Stars in Our Schools Stars in Our Schools is an annual celebration of school support staff. This year the event will take place on Friday 24 November 2023 – but we encourage schools to join in whenever suits them! It takes a whole team to make a school a safe and happy place for all […]

Wendy Nichols – Nominated by North Yorkshire LG Branch for National Labour Link Committee

  UNISON National Labour Link Elections Please use your vote in the Labour Link Committee Elections! Ballot papers will be sent to your home address and also if Unison have an email address for you, you will be sent ballot codes to enable you to vote online. Voting starts on 18 September and ends at […]

Energy Support Fund

Important information The Energy Support Fund will open on 27 September, with grants of £200 available to support low income members with their energy costs. Due to finite funds, we can only accept 2,000 applications. 1,000 will be released at 8.30am and 1,000 at 5pm. In previous rounds of this fund, demand has been so […]

Meet UNISON – Hambleton Civic Centre

UNISON is coming to the Hambleton Civic Centre in Northallerton on Wednesday 31 May, to talk to members and meet new members.

Strike Threat to Leisure Services in Selby and Tadcaster

UNISON members working on the Selby District Council leisure contract are being asked to vote yes to take strike action, after they reject a below-inflation pay award.

NEU strikes – advice for our school members

We support the NEU strike and we have issued advice to explain how school support staff can help by not undermining the strike. Our members in schools should not be asked, nor expected, to cover for teachers who are on strike.

Workers rights under threat

Analysis by the Work Foundation shows that the rights of millions of workers in the UK are under threat, with a disproportionate impact on women.