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More than 15,000 back Unison Cymru calls to end term-time only pay 2026-10-08 [Morning Star]

Internationalism, trade unions, the Green Party and universalism raised in the Senedd 2026-10-06 [Morning Star]

Trade unions discuss how to work with a Plaid government 2026-10-05 [Morning Star]

Trade unions take workers' issues to the heart of Welsh government 2026-10-02 [Morning Star]

Prospect at TUC Cymru General Council 2026-09-30 [Prospect]

Striking health visitors ask Welsh First Minister if he ‘lied’ when he promised to help end pay dispute 2026-09-16 [Morning Star]

Welsh health visitor strike: NHS board “a pariah” 2026-08-17 [Unite]

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]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

4-10-1936 At Cable Street, London, thousands of trade unionists, socialists and communists throw up barricades to block the British Union of Fascists from marching through the Jewish neighbourhoods of the East End. [more]

6-10-1913 The conference of the Miners Federation passes a motion in favour of a general strike in Britain to support Dublin's locked out workers, with only one vote against. [more]

25-10-1895 Socialist and feminist Edith Lanchester captured by her family and institutionalised for opposing the institution of marriage [more]