Nearly 100,000 UNISON members are speaking as one in the 2026 Senedd election. This is about the future of our NHS, our schools, our care services and our communities.
Campaigns
We need conversations about pay to be happening in NHS workplaces across Wales.
When workers speak to each other, campaigns grow stronger. This is how we prepare for whatever comes next.
When NHS workers act together, we are much harder to ignore.
“Every day is spent supporting pupils through challenges big and small, but the pay and conditions don’t reflect the work actually being done.”
Throughout Wales, teaching assistants are being paid at one level but working across all levels. Taking on more responsibility, without the pay to match.
Staff working for Wrexham County Borough Council are being forced into a rigid office attendance policy that ignores how services actually run and disregards the clear views of the workforce. This dispute is about more than where people work. It is about respect, trust and whether decisions about public services are made with workers or imposed on them.
School support staff keep our schools running, yet many are trapped in low pay and unfair conditions. UNISON Cymru’s new report shows why Wales needs a School Support Staff Negotiating Body to deliver fair pay, clear roles and real respect. Read the full report or the bilingual summary and help us win change.
Healthcare support workers across Wales have won a major victory after years of being underpaid for the vital clinical work they do. Together, members put pressure on their health boards and the Welsh government to fix an injustice that saw thousands of staff stuck on Band 2 pay while regularly carrying out Band 3 duties.
Denbighshire County Council is proposing to close Cefndy Healthcare, a social enterprise in Rhyl that has provided meaningful employment for disabled people for nearly 50 years. Cefndy isn’t just a workplace; it’s a community. It employs 29 people, including 22 disabled workers, who manufacture high-quality living aids and mobility products for health and social care services.