UNISON’s Andrea Egan speaks out on union-busting at Leicester school

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UNISON general secretary Andrea Egan has insisted that she will ensure “the full force” of the union works to hold an academy trust to account for its union-busting at a Leicester school. Andrea Egan: ‘I will not tolerate this’ The Canary has been following developments closely since an academy special school in Leicester controversially suspended union rep Tom Barker. Amid accusations of union-busting, workers at the school overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action. And their campaign has escalated in recent weeks. Egan, who joined the picket line with these striking workers on 4 June, highlighted her “profound solidarity” at UNISON’s…

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