Education 27 July 2021 Staff who kept local services & schools running deserve… Staff working for council and in schools worth more than the 1.75% pay offer put forward.
Education 9 June 2021 Bring back face coverings in schools to limit coronavirus… Four education unions call on the Government to reinstate face coverings in schools.
Education 27 May 2021 Government data on schools covid variant cases should… Eight trade unions, which collectively represent the majority of school and college staff, have…
Education 10 May 2021 Three quarters of public think school support staff… School support staff members are vital in children’s education but they are paid a pittance.
Education 4 May 2021 Masks still needed in school as 154,000 children &… Scientists, health experts, unions & parents urge govt to ensure adequate protection.
Education 20 April 2021 Unions call for Bay CE School cost-cutting plan to… Questions over rationale for proposals that could see 15 jobs axed at Sandown school.
Care 31 March 2021 More than 350 deaths and 31,000 infections linked to… Health and social care workers made up 70% of reported occupational deaths.
Education 8 March 2021 GMB slams Lambeth plan for mass restructure and potential… School staff have risked their lives every day of the pandemic and their reward is the threat of…
Education 22 February 2021 Government has done ‘precious little’ to prepare schools… GMB demands risk assessments, funding and vaccinations to open schools safely.
Education 16 February 2021 Unscrupulous' company pockets £10,000 from school cleaners'… Fury as Kingdom Services divert three years' payments from Solihull school cleaners’ retirement…
Economy 15 February 2021 Unions call for substantial pay rise for council and… Workers who put themselves in harm’s way to protect the public must be recognised.
Care 12 February 2021 Victory for millions of low paid public sector workers… Ministers forced into change following Judicial Review brought by GMB Union.