54 per cent of the Welsh public believe the UK government was wrong to propose a pay freeze for police staff earning more than £24,000. Only 28 per cent agreed the Westminster government was right to block any pay increase. That’s the finding of a Savanta ComRes poll of 1,009 people released today. The poll […]
cuts to local services
UNISON Cymru/Wales warns that austerity cuts are damaging our public services and threatening to undermine local democracy
Five years of austerity have ‘inflicted long-term damage ‘on Welsh communities
UNISON will submit thousands of signatures from across the Vale of Glamorgan to the local council in a bid to protect library services. Library services across the Vale of Glamorgan have come under threat as a result of budget constraints. Council proposals include redycung opening hours, cutting staff numbers, and a call to community groups […]
UNISON has criticised the Vale of Glamorgan council for publishing misleading information about the future of the authority’s library services
People from across Cardiff came together on National Libraries Day to stage a ‘read-in’ to oppose cuts to Cardiff library services
‘Express your love of libraries’ and stand behind library staff this Saturday, on National Libraries Day
In response to the release of Welsh public services minister Leighton Andrews’ consultation, Reforming Local Government: Power to Local People, UNISON Cymru/Wales head of local government Dominic MacAskill said: “There is a general consensus across Wales that council restructuring is both necessary and inevitable. “However, despite the fact that this debate has been ongoing for some […]
A petition has been launched to defend Plantasia, Wales’ only rainforest, against plans for closure
UNISON members at Cardiff council have responded angrily to budget proposals being put out to consultation by the council. UNISON believes that if the council continues with their destructive policies, public services in the city will be beyond repair. The council are also expecting the workforce to pay for some of the deficit through further erosion of […]