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General Federation of Trade Unions
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Founded 1899. A federation of trade unions. Delivering trade union education through @gftuet.org.uk. Building solidarity. The home of @strikemap.org #GFTU. All our links: beacons.ai/gftu
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · Sep 10
#TUC2025, that is a wrap 🎬.

See you next year.

#GFTU
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 14h
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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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 17h
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
You’ve marched. You’ve spoken. You’ve built change with your hands and heart 🤝💕

Now it’s time to stay connected to the stories shaping our shared future.

The #GFTU newsletter isn’t just updates, it’s a pulse on the movement.

Sign up today - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 2d
We’re at The World Transformed, delivering our evolving organising scenario in partnership with @strikemap.org.

#TUed #TradeUnionEducation #Organising #Workers #Power
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 2d
Up next in @gftuet.org.uk’s #StrategySeries - @flyingwithsara.bsky.social

Register 👇
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 2d
📅 Join us for next #StrategySeries- The Rise of American Labour and Opposing Trumpism- Ft. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social

Important discussion on the role of labour in the fight against right-wing populism.

🗓️ 20 November
🎟️ Register: gftuet.org.uk/courses/stra...

#Labour #TradeUnions
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 3d
Start your Saturday right with your copy of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘳.

Our weekly email with all things strikes direct to your mailbox.

📨📨📨📨Get yours here: strikemap.org/forms/support-strike-map

#StrikeMap
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 4d
🚨 We're marking the 1926 General Strike centenary.

Read the latest article by our Assistant GS, @redhen90.bsky.social - https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-making-history-not-reliving-it-the-national-partnership-to-celebrate-100-anniversary-of-the-general-strike-1926-2025-10-05

#GeneralStrike100 #GFTU
Commemorative graphic for the 100th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, featuring a central figure in a vintage car, surrounded by historical images of crowds and workers, against a stylized backdrop with geometric shapes and logos of various UK museums and cultural institutions.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 5d
🚨Catch us at The World Transformed

We've teamed up with @strikemap.org to deliver 2 practical sessions.

Building your workplace union & Negotiation skills with your boss with @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social.

🎟 Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theworldtransformed/1807764

#GFTU
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 6d
📢 Our WhatsApp group is a space to collaborate, learn, and amplify our collective voice.

✊ Help us to build a powerful community of support and #Solidarity - https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8

#GFTU #UnionCommunity #UnionSolidarity #StrongerTogether
A smartphone displaying a text message screen for GFTU Supporters. The message promotes a WhatsApp group highlighting updates, training, events, and inspirational union work from across the UK. A button below the message reads "Send me the link and count me in!" with a status indicating the message is delivered.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 7d
🚩 Join us at The World Transformed.

Our President @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social co-leads 2 sessions in partnership @strikemap.org on 12 Oct. 👇

2:30pm – Organising your workplace
4:30pm – Negotiating with your boss

🎟 Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theworldtransformed/1807764

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 7d
SOLIDARITY ALERT🚨| Find your nearest @rmtunion.bsky.social Carlisle Support Services pickets today and tomorrow.

🪧Manchester Piccadilly 11am-2pm
🪧Leeds 8am-11am
🪧Bolton 8am-10am

🚂http://strikemap.org/union/rmt

JOIN THE MASS PICKET 8 OCTOBER M2 2EE 11AM-1PM

#StrikeMap
Strike map logo. Text reads I support rail workers. RMT logo. Text reads strike map.org. Picture of RMT picket line.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 8d
🚀 Get ahead with our newsletter. Everything you need to know, all in one place.

This is your key to learning, growing, and making an impact in your union.

Be informed 🧠 Be inspired 🔥 Be part of the movement ✊

💌 Subscribe now: https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 8d
DATA DEEP DIVE 🤿 | @wiserd-research.bsky.social's
#UnionMaps data has lots of important insights for our movement.

Did you know?

Northumberland has had the biggest decline in union membership.

Read more about North East union membership below 👇

#StrikeMap

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Picture of Lynemouth Power Station in Northumberland. Text reads: Northumberland, biggest decline in unions membership. WISERD logo and Strike Map logo. Text reads: See more on strikemap.org
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 8d
🚨 Over 1,300 trade unionists have signed #StrikeMap &
CTUF's call for an Employment Rights Bill 2 — backed by 14 organisations.

Here are the top 10 unions whose members are leading the call

1) @unitetheunion.bsky.social
2) POA
3) @unison.org.uk
4) @pcsunion.bsky.social

#StrikeMap
Infographic titled "Finishing the Job: Demand an Employment Bill," showing the percentage of support from various unions. Includes logo and support levels of Unite the union (29%), PCS (4%), POA (20%), GMB (4%), UNISON (9%), CWU (2%), UCU (4%), FBU (4%), Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (4%), and SFWU (2%). The infographic features a bold, organized design with symbols representing each union.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 8d
✊ We stand in full #Solidarity with @leicesterucu.bsky.social members striking against devastating £11m cuts and compulsory redundancies.

Your strength - 79.5% for strike action - is inspiring.

Education is a public good, not a cost to slash.

#ucuRISING #GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 9d
DATA DEEP DIVE 🤿 | @wiserd-research.bsky.social’s #UnionMaps data has lots of important insights for our movement.

Did you know?

The Cumbrian coastal plain is the most unionised area of Britain.

Here is why 👇

#StrikeMap

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Picture of a power station. Text reads the Cumbrian coastal plain - the most unionised area of Britain. See more on strikemap.org. Strike Map logo and WISERD logo.
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 11d
Mis-Sold Employment Rights?

We estimate 34.24 million working people have been mis-sold improved employment rights and you may be one of them.

Start your claim today: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#EmploymentRightsBill #WorkersRights #TradeUnions #StrikeMap #Workers
Promotional poster for StrikeMap displayed in a public setting, discussing mis-sold employment rights in the UK and encouraging people to check and claim their employment rights. Includes a web link for further information. Promotional poster for StrikeMap displayed in a public setting, discussing mis-sold employment rights in the UK and encouraging people to check and claim their employment rights. Includes a web link for further information.
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 12d
NEW PICKETS 🚨| Find your nearest @rmtunion.bsky.social
Carlisle Support Services pickets next week.

🪧🚂http://strikemap.org/union/rmt

JOIN THE MASS PICKET 8 OCTOBER M2 2EE 11AM-1PM

#StrikeMap
Promotional poster for Carlisle Support Services regarding a Picket Line schedule for the 2025 Pay Dispute, listing dates, locations, and times for events in Manchester, Leeds, and Bolton.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 12d
We are shocked and saddened by the attack outside a Manchester synagogue.

Jewish families must be free to worship without fear.

We stand with the Jewish community and against the rise in antisemitism.

✊Together we must challenge hate and build understanding.

#GFTU
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 12d
👀 What can we do about the far right?

Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.

@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends

📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...

#GFTUET #FriendsofET
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 13d
#9 Aegis

Add your name here: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#StrikeMap #EmploymentLaw #WorkerRights #EmploymentRights #Workers
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GFTU WIN: WIN Services @gftuwinwin.bsky.social · 13d
🚨 Latest article just published on our newest #GFTUWinWin partner Hall Technologies.

Acting as a trusted CTO partner, they help trade unions and mission-driven organisations make informed decisions and strengthen resilience.

👉Read in full here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winwin...
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 13d
🚨Sign up before 5pm today

Explore trade unions, the state and political change, head into Parliament, meet an MP & tour the Commons.

✊Don’t miss this chance to take learning from the classroom straight to the corridors of power!

Register now: gftuet.org.uk/courses/poli...

#GFTUET
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 13d
Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth✊

The theme of “Standing Firm in Power and Pride” honours the strength, resilience, and achievements of Black communities worldwide.

Celebrating past contributions & looking ahead to a future of unity and progress.

#Solidarity #GFTU
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