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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 11h

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Labour just shot itself in the foot with its nationalisation of Greater Anglia

Labour has let the cat out the bag by nationalising rail operators like Greater Anglia -and we shouldn't let it back in

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 15h

Trust has eroded because successive governments have failed on the cost of living, housing & child poverty crises - not because of our borders.

Politicians have failed to tell the truth about how reliant we are on migration - and how it benefits all of us.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Border failings in Europe are eroding trust in nation states, warns Mahmood

Home secretary to tell meeting of interior ministers that international cooperation is way to curb irregular migration

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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 14h

NEW 🚨: More than 150 Teesside wind turbine workers will walk out today 🏭

Workers will strike every Wednesday for 6 weeks after bosses offered a real terms pay cut 🙅

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 12h

🔥 The days of bailiffs & debt collectors sitting around at conferences, enjoying a buffet, & discussing how to line their pockets at our expense are over.

You turn up at our door, we’ll turn up at yours.

🔗 Join the fight for a Bailiff Free Britain: acorntheunion.org.uk/bailiffs/

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 13h

“Truth-seeking is at the heart of higher education. As public support erodes and scholars face growing threats, there has never been a more urgent time to rally and defend academic freedom.” ✊

Robert Quinn, Scholars at risk at our joint academic freedom conference with @eduinternational.bsky.social

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 13h

The Government promised a consultation on their proposed major changes to settlement, but it’s been 6 months and we haven't heard anything. So we're taking things into our own hands and we want to hear your thoughts.

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve put together a starter pack of trade unions in the UK. Follow to get news from the UK labour movement. 👇

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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 1d

🤯 You won't believe what this agency manager tells workers emptying bins in Birmingham!
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 1d

The Reform mask has slipped.

They'll always put bad bosses ahead of the rights of working people.

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 1d

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers unsn.uk/4nN01pA

A solicitor for the JCWI advice line, run for UNISON members, says they have been receiving increasing calls from migrant workers anxious about a “very toxic environment”.

‘Frightened to get out of their cars’: Britain’s toxic race debates threaten overseas care workers

Staff are being advised to travel in mixed groups and carry panic alarms as incidents of intimidation spread

unsn.uk

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 2d

UKIP leader Nick Tenconi shows himself to be complete buffoon in new speech

UKIP now consists of Nick Tenconi, three bitter men in a pub in Kent whose kids won't speak to them, and a ageing rottweiler called Keith - if you were wondering.
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UKIP leader Nick Tenconi shows himself to be complete buffoon in new speech

UKIP now consists of Nick Tenconi, three bitter men in a pub in Kent whose kids won't speak to them, and a ageing rottweiler called Keith

www.thecanary.co

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 1d

👏Say it louder for the Chancellor's in the back Rebecca!

Rebecca Long-Bailey @rebeccalongbailey.com · 7d

Wealth taxes are not only sensible – they are urgently needed. They are the key to unlocking the funds required to build an NHS fit for the future, deliver schools that inspire, create green jobs, & ensure no child grows up in poverty.

Read more 👇
labouroutlook.org/2025/09/25/w...

Wealth Taxes Are Sensible and Urgently Needed – Rebecca Long-Bailey MP

We need wealth taxes now, writes Rebecca-Long Bailey.

labouroutlook.org

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Praxis, for migrants and refugees @praxisprojects.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring! Join us as our new Head of Community and work with us in creating change for and with migrants and refugees.

Closing date: 10th November

🔗 See full details here: praxis.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details/7

hireful.

praxis.livevacancies.co.uk

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/access-to-wo...

Access to Work dossier of evidence shows ‘real harm’ and job losses caused by DWP cuts and failings

The Access to Work scheme is failing Deaf and disabled people, and its “decline” in the last two years has caused them “real harm”, with some support packages cut by 80 per cent, according to a det…

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 2d

Farage is set to ditch his £90 billion in tax cuts

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/refo...

Reform to u-turn on £90 billion tax cuts

‘Nigel Farage has finally admitted what everyone already knew: Reform’s economic plans are built on sand.’

leftfootforward.org

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RMT Union @rmtunion.bsky.social · 2d

RMT Health and Safety reps, Tony Bowers and Charles Fisher at Network Rail's Kent Route Safety and Wellbeing event in Bromley today.
Our union's history is steeped in the fight to protect the health and safety of workers and the tireless work of our Health & Safety reps should be applauded.
#JoinRMT

Two men shaking hands behind a table covered with RMT union pamphlets, brochures, and green lanyards in a meeting room.

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/tory-trio-mi...

Tory trio mislead party conference on disability benefits as they stir up hostility towards disabled claimants

A trio of leading Tories have used misleading and offensive statements at their annual conference in Manchester to scapegoat disabled people who rely on support from the benefits system and whip up…

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 2d

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities

Privatisation has failed.

leftfootforward.org

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 1d

Back @sif-tradeunion.bsky.social and write to FRG Security CEO now 👇

General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 1d

Campaign launch 🚀| After 9 months of raising concerns privately,our affiliate @sif-tradeunion.bsky.social has launched a campaign to stop the racism, bullying and homophobia at FRG Security.

Back the campaign, write to Simon Alderson CEO➡️ bit.ly/WritetoSimonAldersonCEO

#EndToxicCultureatFRG

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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 1d

Over 100 letters in the first hour 📥🔥

Show FRG Security no place for racism, bullying and homophobia at work.

Write to Simon Alderson CEO here: bit.ly/WritetoSimonAldersonCEO

#EndToxicCultureatFRG

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-h...

Government ‘has lost its way’ on accessible housing, after new towns report ignores disabled people

The government has been accused of losing its way on accessible housing, after refusing to explain why a report by its “taskforce” on delivering a series of new towns across England does not includ…

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

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Britain’s racism, then and now

SOMETIMES I can’t help feeling that the more things change, the more they stay the same.I started school in Walsall, in the heart of the Black Country, just a few months after the infamous racist so-c...

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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 1d

www.disabilitynewsservice.com/alarm-over-g...

Alarm over government’s choices to lead ‘over-diagnosis’ review that could help ministers cut benefits

The government’s decision to commission a review of alleged “over-diagnosis” of mental health conditions and neurodivergence has caused alarm among many disabled people, with fears that it will all…

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 1d

📢 Equal pay victory! 🎉

Hundreds of low-paid women at Birmingham City Council have won long-overdue compensation thanks to UNISON’s campaigning.

This is a huge step forward in the fight for fairness and equality.

Read more here: unsn.uk/3KN4KJs

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