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Members travel to Downing Street to demand living wage

Birmingham unions and council join forces to demand funding for 10% pay rise and £10 an hour minimum

News on the UNISON National site.

Out-of-pocket workers to take on outsourcing giant in legal battle

A date is still to be set for a tribunal hearing. UNISON says the company must reimburse the workers and put right their financial hardship. UNISON’s […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Teaching assistants use own money to fund uniforms and trips to help struggling parents

Schools are also providing emergency supplies of groceries, with more than one in ten (12%) operating food […]

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Leaked document reveals government ‘concern’ over teaching assistants

UNISON condemns ‘an insult to teaching assistants who are stretched to the limit’

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

No new pay rise for English school support staff

For a start, the education pay rise of 2.75% only applies to teachers and heads in England – not to other staff. And the government is only funding 0.75% of the pay rise […]

News on the UNISON National site.

MPs call for multi-billion pound education cash boost

Education in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is a devolved matter. UNISON and other education unions, as well as […]

News on the UNISON National site.

Help to get comfortable with numbers

Work in schools and want to brush up on your number skills? UNISON has a partnership to help

Article on the UNISON National site.

School staff win living wage

Lowest paid support staff receive at least £9 an hour in Cheshire West from the start of this month

Article on the UNISON National site.

Speaking up for schools

UNISON represents around 250,000 school support staff across the UK and those members do fantastic work helping children learn, keeping […]

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

England’s school staff asked to vote on effect of cuts

UNISON will hold consultative ballot on employment issues arising from central government reductions in school funding

News on the UNISON National site.

Grimethorpe dinner ladies save their jobs

Members return to work as redundancy plans dropped after 36 days of strike action

News on the UNISON National site.

Cuts to school support staff could leave vulnerable children at risk

School support staff are true stars in our schools

Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON wins legal pay out for 5,000 low-paid women in schools and nurseries in Greenwich

This is a victory for all low-paid women working in the public sector

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Blog: Thank you school support staff – without you schools couldn’t function

Caretakers, cleaners, catering staff, technicians, exams officers administrators and many others create […]

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

Academy workers face jobs threat

UNISON is organising meetings and support after Cheshire academy chain announced 43 redundancies at seven schools across the county

Article, News on the UNISON National site.