6. Plaid Cymru Debate: Industrial relations

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:04 pm on 1 March 2023.

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Photo of Heledd Fychan Heledd Fychan Plaid Cymru 4:04, 1 March 2023

(Translated)

I make my contribution today also in my role with the PCS cross-party group. Thank you very much, Delyth, particularly for your contribution. I think we must all bear in mind that we've all benefited from what's been achieved by those that have battled before us—each and every one of us have benefited from that as compared with our forefathers. And that's what is under threat here. Certainly, Joel James, it's not to get any likes on social media. That's not why we brought this debate forward, but because we are on the picket lines, we do speak to workers, we do listen to them and we are here to make arguments for them because they have the right to strike at the moment, and many are doing so for the first times in their lives. Members of the RCN have chosen to strike for the first time ever in the history of their organisation because they have simply had enough; they've had enough of not being paid fairly, of not being treated—. That's because of the measures put in place by the UK Government, but also in terms of the Welsh Government now. They have the power to do things differently, and we must consider what this legislation and the changes made by the UK Government will mean for workers in Wales, and what we can do differently if we have the powers here.