Cardiff County Unison
@cardiffunison.bsky.social
Recognised union at Cardiff Council, CAVC, Cardiff Bus, WLGA, outsourced services. Organising in private care sector.
cardiffunison@gmail.com
02920 872580
https://cardiffcounty.unison.site/
cardiffunison@gmail.com
02920 872580
https://cardiffcounty.unison.site/
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A rupture with the system? - While the Greens have won popularity for their call for a wealth tax, it’s unclear whether they’d be willing to break with the most powerful forces of capitalism, argues NICK WRIGHT
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A rupture with the system?
EVERY time the question of taxes and public expenditure comes before a TV or radio audience we are invited to consider it as a scaled-up version of the household budgeting of the stereotypical househo...
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 AM
A rupture with the system? - While the Greens have won popularity for their call for a wealth tax, it’s unclear whether they’d be willing to break with the most powerful forces of capitalism, argues NICK WRIGHT
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rupt...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rupt...
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️ 🕯️
Trade unionism is all about solidarity, with no one left to face trouble alone. We are stronger together.
Join our networks and find support. unsn.uk/2tJY83u
Trade unionism is all about solidarity, with no one left to face trouble alone. We are stronger together.
Join our networks and find support. unsn.uk/2tJY83u
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️⚧️ 🕯️
Trade unionism is all about solidarity, with no one left to face trouble alone. We are stronger together.
Join our networks and find support. unsn.uk/2tJY83u
Trade unionism is all about solidarity, with no one left to face trouble alone. We are stronger together.
Join our networks and find support. unsn.uk/2tJY83u
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MASSIVE WIN! 🔥
More than 6,000 healthcare support workers across Wales will now receive pay rises and back pay after an all-Wales agreement was reached between UNISON Cymru, NHS employers and the Welsh government.
More than 6,000 healthcare support workers across Wales will now receive pay rises and back pay after an all-Wales agreement was reached between UNISON Cymru, NHS employers and the Welsh government.
November 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
MASSIVE WIN! 🔥
More than 6,000 healthcare support workers across Wales will now receive pay rises and back pay after an all-Wales agreement was reached between UNISON Cymru, NHS employers and the Welsh government.
More than 6,000 healthcare support workers across Wales will now receive pay rises and back pay after an all-Wales agreement was reached between UNISON Cymru, NHS employers and the Welsh government.
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Strikes led by women deserve universal support - ROGER McKENZIE calls for greater support from trade unionists and the general public for female workers involved in industrial disputes
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Strikes led by women deserve universal support
PHLEBOTOMISTS at Gloucestershire Hospitals have been on strike since March 17. As of this week, at more than 200 days, that makes it the longest strike in NHS history.Not that you would really know fr...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Strikes led by women deserve universal support - ROGER McKENZIE calls for greater support from trade unionists and the general public for female workers involved in industrial disputes
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stri...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stri...
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4) She will free up and resource branches so we can better support you, giving you access to legal advice when needed.
5) She has successfully led campaigns to defend Schools and Council terms and conditions.
5) She has successfully led campaigns to defend Schools and Council terms and conditions.
October 29, 2025 at 12:39 PM
4) She will free up and resource branches so we can better support you, giving you access to legal advice when needed.
5) She has successfully led campaigns to defend Schools and Council terms and conditions.
5) She has successfully led campaigns to defend Schools and Council terms and conditions.
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2) She will take the wage of a social worker, not the £181,000 package our current General Secretary receives. Andrea’s pay will go up when yours does.
3) She opposes UNISON’s subservience to Starmer’s Labour. UNISON members will come first, not the Labour Party.
3) She opposes UNISON’s subservience to Starmer’s Labour. UNISON members will come first, not the Labour Party.
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
2) She will take the wage of a social worker, not the £181,000 package our current General Secretary receives. Andrea’s pay will go up when yours does.
3) She opposes UNISON’s subservience to Starmer’s Labour. UNISON members will come first, not the Labour Party.
3) She opposes UNISON’s subservience to Starmer’s Labour. UNISON members will come first, not the Labour Party.
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Cardiff County branch nominates Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary. Branch Committee unanimously nominated Andrea Egan for General Secretary because:
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cardiff County branch nominates Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary. Branch Committee unanimously nominated Andrea Egan for General Secretary because:
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
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UNISON members across Cymru are already voting. Have you?
✅ Return your ballot paper today to make sure it’s counted.
🗳️ Ballot closes 25 November, 5pm.
✅ Return your ballot paper today to make sure it’s counted.
🗳️ Ballot closes 25 November, 5pm.
November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
UNISON members across Cymru are already voting. Have you?
✅ Return your ballot paper today to make sure it’s counted.
🗳️ Ballot closes 25 November, 5pm.
✅ Return your ballot paper today to make sure it’s counted.
🗳️ Ballot closes 25 November, 5pm.
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500 years since the peasants’ war - NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/500-...
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500 years since the peasants’ war
BAD FRANKENHAUSEN is a spa town in the German state of Thuringia and is home to one of the most astonishing socialist works of art ever produced.An enormous panorama based upon Friedrich Engels’s 1850...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
500 years since the peasants’ war - NICK MATTHEWS recalls how the ideals of socialism and the holding of goods in common have an older provenance than you might think
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/500-...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/500-...
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UNISON’s response to the Independent Review of State Pension Age
Increasing the state pension age is a false economy. Our submission, led by our members' experiences, highlights the physical and mental demands that essential workers face.
🔗 Full response
Increasing the state pension age is a false economy. Our submission, led by our members' experiences, highlights the physical and mental demands that essential workers face.
🔗 Full response
What's the right age to retire? | Article | News | UNISON National
UNISON has submitted its response to the government’s independent review into what factors should be considered when determining the state pension age
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November 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
UNISON’s response to the Independent Review of State Pension Age
Increasing the state pension age is a false economy. Our submission, led by our members' experiences, highlights the physical and mental demands that essential workers face.
🔗 Full response
Increasing the state pension age is a false economy. Our submission, led by our members' experiences, highlights the physical and mental demands that essential workers face.
🔗 Full response
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Brilliant points from our general secretary Christina McAnea on Sunday’s #LauraK.
With the Caerphilly by-election fresh in people’s minds and Senedd elections on the horizon, it’s a vital reminder that public service workers’ voices must be heard in every debate about Wales’ future.
With the Caerphilly by-election fresh in people’s minds and Senedd elections on the horizon, it’s a vital reminder that public service workers’ voices must be heard in every debate about Wales’ future.
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Brilliant points from our general secretary Christina McAnea on Sunday’s #LauraK.
With the Caerphilly by-election fresh in people’s minds and Senedd elections on the horizon, it’s a vital reminder that public service workers’ voices must be heard in every debate about Wales’ future.
With the Caerphilly by-election fresh in people’s minds and Senedd elections on the horizon, it’s a vital reminder that public service workers’ voices must be heard in every debate about Wales’ future.
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UNISON is a member-led union.
This election is about our collective strength, make sure your voice is heard.
The ballot is open until 25 November. 🗳️
This election is about our collective strength, make sure your voice is heard.
The ballot is open until 25 November. 🗳️
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
UNISON is a member-led union.
This election is about our collective strength, make sure your voice is heard.
The ballot is open until 25 November. 🗳️
This election is about our collective strength, make sure your voice is heard.
The ballot is open until 25 November. 🗳️
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The looming prospect of strike action showed they were serious. Two days later, the board reversed its decision to pause back pay.
#PayFairForPatientCare
#PayFairForPatientCare
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
The looming prospect of strike action showed they were serious. Two days later, the board reversed its decision to pause back pay.
#PayFairForPatientCare
#PayFairForPatientCare
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Last week, over 30 Swansea Bay healthcare support workers delivered a petition to their health board, demanding fair pay for years of under-recognised work.
#PayFairForPatientCare
#PayFairForPatientCare
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Last week, over 30 Swansea Bay healthcare support workers delivered a petition to their health board, demanding fair pay for years of under-recognised work.
#PayFairForPatientCare
#PayFairForPatientCare
"Drivers believe they are worth at least £15 an hour and would have liked the union to start talks at that rate. Unfortunately some union officers are too friendly with management and when told by bosses that there is no money to pay bus drivers properly, they believe it"
voice.cymru/diary-of-a-w...
voice.cymru/diary-of-a-w...
Diary Of A Worker: South Wales Bus Strike -
Reading Time: 6 minutesBus workers in south Wales will take strike action for four days this week. Starting…
voice.cymru
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
"Drivers believe they are worth at least £15 an hour and would have liked the union to start talks at that rate. Unfortunately some union officers are too friendly with management and when told by bosses that there is no money to pay bus drivers properly, they believe it"
voice.cymru/diary-of-a-w...
voice.cymru/diary-of-a-w...
Cardiff County branch nominates Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary. Branch Committee unanimously nominated Andrea Egan for General Secretary because:
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
October 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Cardiff County branch nominates Andrea Egan for UNISON General Secretary. Branch Committee unanimously nominated Andrea Egan for General Secretary because:
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
1) She has a clear plan for successful action on Pay, ending the stagnation of the last fifteen years.
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Ballot papers are on their way! 📬
Every UNISON member gets a vote in our general secretary election.
Use your vote to have a say in our union’s future.
✅ Return your paper in the prepaid envelope to make sure it counts.
Every UNISON member gets a vote in our general secretary election.
Use your vote to have a say in our union’s future.
✅ Return your paper in the prepaid envelope to make sure it counts.
October 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Ballot papers are on their way! 📬
Every UNISON member gets a vote in our general secretary election.
Use your vote to have a say in our union’s future.
✅ Return your paper in the prepaid envelope to make sure it counts.
Every UNISON member gets a vote in our general secretary election.
Use your vote to have a say in our union’s future.
✅ Return your paper in the prepaid envelope to make sure it counts.
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Voting for the UNISON general secretary opens today 🗳️
🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address
📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope
➤ Let your friends and colleagues know by sharing
It's your chance to have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf
🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address
📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope
➤ Let your friends and colleagues know by sharing
It's your chance to have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Voting for the UNISON general secretary opens today 🗳️
🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address
📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope
➤ Let your friends and colleagues know by sharing
It's your chance to have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf
🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address
📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope
➤ Let your friends and colleagues know by sharing
It's your chance to have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf
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NEXT shut down its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
NEXT, unions and making millions | Article | News | UNISON National
Despite soaring profits, the high street giant suddenly closed it's only unionised factory in Sri Lanka without consultation with trade unions and via WhatsApp
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October 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
NEXT shut down its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
The closure came just after workers secured modest improvements, and the notice was sent via WhatsApp 📱
UNISON is calling for justice.
Reopen the factory. Reinstate the workers. Respect their rights.
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UNISON is led by members, for members.
This election is your chance to shape how our union stands up for public services and fair pay in the years ahead.
Ballot opens 28 October, watch the post. 🗳️
More info: www.unison.org.uk/general-secr...
This election is your chance to shape how our union stands up for public services and fair pay in the years ahead.
Ballot opens 28 October, watch the post. 🗳️
More info: www.unison.org.uk/general-secr...
October 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
UNISON is led by members, for members.
This election is your chance to shape how our union stands up for public services and fair pay in the years ahead.
Ballot opens 28 October, watch the post. 🗳️
More info: www.unison.org.uk/general-secr...
This election is your chance to shape how our union stands up for public services and fair pay in the years ahead.
Ballot opens 28 October, watch the post. 🗳️
More info: www.unison.org.uk/general-secr...
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It’s not just the Starmer regime: the workers of Britain have always faced legal affronts on their right to assemble and dissent, and the Labour Party especially has meddled with our freedoms from its earliest days, writes KEITH FLETT
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morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brie...
A brief history of attacks on the right to organise
THE 32nd march for Palestine in central London since October 2023 took place on October 11 2025 with over 500,000 people attending. The reaction of Labour ministers was that such marches must be curta...
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October 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
It’s not just the Starmer regime: the workers of Britain have always faced legal affronts on their right to assemble and dissent, and the Labour Party especially has meddled with our freedoms from its earliest days, writes KEITH FLETT
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brie...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brie...
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Well said, TUC! 💜
Education workers across Wales gave everything to keep children safe and learning during the pandemic. They deserve recognition and respect.
Read the full TUC statement:
www.tuc.org.uk/news/wales/s...
Education workers across Wales gave everything to keep children safe and learning during the pandemic. They deserve recognition and respect.
Read the full TUC statement:
www.tuc.org.uk/news/wales/s...
Statement on the Covid inquiry module on children and young people
Shavanah Taj, General Secretary of TUC Cymru, speaking on behalf of schools unions said: "Throughout the pandemic, education staff always put the interests of children first. In fact, they regularly p...
www.tuc.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Well said, TUC! 💜
Education workers across Wales gave everything to keep children safe and learning during the pandemic. They deserve recognition and respect.
Read the full TUC statement:
www.tuc.org.uk/news/wales/s...
Education workers across Wales gave everything to keep children safe and learning during the pandemic. They deserve recognition and respect.
Read the full TUC statement:
www.tuc.org.uk/news/wales/s...
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Nigel Farage was everywhere in Caerphilly today.
He now appears to have vanished.
He now appears to have vanished.
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Nigel Farage was everywhere in Caerphilly today.
He now appears to have vanished.
He now appears to have vanished.
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Wales generally has a left of centre political identity.
This is how Caerphilly voted.
Reform may win a lot of seats in Wales, but it will be so hard for them to ever form a Government as most ppl don't agree with them.
This is why proportional systems are so much better.
This is how Caerphilly voted.
Reform may win a lot of seats in Wales, but it will be so hard for them to ever form a Government as most ppl don't agree with them.
This is why proportional systems are so much better.
October 24, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Wales generally has a left of centre political identity.
This is how Caerphilly voted.
Reform may win a lot of seats in Wales, but it will be so hard for them to ever form a Government as most ppl don't agree with them.
This is why proportional systems are so much better.
This is how Caerphilly voted.
Reform may win a lot of seats in Wales, but it will be so hard for them to ever form a Government as most ppl don't agree with them.
This is why proportional systems are so much better.