(UCAC; National Union of Teachers of Wales) is a trade union for teachers and lecturers in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
. It was formed in December 1940, when a number of teachers in Wales felt that the teaching unions which they belonged to, did not give due respect to the Welsh language. The union performs all the functions of a teaching union - negotiating the salary of members, campaigning for better working conditions, supporting members. Its administration is conducted through the medium of the Welsh language. Throughout its history, UCAC has campaigned for Welsh-medium education and an independent education system for Wales.
The union’s main objectives at its inception in 1940 were to ensure a better education system for Wales and to protect the interests of the individual teacher
It is affiliated to the UK
Trades Union Congress
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union center, national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of ...
(since 1994), since under current TUC rules it is not permissible to affiliate only to TUC Cymru.
Its main office is in
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...
,
Ceredigion
Ceredigion (), historically Cardiganshire (, ), is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the West Wales, west of Wales. It borders Gwynedd across the River Dyfi, Dyfi estuary to the north, Powys to the east, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire t ...
.
Its archives are in
Cardiff University
Cardiff University () is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales. It was established in 1883 as the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire and became a founding college of the University of Wales in 1893. It was renamed Unive ...
Library’s Special Collections and Archives.
References
External links
Official website
Education in Wales
Education trade unions
Trade unions established in 1940
Trade unions in Wales
Organisations based in Aberystwyth
Trade unions affiliated with the Trades Union Congress
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