Wales Blog listing
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Wales TUC Black Activist Development Programme is a leadership programme like no other
Wales TUC’s Black Activist Development Programme was launched in March 2023. Tansaim Hussain-Gul is one of 9 participants on the programme and she’s been telling me all about her experiences so far and how this programme is different from other leadership programmes she’s been part of.
How AI is using creatives' work, voices and images
How AI is using creatives' work, voices and images
Poor workplace democracy can hinder innovation and health and safety, union reps say
Poor workplace democracy can hinder innovation and health and safety, union reps say
Dismantling my language barrier through workplace learning
As a child I always felt that the Welsh language was something ‘other’, something different and removed from my life. But recently I’ve realised how much it’s influenced my life and how I’ve always been surrounded by the language, even when I didn’t notice it.
How workers at a further education college are taking the initiative on AI deployment
How workers at a further education college are taking the initiative on AI deployment
Young workers from Wales take on Norwegian Summer Patrol
Young workers from Wales take on Norwegian Summer Patrol
Artificial intelligence is cleverer than you, workers told
New technology is being forced on workers without consent. But trade union members are determined to resist the negative aspects of artificial intelligence.
Investigating how AI is understood and impacting Welsh workers and trade unionists
Wales TUC are looking into how AI is affecting workers across different sectors, and how trade unionists are managing the increasing roll out of data-driven technologies. Is tech threatening your job or terms and conditions?
Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic
Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic, By Stacey Keane, midwife in Cwm Taf Morganwg and member of the Royal College of Midwives.
Finding confidence and inner strength through my union
Finding confidence and inner strength through my union, by Marjorie Magsino, a nurse at Moriston Hospital and UNISON member
The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic
The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic, By Suzanne Hardacre, Head of Midwifery in Cardiff during the Covid-19 pandemic and member of the Royal College of Midwives
Social Partnership: a new way forward for Wales
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Act is a landmark piece of legislation. But what does it mean for you and why is the Act so important?
A Wales where everyone is free to be themselves – why we need to make workplaces inclusive for LGBTQ+ workers
"I believe the new Wales TUC 10 step action plan will help bring about the change we need to see for LGBTQ+ workers in Wales."
Welsh workers remember their colleagues who were killed at work while the UK government plans to remove British laws which make workplaces safe
On 28 April, workers across Wales who lost their lives at work will be remembered in a national ceremony in Cardiff attended by the First Minister.
Meanwhile in Westminster, ministers are planning to trash British safety protections for workers in an ideological attack on standards.
Why we need Fair Funding for Wales
People in Wales are enduring the worst cost of living crisis for a generation. Nisreen Mansour explains what Wales TUC is calling on the UK Government to do to deliver better for Wales.
Where would we be without Trade Union women?
On International Women’s Day Rhianydd Williams highlights some Welsh Trade Union women heroes who inspire her today.
Expanding our Welsh language services on St David’s Day
On 1 March we celebrate all things Welsh – our food, our music, our beautiful landscapes and vibrant cities, our strong trade union tradition and, of course, our language.
This Apprenticeship Week, join a union
As an apprentice, you have the right to join a trade union. Trade unions exist to represent, protect and support their members in the workplace.
For too long apprentices haven’t been treated fairly. Only the trade union movement can protect them properly, celebrating their contribution all year round.
Unions and the World of Work: essential lessons on workplace rights for students across Wales
When the students of today enter the workplaces of tomorrow they need to be armed with the knowledge to keep them safe from exploitation and harm. This is the only way to enable them to have the rewarding careers they deserve.
The next step on our Welsh Language journey: launching our Welsh Language Forum
Earlier this year TUC Cymru launched our ‘Cynnig Cymraeg Welsh Language Offer’ setting out what you can expect to receive in Welsh when communicating with us.
The Welsh Language is an important part of our commitment to equality and diversity. And one of the ways in which we are developing Welsh Language support for our affiliate Unions in Wales is by launching our Welsh Language Forum in 2023.
One year on from the global climate conference in Glasgow, what’s changed in Wales for workers?
One year ago, I was representing Welsh workers at the Cop 26 global climate meeting of world leaders in Glasgow. The meeting agreed a set of targets and actions to tackle global warming.
The president of the conference, Alok Sharma, said it was an “historic agreement which kept the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in reach.”
But one year on, what is the reality?
Trade unions are changing the way we think about menopause in the workplace
In the past few years trade unions in Wales have helped make some big, and small, improvements in the workplace for women going through the menopause.
Working people are using food banks in Swansea – it's time to demand better
Wales TUC and Swansea trades council are holding a rally at the Volcano Theatre on Swansea High Street on Monday 10 October.
Ahead of the rally Gareth Bromhall, the Secretary of Swansea trades council, writes about the impact the cost-of-living crisis is having on people in Swansea.
Nine in ten of us feel our work has made our mental health worse – we need urgent changes in the workplace
Linsey Imms reveals shocking statistics from our recent mental health survey, and explains what we can do to make life better for all workers in Wales.
“If you don’t fight you will always lose”
New Wales TUC President, Brendan Kelly, tells us about his priorities for the year ahead and why he’ll be marching in London on 18 June.
A stronger social partnership
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Bill has been published today, opening a new chapter in the relationship between unions, government and employers.
Cynnig Cymraeg: Why we’re committed to communicating bilingually
Our Bilingual Communications Officer explains why we’re pleased to be launching our Cynnig Cymraeg (Welsh Offer).
What makes a good job?
If I asked you what you like about your job, I hope you’d be able to come up with a few things. But if I asked you what you don’t like about your job, would that be a longer list?
