Owner, Clare Pugh, will also be available on the day to answer questions about the craft centre and any upcoming classes. Lucy from Hooks & Dye and Dawn from Daisy Chain will also be demonstrating their classes and answering any questions people may have. The UNISON Cymru/Wales cost-of-living crisis rally takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Thursday October 6 from 5:30pm to 7pm. “Westminster holds the purse strings, but working people can’t afford to wait around for a Labour government to get into power, we need to organise now.” “One person even said they felt guilty for bringing their children into the world.
“Over 80% of people reported that finances were having a negative impact on their mental health while 40% of people said they are simply not going to put the heating on at all in the next year. She said: “The cost-of-living report I completed in Cynon Valley earlier this year shone a light on the level of fear and suffering in our communities. Everyone has a role to play in this fight.”Ĭynon Valley MP Beth Winter conducted her own survey into how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting her constituents and will also address the rally. “It’s more important than ever that workers stand together to defend their pay and conditions at work.
“Hundreds of thousands of people are unsure about what their energy bills are going to look like. Wales TUC general secretary, Shavanah Taj, will be speaking at the UNISON rally and said: “Workers in Wales are facing huge uncertainty this winter. “There is now a stark division between them and us and a pressing need for a broader trade union and labour movement led socialist response.” “We are living under a Tory Westminster government whose ‘mini’ budget overtly benefits the richest members of society at the same time as undermining the needs of the vast majority of people. “Thousands of UNISON-organised workers across all public services in Wales are feeling undervalued, underpaid and overwhelmed. “The Conservatives don’t care about working class people.”ĭominic MacAskill, UNISON Cymru/Wales regional secretary, said: “Our latest survey has tragically revealed the threat of homelessness, hunger and in-work poverty is now an every-day reality for public service workers and their families in Wales. “So long-term, I don’t know if I’m going to be able to stay in my home. I’m technically disabled and I hoped to save for a bathroom adaptation, but there’s absolutely no money to put away. “The family supermarket shop used to cost £60, now the same shop costs me £90. It is heart-breaking to see my son in this position.”Īlison, a public service worker in Powys, said: “Coming towards the end of each month, I have gone without meals and made do with water, a cup of tea or hot chocolate. They don’t seem to care and are deceitful. “The government doesn’t understand the cost-of-living crisis. If it wasn’t for Universal Credit, I wouldn’t be able to live in my flat, but I am contemplating moving in with him. “I am worrying how I will keep subsidising him on the money I earn. “His gas and electric have gone up from £85pm to £185pm and he’s asked me when he should put the heating on. Vanessa, a kitchen assistant in Torfaen, said: “My son is disabled with cerebral palsy on benefits and lives in a bungalow on his own.
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UNISON heard first-hand from public sector employees facing the full force of the crisis. It also revealed 404 people had pawned possessions to survive while 1,025 have gone without meals and 274 workers had used a food bank. UNISON’s latest survey, which was completed by more than 6,000 workers including 1,555 NHS staff, found 46% of those who took part said their monthly living costs had increased by up to £300 while 1,188 people had asked for financial support from family or friends. The news comes as the union is preparing to host a major rally against the crisis in the centre of Cardiff as well as launching a ballot of health workers for industrial action following a derisory pay award.
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