Rebuilding programme and neglected services are priorities
asbestos
Parliamentary work and pensions committee calls for a 40-year deadline for the safe removal of all asbestos in public buildings
From teaching assistants to teachers to pupils, asbestos in schools is a killer and cuts to school funding can only make the situation worse
More than 75% of school buildings in Britain contain asbestos. Are you at risk?
More than 75% of schools in the UK contain asbestos – but the government is still dragging its feet over a report on the scale of the problem due last spring
The ongoing delay of a government report into asbestos in schools that was due to be released last spring could place pupils and staff at risk
UNISON is building its campaign against asbestos in schools, with the publication of three documents to help reps, activists and parents
Health and Safety Executive refuses to publish report into contamination at Welsh school
UNISON Cymru/Wales has become a campaign partner in the Asbestos – Your Right to Know campaign, which aims to create a central accessible register of asbestos schools in Wales