WALES TUC Congress is a great opportunity for trade unionists to set out how we want to transform people’s livelihoods over the next two years.

In Unison Cymru Wales, we’ll be directing our efforts to winning agreement from Congress for a public campaign to remove all profit from social care. We think a vigorous, energetic campaign led by the TUC, with rallies up and down Wales and local organising groups, would encourage Welsh government to be bolder in its vision for a national care service for Wales.

There is a crisis in the care sector and it is the exploitation of thousands of women who make up the workforce. They are trapped in in-work poverty. They’re dedicated professionals, providing essential care yet earning a pittance and many are forced to rely on benefits to survive.