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Care passionately about public services and the services our young people deserve. Am actively campaigning to get further education and the careers service the funding it deserves. Other training campaigns am working on is getting unemployed people into work, tackling poverty and inequality. Have experience in all of these areas.
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Council staff who kept local services and schools running deserve a real pay rise, say unions2 months ago
Government must reintroduce face coverings to minimise Covid disruption in schools, say education unions3 months ago
Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer, says UNISON 6 months ago
School support staff fear 'big bang' return' to school is a safety risk, says UNISON6 months ago
Christina McAnea is the new general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union8 months ago
Close nurseries to all except vulnerable and key-worker children, says UNISON9 months ago
Government must let schools go online to rescue Christmas, says UNISON10 months ago
University support staff left carrying the can for chaotic start of term, says UNISON11 months ago
Government must safeguard thousands of university jobs, say education unions12 months ago
Government must do more to keep schools open and safe, education unions say12 months ago

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Council staff who kept local services and schools running deserve a real pay rise, say unions

Staff working for councils and in schools are worth more than the 1.75% pay offer put forward by employers after working though the worst of times, say unions representing local authority workers today (Tuesday). UNISON, GMB and Unite are urging local government employers to rethink their revised pay offer of a 1.75% pay rise (with 2.75% for those on the bottom pay point) for 2021/22 by awarding an increase that will properly and fairly reward council and school support staff.

Government must reintroduce face coverings to minimise Covid disruption in schools, say education unions

Four education unions representing teachers and support staff are today (Tuesday) calling on the government to reinstate face coverings in schools to limit coronavirus spread.

Face coverings in schools make staff feel safer, says UNISON

The introduction of face coverings in schools have made school support staff feel safer. Taking them away when infection rates are still high and rising in some areas would be a mistake, warns UNISON today (Thursday).

School support staff fear 'big bang' return' to school is a safety risk, says UNISON

Half of school support staff in England have been anxious about the return to classrooms this week, with many fearing measures to keep them safe are inadequate, according to a survey published today (Friday) by UNISON.

Christina McAnea is the new general secretary of UNISON, the UK’s largest union

Christina McAnea has today (Monday) been elected as the new general secretary of UNISON (@unisontheunion) – the first woman to head the UK’s largest union.