Tag Archives: Cardiff

Socialist Party member John Williams is the lead Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) candidate in Caerdydd Ffynnon Taf (Cardiff North and East) for the Welsh Senedd elections. He is a young hospitality worker, LGBT+ activist, and chair of Cardiff general branch of Unite the Union. “A lot of people in my industry think that politics isn’t for them, that the establishment ...

By Dave Reid (Cardiff Trades Union Council) Unite members working for Cardiff Labour Council’s Telecare Department, supported by other council workers and Cardiff Trades Council, were out lobbying  the Council against the dangerous situations that the council management are putting them into. Telecare workers are dedicated professionals who provide a vital 24 hour emergency response service for 5,000 vulnerable people ...

By Dave Reid Unite the Union members at Cardiff Bus will be striking for three weeks from 17 August against low pay and poor working conditions. Despite providing a service throughout the Covid lockdown and being praised as frontline workers, Cardiff Bus workers, including drivers, have lost pay in real terms ever since and are paid less than the average ...

By Dave Reid Unite members at Princes factory in Cardiff took their second round ofindustrial action against the attempt of the company’s new owners, Newlat, torenege on a pay offer of 4.5% and impose a 3% pay deal that does not beginto address the losses of workers from increases in the cost of living. Whilefood companies like Princes have increased ...

By Jonathan Golding (Cardiff East Socialist Party) On 29 February, members of Cardiff Socialist Party and Trades Council joined workers from the waste management department and members of Unite the Union to lobby the council cabinet for the reinstatement of Tom Watkins, a Unite rep of 15 years. Tom had served for 33 years at Cardiff Council in the street ...

By John Williams, Cardiff Socialist Party After eleven weeks of action in the autumn of 2023, Cardiff Council workers in Unite are striking again, against the national local government (NJC) pay offer. Strike action by refuse and recycling workers started on 28 December and was due to end on 25 January, but is now extended until 22 February. The council ...

By Joe Fathallah Unite members at Cardiff Council are now taking their eleventh week of strike action, against a Labour-run authority, for a decent pay increase in line with the cost of living. The workers have decided to concentrate on picketing County Hall, where most of the council meetings take place, for maximum impact. I got into a discussion on ...

At least 1500 people marched in Cardiff on Saturday October 21st against the war in Gaza.

By John Williams and Dave Reid Unite members at Cardiff council have started a two-week strike on 4 September which will be followed by a three week strike starting on 25 September unless the council agrees to an increase in pay. Council workers in Unite are also striking in Wrexham and will soon be followed by Gwynedd. However, there’s a ...

By Joe Fathallah (Cardiff West Socialist Party) Hundreds of services could be cut from already meagre and expensive bus services in Wales as the Welsh government yet again passes on cuts from the Tory Westminster government while bus companies, either private or arms-length municipal companies that are run as if private, prioritise profit over service. Socialist Party members have kicked ...