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Trade unionists besiege Senedd to demand changes to the Welsh budget
Unite Wales members demonstrate outside the Senedd against the Welsh budget, February 4, 2025
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TRADE UNIONISTS besieged the Senedd today as three protest demonstrations were held to influence the Welsh Labour government’s draft budget as it was debated.
A UCU Cymru rally lobbied the Welsh government after last week’s shock announcement of 400 job cuts and course closures at Cardiff University.
UCU members were joined by hundreds of trade unionists urging the Welsh government to intervene to save higher education (HE).
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