Press releases

UNISON reaction to Welsh government meeting on NHS pay

Dominic MacAskill, regional secretary of UNISON Cymru/Wales, has responded to today’s meeting with the Health Minister Eluned Morgan on NHS pay

left to right: carer Sian Stockham and UNISON Cymru/Wales regional secretary Dominic MacAskill

New report: Private sector is the barrier to improved social care services in Wales

The crisis in social care can never be resolved if services continue to be provided by the private sector, according to a new a major new report.

Councils ​across Wales face ​cash crisis of more than £200m, says UNISON    

UNISON’s head of local government Darron Dupre Councils across ​Wales face a collective funding gap of over £200m in the next financial year forcing them to cut essential services, says a report published today (Thursday) by UNISON. Waste collections, leisure centres, nurseries and other vital services will all be hit according to the findings based on information* from local authorities in Wales. […]

Public sector workers must be strike ready says incoming head of UNISON Cymru Wales

Getting public sector workers ‘strike ready’ in the face of rocketing living costs is a key priority for incoming UNISON Cymru/Wales boss Dominic MacAskill.

Biggest Welsh healthcare union prepares for industrial action ballot

NHS staff belonging to Wales’ biggest healthcare union feel let down by Welsh government’s pay offer and will now be balloted

UNISON health worker forced to re-mortgage home and take on extra shifts as cost-of-living crisis deepens

A health worker in South Wales has been left with no choice other than to re-mortgage her home as the ever-deepening cost-of-living crisis tightens its grip

health workers

Health workers need inflation-busting pay rise, says UNISON

Health workers in Wales need an immediate inflation-busting pay rise, says UNISON Cymru/Wales

UNISON SPONSORS HUNDREDS OF IFTAR MEALS FOR CARDIFF MOSQUE

To celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, the Wales Water branch of UNISON is sponsoring an Iftar meal tomorrow for around 200 members of the Al-Ikhlas Mosque 

Cost of Living Crisis protest set for Cardiff city centre

A major protest against the cost-of-living crisis gripping the nation will be held in the centre of Cardiff.

Sky high petrol prices place vulnerable people at serious risk

Vulnerable people who rely on care workers are being put at huge risk as staff say they cannot afford to travel in the face of sky-high petrol prices

Denise Owen, Ceredigion Council community education manager

St David’s Day could be holiday for Ceredigion council workers

Council workers in Ceredigion could be spending St David’s Day at home with their families next year.

Teaching assistants get recognition and training they deserve

Teaching assistants have praised Education Minister’s statement as biggest commitment government has ever made to improving their employment conditions

Leisure staff in Neath Port Talbot

Landmark move to run leisure services publicly could be blueprint for authorities across Wales

Public service workers are celebrating a momentous decision to bring leisure services back into public hands.

Union calls for leisure services to be brought back in-house ahead of key council talks

Council workers in Neath Port Talbot are calling for leisure services to be brought back into public hands ahead of a key meeting on the issue

UNISON Cymru/Wales welcomes pay boost for care workers

Thousands of care workers across Wales living on the breadline are to receive a pay rise which has been welcomed by public services union UNISON