Pressure on schools and NHS staff to tackle crime is deflecting attention from failure to fund services adequately, union says
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further education
Announcement comes as Manchester University becomes 5000th living wage employer and UNISON names and shames colleges over pay
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Members at ‘around 20’ FE colleges in England will take part in nationally co-ordinated ballot
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‘At first it was gut instinct,’ says Julie Robinson, who challenged an error in how term-time staff at West Midlands sixth form college were being paid
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Further education is a vital resource that has given our country and our communities so much. It benefits not just the young but the lifelong learner. And as a union built on the principle of public service, FE represents not only a public service, but a service which has trained and educated millions of public service workers for generations.
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More clarification is needed before the offer can be consulted on, says UNISON
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Government refuses to provide additional funding for colleges to make better pay offer
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Further education should not be at the bottom of the pecking order when it comes to investment.
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Further education colleges play a vital role in the fabric of our local communities. They are one of the key building blocks of our education system, yet they are being chipped away by a government who profess to care about education and yet underfund and cut it every chance they get.
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It’s a disgrace that financial troubles have escalated to this level.
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