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Wales United was an alliance of radical socialist, republicans and nationalists in Wales who opposed the Blair government's proposals for devolution to Wales as inadequate. They campaigned for a powerful "people's parliament" rooted in local communities.

The first conference of the Wales Trades Union Council (Cyngor Undebau Llafur Cymru) was held at Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, in April 1974; it became known as Wales TUC Cymru for short. It was created by the Trades Union Congress in response to campaigning by Tom Jones, Shotton (Transport & General Workers' Union), Dai Francis (National Union of Mineworkers) and Harold Jones of Plaid Cymru Trade Union Group to provide a specifically Welsh national forum for campaigning on labour issues. George Wright was the first secretary of Wales TUC Cymru, holding the post on a voluntary, part-time basis. In 1983, David Jenkins became the first full-time General Secretary of Wales TUC Cymru. A joint office for Wales TUC Cymru and TUC Regional Education Service was established, at Transport House, Cardiff. Wales TUC Cymru deals with a wide range of issues including defence, devolution, law and order, the Welsh language, housing, education, and health, as well as employment issues. The organisation was structured into an Annual Conference, a General Council, meeting quarterly, an Executive Committee, and sub-committees for Economic & Industrial Development, Transport & Communications, Finance & General Purposes, Health, Welfare & Social Services, and Local Government, Housing & Education. In 1980, the structure was amended, so that there were four main committees, Economic Policy, Social Policy, General Purposes and Executive, and seven subordinate committees: advisory committees for Technology, Coal and Steel, Pensioners, Arts and Campaign for Economic and Social Advance, and Women's, and a Labour Party Liaison Committee.

The Wales Trades Union Council/Cyngor Undebau Llafur Cymru (Wales TUC) was established by constitution in 1974 at an Inaugural Conference in Aberystwyth. It was created by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in response to campaigning by Tom Jones, Shotton (Transport & General Workers' Union), Dai Francis (National Union of Mineworkers) and Harold Jones of Plaid Cymru Trade Union Group to provide a specifically Welsh national forum for campaigning on labour issues. George Wright, then Regional Secretary of the Transport & General Workers' Union (TGWU), was elected to serve as the first General Secretary of the Wales TUC. He held the post on a voluntary, part-time basis until 1983. He was succeeded by David Jenkins (1984-2004) and Felicity Williams (2004-2008). The organisation was structured into an Annual Conference, a General Council, meeting quarterly, an Executive Committee, and sub-committees for Economic & Industrial Development, Transport & Communications, Finance & General Purposes, Health, Welfare & Social Services, and Local Government, Housing & Education. In 1980, the structure was amended, so that there were four main committees, Economic Policy, Social Policy, General Purposes and Executive, and seven subordinate committees: advisory committees for Technology, Coal and Steel, Pensioners, Arts, Campaign for Economic & Social Advance, Women's, and a Labour Party Liaison Committee. The major role of the Wales TUC is to co-ordinate the trade union approach to the National Assembly of Wales to ensure that the interests of Welsh trade unionists are properly represented in the government decision-making process. Wales TUC continues to work actively in areas such as economic strategy, social policy, employment law, devolution, education and a wide range of equality issues. Currently the Wales TUC has a regional structure which reflects the four economic regions of Wales (North Wales, Mid Wales, South West Wales and South East Wales) and matches the regional committee areas of the National Assembly. These committees are responsible for the delivery of Wales TUC policy and campaigns in each region and also for liaising with local government. Martin Mansfield is the current General Secretary (2012).

The Welsh Tourist and Holidays Board (Wales and Mon) Ltd was established in 1948 as an industry body to promote the interests of its member organisations. It was later re-named The Wales Tourist and Holidays Association and then the Wales Tourist Board Ltd (Bwrdd Croeso i Gymru). The Development of Tourism Act 1969 led to the creation of the Wales Tourist Board as a government body, and the independent organisation was dissolved in 1970.