Please see the attached joint union guidance for schools. Wherever you work, ventilation is a key measure to controlling the spread of COVID-19. Check out the brief video COVID-19 Ventilation and air conditioning – YouTube Joint-union-guide-to-improving-ventilation-in-schools-and-colleges-AUG21 If you have any queries or concerns when you return to your school then call UNISON on 07803 844712 …
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UNISON Strike Picket Monday 23 August
UNISON pickets were out in force at Portway Lifestyle Centre on Monday 23 August. This is the third one-day strike by UNISON members at Sandwell Leisure Trust, after they were fired and rehired to move them away from national pay, terms and conditions. Car horns were tooted in support and the pickets were joined by …
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Olympics finish – Commonwealth Games 2022 to be remembered in Sandwell by ‘fire and rehire’?
How can a Labour Council allow staff set to run the new £73million Aquatic Centre in Sandwell be forced off national pay, terms and conditions, by an employer that has £3.5million in reserves? Well that’s what is still happening in Sandwell, unless the Labour Council fixes the dispute soon. UNISON have announced another strike day …
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Latest on NJC Pay Offer 2021
The employers have made their ‘final’ offer to council workers and support staff working in schools, increasing their original 1.5% by just 0.25%. Increased offer of 0.25% is “insignificant” Staff working for councils and in schools are worth more than the 1.75% pay offer put forward by employers after working through the worst of times, …
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No to the forced academisation of Rounds Green Primary School
Petition · No to the forced academisation of Rounds Green Primary School · Change.org Despite making huge improvements Rounds Green Primary is being forced by the Government to leave Council control and public ownership – to then be run by an unelected organisation and become an Academy School. The Governors, the School Management Team and …
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July 19th National NJC Guidance on COVID
The Government has announced that in England, from Monday 19 July, social distancing guidance will no longer apply (see separate guidance for Wales and Northern Ireland). This means that employers do not need to implement social distancing in their business, workplace or venue, and customers, service users and employees do not need to keep apart …
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Time to Fix the Dispute at Sandwell Leisure Trust
Today, Thursday 15 July, UNISON leafletted the ward of Cabinet member for Finance, Wasim Ali, in just two hours – calling upon him to fix the dispute at Sandwell Leisure Trust. The leisure centres remain council controlled and a Labour Council should not tolerate an organisation using ‘fire and rehire’ to forcibly remove staff from …
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NHS is 73 years old – Sign the UNISON Open Letter to Boris Johnson
All eyes on Boris: open letter to the PM on NHS pay | Article, News | News | UNISON National Offering just a 1% pay award when RPI inflation is 3.3% represents a real pay cut. This is no way to say thank you to staff in the NHS. Please sign and urge your friends …
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Get help with school uniform costs this summer
Struggling to make ends meet? Worried about back to school costs? Help is at hand We have set up a fund to help UNISON members on low incomes with school uniform costs by way of a one-off payment of £50 per child up to a maximum of £150 per family. To apply, download the application …
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Strike Against Fire and Rehire Disrupts Leisure Services
The strike by UNISON members at Sandwell Leisure Trust severely disrupted services at Portway Lifestyle Centre and Tipton Leisure Centre on 25 June. Support from the public was strong on all picket lines with many refusing to attend Smethwick Swimming Baths in support of staff fighting being fired and rehired. Support was also received from …
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