Influencing the political agenda
UNISON Cymru policy work
Time to value school support staff report
School support staff face low pay, insecure contracts and rising workloads, with many struggling to meet living costs or leaving the sector for better-paid roles elsewhere.
Development of a Social Care Negotiating Body for Wales
Only workers and employers should negotiate a Fair Pay Agreement
Better public services for a fairer Wales
Nearly 100,000 UNISON members are speaking as one in the 2026 Senedd election. This is about the future of our NHS, our schools, our care services and our communities.
The future of local government services in Wales
A new report reveals how decades of underinvestment in council preventative services have driven up demand for far more expensive emergency interventions in the NHS and criminal justice system
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Improving safety in social worker home visits
Findings and implications from UNISON’s social worker survey 2026
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Countering misinformation on net zero and climate change
Misinformation is being deliberately peddled by people who benefit from stopping progress towards a climate resilient future
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Briefing 172 The cost of outsourcing: STUC research
Outsourcing, contracting out the delivery of public services from the public sec…
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Briefing 171 Local Government Benchmarking Report 2024/25
Every year the Improvement Service carry out research on how councils are perfor…
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State pension report from IFS: summary review
A UNISON briefing summarising the first report from the Institute for Fiscal Stu…
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Mental health support in higher education (Senedd)
Poor mental health is linked to low pay, job insecurity and increased workloads
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Inquiry into local authority leisure and library services (Senedd)
Services play a vital role in supporting community wellbeing, education and local economies
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Briefing 170: Additional Support for Learning: A Review of System Delivery for Learners
This briefing summarises the recent review of additional support for learning pr…
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How to have constructive climate conversations
Creating a space for change: conversations that build trust and lead to action
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Briefing 169 – Scottish Water: Creeping Privatisation Report
This briefing summarises the findings of ‘Scottish Water: creeping privatisation…
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Structural implications of the School Support Staff Negotiating Body
A report into the potential implications of the SSSNB on UNISON's own structures
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