Search Results for “Pay and conditions” tagged cuts

Give councils and schools the cash to fund a decent pay rise and protect services

UNISON, Unite and the GMB, the three unions representing local government employees in England, Wales and Northern […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Pay not pain

It outlines how UNISON campaigning for an end to pay freezes and for no one to be paid less than the Living […]

Media on the UNISON National site.

Hundreds of Co Durham teaching assistants protest at pay cut plans

UNISON regional organiser Helen Metcalf said today that the members are likely to reject the pay cut. “For our members, this is a life changing amount to face losing – for most it is […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

UNISON and UCU join forces to defend sick leave

This follows a joint UNISON and UCU survey, which showed that 40% of further education branches in England have suffered cuts to […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Members ‘disappointed and frustrated’ at OU closures decision

Open University council approves plan to close seven regional offices and put 500 staff at risk

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Delegates discuss progress, victories and challenges in schools

And in Glasgow, school support workers took industrial action to prevent them from having to deal with […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Delegates discuss motions on equalities issues and the cuts

Delegates at UNISON’s local government conference completed their conference this afternoon with a series of debates around equalities issues and the cuts

Article on the UNISON National site.

A foolish, petty and self-defeating cut

Saving less than a million pounds a week whilst making it harder to recruit more nurses, plans to cut the NHS bursary must be one of the most foolish, petty and self-defeating cuts to come from this government

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Exam board slashes jobs and jeopardises exam results

  UNISON is calling on AQA to stop the "unnecessary and reckless rush towards redundancies." Staff fear that reduction in their numbers and the support […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Police staff cuts and crime rises – the correlation is clear

And for years that – seemingly illogical – claim seemed to be backed up by government crime […]

General Secretary's blog, News on the UNISON National site.

Cuts increase risk to public in England and Wales

In November and December last year, the union sent Freedom of Information requests to all 374 local authorities in […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Schools forced to cut teachers’ and teaching assistants’ posts to make ends meet

Real-terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today (Wednesday) by the School Cuts alliance of education unions.

Article on the UNISON National site.

English college review risks jobs and closures, warns union

A similar review of colleges in Scotland saw the number of colleges reduced from 43 to 26, alongside a reduction of student places and […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

9/10 lose sleep over money and job worries

UNISON ran the poll over the summer, asking people What Keeps You Awake at Night and the results show how public service workers are increasingly struggling to make ends meet. They […]

Article on the UNISON National site.

Ofsted survey underlines that young people need advice and careers guidance

"Unfortunately, in its ideological fervour, the government destroyed the Connexions and careers service," said Jon Richards national secretary for education and children's services […]

Article on the UNISON National site.