Primary school opens on-site laundry service backed by UNISON to help with cost-of-living crisis

Washing machines have been installed at a primary school in South Wales to help parents and the surrounding community with soaring energy bills.

Pay rise for low paid Vale workers

Vale of Glamorgan school support staff; refuse workers; cleaners; caterers and more are in line for a pay rise after the council worked in partnership with the trade unions to deliver a minimum rate of £9.18 per hour, effective from 1 April 2019. Hourly wages will increase by £1.28 from the current £7.90. The new […]

Youth workers: council betraying young people

Council of rushing to agree proposals which would decimate youth service provision

UNISON nominates Jane Gebbie to challenge Alun Cairns

Jane is a seasoned campaigner who always stands up for the vulnerable in our society

Youth service provision to be slashed in the Vale

Councillors considering reducing the universal access team of 48 youth officers to just 9 staff and closing Llantwit Major youth centre

Vale of Glamorgan council slated over library announcement

UNISON has criticised the Vale of Glamorgan council for publishing misleading information about the future of the authority’s library services

Further education trade unions criticise ColegauCymru’s mixed messages on pay

Further education unions across Wales have criticised colleges in Wales and ColegauCymru for their handling of this year’s pay negotiations