Press releases
UNISON Neath Port Talbot branch has written to local councillors protesting that proposals to use the private sector to deliver the overwhelming majority of care services will inevitably mean quality plummets. The union accuses the council of betraying the community it serves, vulnerable constituents and their families, all of whom will be extremely anxious at […]
UNISON today publishes a report which reveals the extent to which Welsh universities use zero hours contracts and are reliant on temporary agency workers. The report lays bare the shocking truth about how these public institutions, which help drive the Welsh economy, treat their own workforce. The union has recently drawn attention to the super-rich […]
Public services union, UNISON, has called upon expert evidence to effectively demolish Pembrokeshire County Council’s case to transfer leisure services to a charitable trust. In a hard-hitting response to the council’s consultation, the union has stated there is a lack of evidence that the new proposal will be cheaper or more effective and the loss […]
Home care workers instructed to by their employer not to stay the full length of time with the client that is stipulated on the client care plan.
UNISON Cymru/Wales black members will commemorate the abolition of the slave trade on Tuesday 23 August at 18.30 at the Butetown Community Centre, Cardiff. Welsh Government’s anti-human trafficking co-ordinator Stephen Chapman will join members of the community for a ceremony organised by UNISON to mark International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and […]
The government must tighten minimum wage regulations
UNISON hosts Cuban patriots
UNISON Cymru/Wales will hold its first NHS Awards today (6 July).
Individual contributions of healthcare workers to be celebrated at gala dinner
Commenting on the news that the UK has voted to leave the EU, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis, said “The people have spoken, and they have made a clear call for change – and a different relationship with Europe. “We will be working in the coming weeks and months to hold the leave campaigners to […]
Intervention of Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language urgently required says UNISON
The future of young people is at stake with the EU referendum
UNISON offers congratulations to Vaughan Gething AM and Rebecca Evans AM
UNISON congratulates Rhondda Cynon Taf council on TTIP motion
The union sets out to highlight how ‘lazy political hits’ damage morale and the relationship of trust between patients and staff (Cymru/Wales)