UNISON Local Government ballot 2024: “I want my voice to be heard”

Council workers and school support staff in Wales say they want their voice to be heard as UNISON has started a ballot over strike action on pay.

Neath Port Talbot Council must honour its leisure services promise, says UNISON

Leisure workers campaigning to be taken back under council control in Neath Port Talbot say their mental health is at an all-time low, according to UNISON.

Blackwood Miners' Institute

Workers would be devastated if Caerphilly venues close, says UNISON

Staff at venues used by acts including Manic Street Preachers say they would be devastated if cost-cutting plans to close them go ahead.

Meals Direct workers say service is a lifeline for elderly and vulnerable

Staff who deliver meals to hundreds of vulnerable elderly people in Caerphilly say the Meals Direct service is a lifeline to those who rely on it.

Shav Taj Wales TUC general secretary

UNISON: UN international day for the remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition

UNISON will be marking the UN international day for remembrance of the slave trade and its abolition with an event at its Cardiff office.

UNISON welcomes new Welsh Labour leader

UNISON Cymru/Wales has congratulated Eluned Morgan on her confirmation as leader of Welsh Labour.

Bevan Day 2024: UNISON marks 76 years of the NHS at the birthplace of founder Nye Bevan

UNISON Cymru/Wales came together with comrades to celebrate the creation of the NHS.

UNISON Cymru/Wales regional secretary Jess Turner

Bevan Day 2024: Let’s campaign together and build a national care service

Health workers in Wales and across the UK will be honoured at the birthplace of NHS founder Nye Bevan this weekend.

Rebecca Ring Ceredigion branch schools convenor

It’s my first UNISON conference! Delegates from Wales head to Brighton for major national event

UNISON members in Wales will be heading to the union’s national conference in Brighton for the first time next week.

NDC 2024 – speeches and bullet points

The following are available to aid delegates making speeches at NDC 2024. Full speech notes are provided for Cymru Wales regional or branch motions and branch amendments. Speech bullet points are provided on areas delegates may wish to speak. Motion Subject Briefing format 6   Challenging exploitation of migrant workers Speech bullet points Amendment 8.1 […]

UNISON praised by council chief executive for work in anti-racism

UNISON has been praised for its work in the areas of anti-racism and allyship at special event held in the centre of Neath.

UNISON Cymru/Wales care lead Mark Turner

Proposed removal of profit from children’s services is welcome

Commenting on the publication of the Health and Social Care (Wales) Bill and its proposals to remove profit from services for looked-after children, UNISON Cymru Wales social care lead Mark Turner (pictured above) said: “The Welsh government must be congratulated for taking the initiative and tackling head-on the outrageous profit levels being made by private […]

Care workers given chance to shape future of minimum wage

Social care workers will today (Wednesday) provide key evidence to determine the future of the national minimum wage, says UNISON.

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Win 2 Free Tickets to see Michael Sheen in “Nye”: Competition open to all Care Workers in Wales

As part of UNISON’s campaign for a National Care Service in Wales, we have 2 free tickets for Care Workers to watch Michael Sheen show Nye at the Wales Millennium Centre un Cardiff.