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Delivering trade union education for @gftu.org.uk. Growing the trade union leaders of tomorrow. Building a powerful labour movement #GFTUET.

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🚀 LAUNCHED TODAY

🔥 Workers’ survey on trade union education with @soaseconomics.bsky.social

Open to all workers in Britain & Ireland (any nationality, job status, or union membership)

⏰ 3–7 mins | 🔐 Confidential

Take part: https://gftuet.org.uk/workersvoices2026

#WorkersVoices2026 #GFTUET #SOAS
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The last main session of the weekend!

Running effective campaigns and organising and how they are linked!

#ymdw2026
February 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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Watching Union, how workers organised Amazon in America!

#YMDW2026
February 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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📖✊ A powerful book by Zita Holbourne, exploring culture, identity & movements for change, from historical resistance to today’s struggles.

✨ Buy your copy: https://gftuet.org.uk/product/striving-for-equality-freedom-and-justice-embracing-roots-culture-and-identity

#BookOfTheMonth #GFTUET #BOTM
Cover of the book "Striving for Equality, Freedom, and Justice" by Zita Holbourne. Features an illustrated design of a face and hand overlaid on a map of Africa, incorporating vibrant colors and patterns. Contains the subtitle "Embracing Roots, Culture and Identity: A Collection of Poetry."
February 7, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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📣 🎓 Our Train the Trainer for Trade Union Educators is perfect for full time union educators looking to develop their skills.

@brummieben.bsky.social will be lead this course 👋

👉 Spaces are limited: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/train-the-trainer-for-trade-union-educators

#GFTUET #TrainTheTrainer
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February 5, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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600 people have had their say in the #WorkersVoices2026 survey.

Now, it's your turn 👊

Take part today and impact the future of trade union education - gftuet.org.uk/workersvoice...

#GFTUET #TUEducation
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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📺 Catch up on the 7th session in the Political Economy International School series w/ David Bacon, Hannah Cross & @surbhikesar.bsky.social

Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration

@soasnssrfree.bsky.social | @soaseconomics.bsky.social

📷 Watch & share: youtu.be/zObsMewqdwk
Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration
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February 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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Independent trade union education accessible to all workers, union branches, regions, and local TUCs through our #EducationFund. 🔥

💡 Be part of something bigger, invest in education that builds confidence, #Solidarity, and change - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET
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February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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🚨 There's still time to secure a place on our Politics and the Economy course, but you'll have to act fast.

📢 No economic background required. Accessible to all activists.

🔥Register before 11 Feb - gftuet.org.uk/courses/poli...

#GFTUET #politics #Economy
February 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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TOMORROW

We discuss 🚨Immigration and Labour🚨 with David Bacon and Hannah Cross, chaired by @surbhikesar.bsky.social.

🗓️ Wednesday 04 February
⏰ 6-8pm (UK) / 1-3pm (NY) / 12-2pm (OK)

Join ▶️ bit.ly/4qdNZWG
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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As a #Friend of the Trust, you’ll access exclusive benefits while directly helping others build the skills to challenge inequality and make meaningful change at work and beyond. 🙌

Together we grow stronger and make real impact! 💥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/friends

#GFTUET #FriendsofET
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February 3, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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⛱️ Get serious about winning at work and strengthening our movement at the #SummerSchool 2026.

🗣 Kat Wright, @acornunion.bsky.social | 🎯 Community Organising Around The Far Right

✊ Register now - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-school

#GFTUET #GFTU #Community #Organising #FarRight
February 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
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📺Catch up and share our fourth session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring Cathy Hunt and Belinda Scarlett.

youtu.be/O_KvbEfPM50?...

This series is delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library & @wcmlibrary.bsky.social.

#TUed #TradeUnionEducation
Mary Macarthur and the National Federation of Women Workers with Cathy Hunt
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February 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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💡 Your contribution to the Education Fund helps ensure amazing courses - from activist training to leadership development - are open and accessible to all.

✊ Access high-quality, independent trade union education today - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET #TUEducation
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January 31, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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As we're commemorating #GeneralStrike100, it only makes sense for our next Trade Union & Working Class History session to be 🥁

🚩 The General Strike in its Aftermath

👉 https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/trade-union-and-working-class-history

@wcmlibrary.bsky.social & Marx Memorial Library

#GFTUET
Promotional poster for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'The General Strike in its Aftermath' featuring historic black and white photos of demonstrators, scheduled for March 26 in partnership with Working Class Movement Library and Marx Memorial Library.
January 29, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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🔴Political Economy International School | @vivaharehills.bsky.social, @chandnid.bsky.social, @surbhikesar.bsky.social + more
🔴#YMDW
🔴Strategy Series | @petermertens.bsky.social
🔴Politics & the Economy
🔴TU & WC History

🚀 New month, new skills, new confidence: https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET
Promotional poster for GFTU Education Programme 2025-2026, featuring a schedule of courses taking place across February 2026. The poster includes photos and names of seven speakers and tutors, GFTUET logo, and website link for registration at gftu.org.uk/education.
January 28, 2026 at 6:48 PM
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🚩 Empowering Workers - who is this course for? 👇

🤿 Dive into labour law, history, organising, strategy, and the movement that shapes our workplaces - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/empowering-workers-a-trade-union-certificate-in-labour-law-and-the-labour-movement

#GFTUET #Empower #Workers #Labour
January 27, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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👉 Serious about protecting people at work? It’s time to go beyond the basics

#Health & #Safety Stage 2 is for those who want to lead, challenge unsafe practices, and make real change in the workplace.

⚠️ Safety doesn’t happen by accident: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/health-safety-stage-2

#GFTUET
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January 26, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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Our final Health & Safety Stage 1 course, part of our 2025-26 programme, is now FULL ✊

👉Secure your place on our next course today, whilst you still can - gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET #Health #Safety
January 26, 2026 at 12:48 PM
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📺Watch & share: 6th session in the Political Economy International School series w Nikos Chatzarakis, Andrea Ricci & Costas Lapavitsas.

The Price of Consumption: Workers' Solidarity in Global Production Chains: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_am...

@soasnssrfree.bsky.social | @soaseconomics.bsky.social
The Price of Consumption: Workers' Solidarity in Global Production Chains
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January 26, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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🚨BREAKING | We've hit 5 0 0 responses

💬 Ensure that workers’ needs, challenges, and priorities are at the heart of union learning and development.

📝 It only takes a few minutes to take part - gftuet.org.uk/workersvoice...

#WorkersVoices2026 #GFTUET
January 26, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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📚 Today marks #InternationalEducationDay, (just like every other day for us!)

👀👇 We have some fantastic courses coming up in our programme that fit this year's theme of #AI and #Education perfectly.

✍ Register today, whilst places last - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET
Promotional graphic for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'Are AI and Robots Coming for My Job?' featuring three speakers scheduled for Wednesday 18 February at 6 PM. Promotional image for GFTU Educational Trust event on Bargaining, Organising & Campaigning around AI and Data, featuring two speakers, Mike Joslin and Adam Cantwell-Corn, set against a backdrop with red gears and binary code, dated 5-6 May.
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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⛱️ Get serious about winning at work and strengthening our movement at the #SummerSchool 2026.

@gawainlittle.bsky.social, @gftu.org.uk | Class Struggle Unionism

✊ Build power from the ground up - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-school

#GFTUET #GFTU #Unionism #Class
Promotional poster for a summer school event featuring Gawain Little, held from July 13 to July 15, 2026, at Quorn Grange Hotel. The poster includes an image of the speaker addressing an audience. Promotional poster for 'Class Struggle Unionism' session at Summer School, featuring large bold text with dates from July 13th to 15th, 2026, at Quorn Grange Hotel. Organised by GFTU and GFTU Educational Trust.
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 PM
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✨ Brand new to our programme: Creative Activism ✊

🎤 Songs & Strikes | Ben Lunn | Sat 21 March, 12-4pm | @wcmlibrary.bsky.social

🎨 Produce a piece of art with meaning, whilst learning new skills and approaches - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/creative-activism-songs-and-strikes

#GFTUET #Activism
Promotional banner for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'Songs and Strikes' scheduled for Saturday, 21 March, from 12 to 4 PM at the Working Class Movement Library, featuring a theme of Creative Arts & Activism. The background is a blurred image of a crowd.
January 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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400 and counting 📈🤯

📢 Share your insights, tell your story, and help shape trade union education

💥Get involved now - gftuet.org.uk/workersvoice...

#WorkersVoices2026 #GFTUET
January 22, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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✊ Empowering Workers - what's the course about? 👇

💯 Better understand workers’ rights, labour law, and how collective action drives change - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/empowering-workers-a-trade-union-certificate-in-labour-law-and-the-labour-movement

Birkbeck UoL & @ieruk.bsky.social

#GFTUET
January 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM