Staff shortages blighting children’s education, warns UNISON

Survey paints a bleak picture of an underappreciated workforce going above and beyond

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON’s status as leading school support staff union confirmed again

New TUC judgment agrees who can, and cannot, recruit and represent school support staff

Article on the UNISON National site.

Low paid support staff pressured into providing essential medical care at school, says report

Medical support for school children should be delivered by health professionals

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

School budgets need protecting, says UNISON in response to IFS funding report

Delivering the education all children and young people deserve cannot be achieved without proper funding

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Investment in public services vital in delivering prime minister’s vision for Britain, says UNISON

If the government is to realise its ambitious agenda, it must work with the people who will be tasked with rebuilding the country

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Verbal abuse and violence are daily issues for one in three school staff, says UNISON 

Underpaid and undervalued school support staff dealing with violence

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

Stars in Our Schools: ‘Without support staff, there’d be no school’

UNISON met two long-standing school activists who share why Stars in Our Schools is so important to them

Sexual harassment and sexism rife in schools

Solution needed before the issue spirals out of control

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.

UNISON wins huge settlement for school meals workers

UNISON forced catering company Dolce to pay workers thousands of unpaid wages after cutting their hours

Article, News on the UNISON National site.

Government should be investing in schools not banning strikes, says UNISON

Minimum service levels in schools could take away right to strike entirely

News, Press release on the UNISON National site.