteachers fear losing increasingly vital teaching assistants as cost-of-living pressures bite​

To halt the exodus of teaching assistants they need to be better rewarded

Parkinson Building, Leeds University

University staff vote to strike over ‘ludicrously low’ pay rise

Managers must put people before profits and pay staff proper, fair wages

A 'school' road sign against a wall

Government must act now to ensure pupils’ learning is not disrupted in ​September

Ministers must use ​the summer break to prepare for Covid surge

Government plans to use agency workers to break strikes ​are dangerous and unlawful

UNISON will challenge the government’s decision in the courts

Parkinson Building, Leeds University

University staff reject below-inflation pay offer and vote on strike action

No worker wants to go out on strike, but staff can’t afford to feed their kids, pay for housing or fill up their petrol tanks

woman with mask on in front of laptop, sanitising her hands

Ministers must act now as Covid infection rates rise

Wishing Covid away is dangerous, we must get ahead of the next wave

Staff changes will create risks to children and drive staff out of early years education

Instead of trying to provide education on the cheap, the government must improve funding for the sector

Care staff begin strike over fire and rehire plans

Workers have been left with no choice but to take action

Care staff announce strikes over fire and rehire plans

Bristol care company St Monica Trust wants to cut pay by £400 a month

Christina McAnea adressing local government conference

Local government staff deserve better from ministers

General secretary warns that we’ll all lose if public services are decimated

Ministers are provoking a fight with unions to serve their own ends

The government should focus on helping the country through the cost-of-living crisis

​Proper action needed for Black workers in health and care

Lofty words mean little without decisive action to back them up

Care home fire and rehire threat will drive staff out of the sector

Ministers need to make good on promise to clamp down on unscrupulous bosses