Schools

Support staff unions demand £15 minimum wage and inflation-busting pay rise

Unison, Unite and GMB want a 12.7 per cent pay hike from April - and allowances for all support...

Tom Belger
Tom Belger
Politics

‘Don’t pressure staff to cross picket lines’, unions tell members

Two unions issue joint statement to avoid tensions between members over impending walkouts

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Keegan challenges NEU over legality of strike vote announcement

Union leaders say they are 'confident' all employers were informed at around the same time as members

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Strike talks latest: DfE ‘pessimistic’ about prospect of more money

Union leader calls for political intervention after six-hour crunch talks with department officials

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

‘I can’t afford to strike, but I can’t afford to carry on like it is’

NEU members explain how pay erosion and a lack of school funding is driving teachers to take second jobs

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Thousands of heads may have been denied strike vote, says NAHT

Union reveals it re-issued over 5,000 ballots amid postal disruption, but three in four may not have reached members...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

It’s Kebede vs Sweeney in NEU general secretary election

Former president faces union's deputy general secretary in election to replace Dr Mary Bousted and Kevin Courtney

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Teacher strikes: ‘No concrete progress’ in pay talks, unions say

Unions say government shows no sign of increasing this year's pay award, but further meetings are likely

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

Everything you need to know about potential school strikes

Ministers hold crunch union talks as ballots of NEU, NASUWT and NAHT members close this week

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker