In July, voice.wales published an article on the reality of racism in Welsh schools, which was based on recent peer research undertaken by Race Alliance Wales. The article generated a huge response, but we also saw a significant amount of comments and ‘shares’ from people who could relate to the…
UNISON says that Welsh Labour must create a National Care Service and fulfil its election promise to raise worker pay The union is recommending its members reject low pay offers in health and local government, paving the way for winter strikes Welsh Labour faces its biggest challenge since the election,…
• Bianca Ali successfully fights fine given to her by cops after they alleged she organised a protest outside Cardiff Bay police station. • The January 2021 fine was inflated from £500 to over £2000, before being challenged and thrown out by the court in Cardiff Magistrates. • Lawyers for…
• Parents in Cardiff have signed an open letter demanding real-time air quality monitors to be rolled out at all schools in the city • Cardiff has the fourth-worse air pollution levels in the UK, and Coryton Primary School, where parents have previously campaigned for a real-time air quality monitor,…
Rank and file workers in the NHS have pushed unions to get behind their demand for a 15% pay rise. Now they are coordinating a major campaign to reject a 3% pay deal, paving the way for strike action. The nurses leading the fight, who say the NHS itself is…
The Taliban’s rapid capture of Afghanistan’s capital last Sunday has drawn worldwide attention. With millions forced to flee their homes, Britain’s offer to resettle 5,000 Afghans in the first year of a new resettlement scheme is meagre, particularly when put into the context of the UK government’s pivotal role in…
The team behind the west Wales branch of the growing ACORN network talk to voice.wales about the birth of the Aberystwyth union, the housing and transport issues facing the seaside town, and the power of tenants unionising to defend their homes and rights.
Image: Activists with ACORN Aberystwyth branch
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We have looked into the 'less-lethal' love affair between the infamous American stun-gun and Welsh police forces. They’re not pleasant findings.
Image by Tom Davies
Welsh police officers wear a weapon on their belt that could reduce even the nation’s toughest rugby players from human giants to shivering wrecks with…
In the months since people took to the streets against racism and police brutality in Cardiff, protesters have been quietly taken to court on inflated charges. The silence from our political class is deafening.
Image: people protest the police and crime bill, Cardiff, by Tom Davies
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Pressure grows on unions to move to strike action as workers hit out at both Welsh Government and Westminster over pay deal. Rank and file worker groups want action to be coordinated with England.
Image: Naomi Gordon, of NHS Workers Say No at recent protest for a pay rise, by…