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"We know that Welsh councils are under severe pressure from savage UK Conservative government funding cuts but our public services are at the heart of community life and must be saved. "We […]

“Having said that, against a background of continuing UK government cuts to Welsh government budget, we welcome the fact that the Welsh health minister has implemented […]

There has been a longstanding campaign called Choose Well run by the Welsh government which is intended to educate and advise patients about alternative healthcare options (sometimes […]

Union wins praise from Welsh government minister for identifying concerns at Betsi Cadwaladr hospitals

Governments across the world must do more to protect women.” Kim-Ann Williamson from the Crown […]

UNISON Cymru Wales regional secretary Margaret Thomas said: “Our local hospitals, council services, schools, colleges and police are the bedrock of our communities and we […]

"Yet all of these are threatened if the UK Conservative government’s Trade Union Bill is implemented. "The Bill will make it harder for people to join and be […]

Politicians from across the parties have been invited along with local government leaders and directors from Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board. UNISON’s membership is predominantly […]

This Council rejects this Bill's attack on local democracy and the attack on our rights as a Council to manage our own affairs. This Council is […]

Peers will be warned that the Trade Union Bill is ‘a regressive step that will harm good industrial relations’

The motion calls on the council to write to the Conservative government urging it to abandon the bill and work in partnership with the trade union movement to achieve a […]

This is because pay is set by each of the 22 local authorities and experience and responsibility are not always recognised in the pay structure […]

UNISON RCT branch secretary Peter Crews commented: “Well done to the local Labour councillors. “UNISON has been working closely with them to oppose TTIP, which would […]

The motion also said the bill intrudes on devolved responsibilities of the Welsh government and " should not be applied to Wales without the consent of the National Assembly of Wales". Ms […]

As the union for school support staff, UNISON has been campaigning for local authorities to pay the registration fee for all learning support workers in Wales and reiterated […]