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Rosie isn’t planning to forget what her life was like before getting elected to Parliament – when she had to rely on tax […]

UNISON members have a ‘mountain to climb’ on local government pay, the NHS and the welfare state, but are equal to the task, says general secretary

One in four school support staff describe their financial situation as “struggling to survive” or “difficult”

UNISON and RCN call for urgent action as survey reveals school support staff being pressured to carry out complex treatments

Dedicated staff using food banks and cutting back on heating to cope in cost-of-living crisis

No 10’s Living with COVID plan ‘is likely to result in further illness and disruption to face-to-face education’

Many have reached a point where they simply can’t afford to stay in the job they love.

UNISON is asking members to email their MP to put pressure on the government to reintroduce COVID-19 safety measures in schools

UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service

UNISON joins other education unions in England to put the case for continuing use of face coverings by staff and children

UNISON survey reveals huge rise in numbers doing higher-grade work as teachers fall ill or fail to get tests

UNISON calls for urgent improvements to a ‘chaotic’ system in England

Government announcement on pupil funding still below pre-austerity levels in real terms

Anxious staff have come to UNISON with heartbreaking stories, terrified that if forced to go into work, they might take the virus home – with potentially devastating consequences […]

UNISON has written to the education secretary urging the government to show its thanks to all school staff, and to clarify urgently what personal protective equipment they should be using.