School catering staff win in the Wirral after UNISON pressure

Plans by private school catering company Chartwells to make 10 school catering staff redundant in schools in Liverpool before Christmas have been halted, following a UNISON campaign and intervention from local MPs.
As COVID-19 has caused a reduction in the number of school meals needed, the food services giant – part of the Compass group – made proposals to sack 10 low-paid women employees rather than access the government’s furlough scheme.
UNISON successfully coordinated a fi