A multi-academy trust with 14 schools across Bradford has reinforced its commitment to preventing violence in the workplace by working with UNISON. At a meeting today, Exceed Academies Trust signed the union’s Violence at Work charter, which it says sends a clear message that violence towards staff will not be tolerated. UNISON says the partnership […]
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Senior managers at the University of Bradford must explore all options to avoid redundancies so staff and students don’t pay the price for financial problems, says UNISON today (Friday). The university has a £16m hole in its finances and has proposed cuts that could lead to more than 200 staff losing their jobs. This amounts to around […]
Photo credit: Bradford Council UNISON is calling on Bradford Council to reconsider its plans to close an outdoor activity centre in the Yorkshire Dales, the union says today (Thursday). Ingleborough Hall is a Grade 2 listed building, run by the local authority. It hosts trips from over 80 schools a year, offering activities such as […]
UNISON will introduce a range of measures to support workers at Bradford Council after the authority announced plans to cut more than a hundred jobs earlier this month, the union says today (Friday). The council is the latest to announce cuts to address its budget shortfall, following a decade of underfunding by central government, says […]
Proposals to tackle a budget shortfall at Bradford Council will have a significant effect on the people of the city, UNISON warns today (Wednesday). The council has a large budget shortfall and needs to find savings of around £120m in the coming months if it is to avoid issuing a section 114 notice, which essentially […]
Councils across Yorkshire and Humberside have a hole in their finances exceeding £350m collectively for the coming financial year, making it extremely likely they will have to make huge cuts in essential services and jobs, says a report published by UNISON. The figures, based on financial information gathered from local authorities across Yorkshire and Humberside, […]
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