While I am “disappointed” (to say the least) that the current majority group on the UNISON NEC is cutting the financial support for our vulnerable members, by hundreds of thousands of pounds, this vital scheme is still going ahead from 29 May 24….Read more…
TUC Cymru 50: Pride and the miners’ strike
In the 2014 award-winning film Pride, Dai Donovan is the warm, good-humoured Welsh miner who meets Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) in London and then, back home in Wales, hosts members of the group on his living-room floor. He’s undoubtedly…Read more…
50 years of TUC Cymru: Campaigning for equality puts the menopause on the map
When Wales TUC was established in 1974 we were still in the early days of the Equal Pay Act. LGBTQ+ rights were lacking, Disabled people were medicalised and racism was commonplace, with riots continuing throughout this decade and the next.
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Councils need proper funding not further efficiency savings
The best way for councils to run efficient services is for them to be adequately resourced and staffed.
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‘Levelling up’ democracy in Burford
If you are interested in what real levelling up means then go to Burford, Oxfordshire this Saturday (May 18) for an annual event celebrating the roots of democracy, suffrage and equality. Levellers Day commemorates the spirit and values of the Levellers, a group of radical thinkers within the Parliamentarian forces during, and after, the English […]
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Council and school staff pay offer falls short
UNISON will decide next steps over NJC pay
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50 years of TUC Cymru: A guiding light for Welsh devolution
50 years ago, the union movement in Wales gathered in Aberystwyth to enact a plan that had been years in the making. The outcome of this meeting would reshape the trade union movement in the UK, and be a guiding light for the path of Wales as a nation.
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Time is running out: UNISON Service Group Executive Elections – Ballot finishes this Friday 5pm 17 May 2024
These are really important elections. Not just London Local Government. Some seats were not contested so not everyone has received a postal vote (and you can vote via email but don’t do both!). If going for postal vote, best to put 1st class stamp on t…Read more…
United minds
During Mental Health Awareness Week this week, Unite is encouraging members to get involved with its United Minds campaign. The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 is “Movement: Moving more for our mental health”. It’s one that particularly relevant to members, because the intense pressure on workers facing government cuts, social security reforms, the […]
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50 years of TUC Cymru: Wales Union Learning Fund
For 25 years workers in Wales have been able to access training and learning in their workplace thanks to a Welsh Government funded programme called WULF. Find out how his union and Wales Union Learning Fund helped Mark keep his job, and change his lif…Read more…
Investment not wishful thinking is key to fixing the NHS
Government announcement is deflection from its health failures
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Investment not wishful thinking is key to fixing the NHS
Government announcement is deflection from its health failures
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Government failure to fix NHS buildings puts patients and staff at risk
Hospitals and equipment in no fit state to deliver proper care
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Government failure to fix NHS buildings puts patients and staff at risk
Hospitals and equipment in no fit state to deliver proper care
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Nakba Day
Palestinians and their supporters around the world refer to 15 May as “Nakba Day” — a day marking the anniversary of the creation of the State of Israel. This year, the UK-based Palestine Solidarity Campaign…Read more…
Government needs to end its cruel assault on sick and disabled people
The latest government announcement on reforms to financial support for those with ill health or disability is misleading rhetoric. The lives of those with ill health or disability are completely misrepresented, and the language they use is divisive.
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Rapid deterioration in the Labour market
New figures today showed unemployment rising sharply by 166,000 on the quarter to 1,486,000. The unemployment rate rose by 0.5 percentage points to 4.3 per cent.
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UNISON opinion: Your vote matters
Don’t miss out as the deadline approaches in the union’s service group executive elections
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UNISON opinion: Your vote matters
Don’t miss out as the deadline approaches in the union’s service group executive elections
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Raising pay is crucial step in ending social care crisis
Fair pay agreement is best way forward
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