Unison suspends work agreement

The public services union Unison last week suspended its involvement in the school workforce agreement for England and Wales, accusing the Government and local education authorities of failing to deliver a proper career and pay structure for school support staff. Delegates at the union's local government group conference in Bournemouth passed a resolution calling for the agreement to be renegotiated - a move welcomed by the National Union of Teachers (NUT), which said both unions could now make 'common cause (to) achieve common objectives'.