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TUC Cymru calls for politicians and activists to work together to tackle division and misinformation 2026-08-05 [TUC]

Welsh government pays tribute to teams tacking wildfires 2026-07-23 [Morning Star]

UNISON Cymru policy newsletter: summer 2026 2026-07-03 [Unison]

TUC Cymru: We should be proud to call ourselves a Nation of Sanctuary 2026-07-02 [TUC]

Welsh defence workers cheered by hefty pay rise 2026-06-22 [Unite]

Defence workers cheered by hefty pay rise 2026-06-22 [Unite]

Teachers in Wales demand statutory violence reporting mechanism 2026-06-21 [Morning Star]

Strikes at cutting-edge Welsh defence optics company 2026-06-10 [Unite]

Give workers in carbon-intensive industries paid release to retrain, Welsh unions say 2026-05-22 [Morning Star]

Invest in maritime jobs and tackle poverty pay at sea, TUC Cymru demands 2026-05-21 [Morning Star]

Unions should lead counter-demos against far right and train stewards, TUC Cymru agrees 2026-05-20 [Morning Star]

Stop companies that won’t recognise unions getting public contracts, TUC Cymru demands 2026-05-20 [Morning Star]

TUC Cymru calls for new Welsh Government to establish a National Care Service and remove profit from Social Care 2026-05-19 [TUC]

Unite general secretary joins Cwm Taf health visitors picket line to demand that new government resolves dispute 2026-05-18 [Unite]

Trade unions' shopping list lands on new Welsh cabinet desks 2026-05-13 [Morning Star]

Senedd candidate elected to Unite executive as union re-examines Labour link 2026-05-07 [The Canary]

Cardiff May Day rally and march a hotbed of solidarity and celebration 2026-05-04 [Morning Star]

'So stressful' - teachers and pupils say new GCSEs are leading to burnout 2026-05-02 [BBC]

Teachers take 10th day of strike action in Welsh school 2026-04-28 [Morning Star]

NEU members at Llantwit Major High School are today taking their third day of strike action 2026-04-24 [NEU]

Teachers take strike action at Llantwit Major school 2026-04-22 [Morning Star]

Celebrating union recognition at Transport for Wales (TfW) 2026-03-25 [PCS]

Striking health visitors take their fair pay campaign to the Senedd 2026-03-11 [Morning Star]

Statement on raid of Martin Shipton's home 2026-03-09 [NUJ]

Abergele teachers to strike after intimidation and bullying 2026-03-09 [Morning Star]

NEU Cymru members at King Henry VIII 3-19 School strike over consequences of £2.3million deficit 2026-03-06 [NEU]

Read about the PCS Wales conference in Welsh 2026-03-05 [PCS]

New guide launches on engaging creative freelancers in Wales 2026-03-05 [WGGB]

Next Welsh government must prioritise lifting women out of poverty, says Unison 2026-03-05 [The Morning Star]

Plaid and unions discuss combatting the far right 2026-03-02 [Morning Star]

Plaid leader's speech gets lukewarm reception from unions 2026-02-27 [Morning Star]

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Plaid Cymru and TUC Cymru 2026-01-26 [TUC]

Health visitors preparing for strike action 2025-12-24 [Wales Online]

Workers were exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam 2025-12-16 [BBC]

TUC Cymru calls for stronger commitment from all parties to Save Welsh Industry as it warns Reform policies could put 40,000 jobs at risk 2025-12-15 [TUC]

TUC Cymru: Welsh public want social care to be delivered as public service, not for profit 2025-12-05 [TUC]

Welsh bus workers celebrate significant pay win after strike action 2025-12-01 [Unite the union]

Healthcare staff in Wales win major payout after years of underpayment 2025-11-23 [pembrokeshire-herald.]

Dramatic escalation in strikes at First Cymru as drivers furious at stalled pay talks 2025-11-10 [Unite the union]

First Cymru strikes to continue as workers reject latest pay offer 2025-10-29 [Unite]

TUC Cymru marks Black History Month with call to turn commitments into action 2025-10-25 [TUC]

Statement on the Covid inquiry module on children and young people 2025-10-24 [TUC]

Stress is the biggest hazard for workers in Wales, TUC research finds 2025-10-20 [Morning Star]

Bus chaos to hit Wales as First Cymru staff take strike action over pay 2025-10-16 [Unite]

Trade unions take demands to Plaid Cymru conference 2025-10-13 [Morning Star]

Sexual harassment ‘epidemic’ at Cardiff council 2025-10-11 [Nation Cymru]

Swansea health workers want strike ballot after deal pulled at 11th hour 2025-10-02 [UNISON]

Underpaid hospital workers 'betrayed' as health board pulls out of pay deal 'without explanation' 2025-10-02 [Wales Online]

Union members should take a lead in exposing misinformation spread by Reform UK, says head of TUC Cymru 2025-09-24 [Nation Cymru]

Teachers take strike action over bullying allegations at Flintshire school 2025-09-10 [Morning Star]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

6-08-1914 The Labour Leader, the newspaper of the Independent Labour Party, publishes an anti-war appeal to workers. [more]

8-08-1920 The country sees large 'citizen demonstrations' against intervention in Soviet Russia. [more]

8-08-1842 Thousands of mill and factory workers across Lancashire walk out in support of the People's Charter. [more]

9-08-1920 The TUC and the Labour Party agree to move a resolution for a general strike if Britain declares war on Soviet Russia. [more]

11-08-1917 LAbour politician Arthur Henderson resigns from the war cabinet over its refusal to allow workers' representatives to attend the Stockholm peace conference. [more]

12-08-1933 London taxi drivers go on strike against the wishes of their union. [more]

13-08-1889 The beginning of the great dockers strike [more]

16-08-1819 Yeoman attack a crowd gathered in MAnchester to demand parliamentary reform, in what becomes known as the Peterloo Massacre. [more]

23-08-1976 Fifty workers at the Grunwick film processing plant in north west London go on strike for the right to join a trade union. [more]