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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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Response to consultation on delivery of INSET days in Wales
Changes to improve planning and coordination in the 2026–27 academic year
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Revised professional standards for assisting teaching (Welsh government)
Revised standards will not address the entrenched culture that undervalues school support staff
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Socially responsible procurement (Welsh Government)
Recognised trade unions should be explicitly embedded in procurement processes
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Make Work Pay: Enhanced dismissal protections for pregnant women and new mothers
UNISON response to the UK government consultation highlights ongoing pregnancy and maternity discrimination in the workplace
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Draft Social Public Works Clauses consultation response (Welsh Government)
Clauses do not go far enough in delivering fair treatment and outcomes
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Response to consultation on leave for bereavement, including pregnancy loss
UNISON argues that bereavement leave should be inclusive, flexible and compassionate.
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MSP Briefing – Children (Care, Care Experience & Services Planning) Bill, Stage 1 Debate.
UNISON has written to MSPs about the Children (Care, Care Experience & Services Planning) Bill which goes before the Scottish
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The future of local government services in Wales report (2025)
A shift from universal, preventative services to outsourced provision has widene…
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Joint union position statement - health provision in schools
Unions jointly express concern over the shift in responsibility for delivering healthcare to school pupils and outline a solution
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Time to value school support staff report (2025)
Establishing a Wales School Support Staff Negotiating Body will help improve pay, conditions and recognition
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