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Menopause in the workplace

New campaign resources to help change the way menopause is treated in the workplace.

Workers talking

Emergency food parcels to families in Wales up 32% since 2017 election

Rise of food banks shows Wales needs to change the economy to make it fairer

Volunteers at a foodbank

Most important election in a generation for working families in Wales, says TUC boss

This election is the most important in a generation for working families in Wales, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady will say in Newport and Cardiff Central today.

20 years of WULF: Mark’s Essential Skills training was “like being let out of a cage”

Mark panicked when he was redeployed to a job where he needed to read, write and use a computer. Find out how his union and Wales Union Learning Fund helped Mark keep his job, and change his life.

Mark Church has seen huge benefits from his WULF-funded courses

35% annual jump in zero hours contracts in Wales: Wales TUC calls for ban

New figures reveal that the number of employees on zero hours contracts in Wales rose by 35% between 2018 and 2019. We are calling on the UK Government to introduce a ban on zero hours contracts.

Welsh Government praise union-led adult education

Assembly Members joined Wales TUC in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay today to celebrate two decades of union-led adult education in Wales.

Wales TUC urge men to open up about mental health

On International Men's Day we urge all men in Wales to complete our survey on mental health in the workplace.

Wales TUC calls for action on low pay as figures show over a fifth of Welsh employees earn less than a living wage

New figures reveal more than one third of employees in some Welsh constituencies are paid below the Real Living Wage. Wales TUC calls on the next UK Government to do more to tackle the problem of low pay with a £10 minimum wage and new bargaining rights for workers.

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20 year of WULF: Jan discovers she’s dyslexic through helping others with their learning

Read about Jan James, a dedicated Union Learning Rep for BT and Openreach. Through helping others she discovered a surprising fact about herself.

Jan James, Union Learning Rep

20 years of WULF

The Wales Union Learning Fund celebrates its 20th birthday this November. We want to hear your stories about how learning in the workplace has helped you.

Workers at First Bus Swansea have benefited from WULF funding

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