Cymru/Wales local government employers defend facility time, check-off and union rights for council workers
trade union bill 2015

Tackling racism ‘is one of our most urgent tasks – we cannot let it slide off our agenda,’ general secretary tells London celebration

My name is Sean Keown and I work as a Pharmacy Technician. My job involves dispensing and checking medicines, counselling patients, and updating computer systems related to the issue of patient medicines.
Roger is 70 years old and has been retired from Sheffield City Council as an administrator since 1997
Branch delegates gather to discuss strategic concerns of higher education workers, including the government Trade Union Bill
Disabled workers describe struggle to work 20 years after Disability Discrimination Act
My name is Jenny Edwards and I work as an associate practitioner
‘Scrapping check-off will be hugely disruptive for unions and the working people who belong to them,’ says Dave Prentis
General secretary tells West Midlands activists: unions are as relevant today as they ever were – ‘when times are tough, we show our strength’
UNISON general secretary tells Parliament that draconian proposals are ‘a major attack on workers’ rights in this country’ and ‘a negation of democracy’
Union says that the Bill is designed to ‘stop union reps from carrying out their duties’

Members from across Wales rally outside the Senedd in Cardiff, while the Assembly debates motion opposing Westminster bill
My name is John Brisbane and I work as a staff nurse in a child and adolescent mental health unit