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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.

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We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership

Explore our interactive map & sign up to visit your nearest partner & #GeneralStrike100 history sites at actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...

Looking forward to sharing our collections through onsite events & digitised sources!
Image including a photograph of a public meeting in 1926, showing speakers and crowd. Two logos are visible - the logo for the General Strike 100 national partnership and the Modern Records Centre's own logo.
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership.
Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via actionnetwork.org/forms/visit-...
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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We're proud to be part of the #generalstrike100 collaboration, commemorating the centenary of the 1926 general strike in Britain. So explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest #GeneralStrike100 event via generalstrike100.com/
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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strikemap.org
We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership .

Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via https://bit.ly/VisitaGS100site

#StrikeMap
Promotional poster for 'Strike Map' commemorating the General Strike of 1926-2026, featuring a vintage collage of historical images including crowds and a speaker at a podium.
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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General Strike 100

National museums, libraries, archives, community groups, and individuals across the UK are marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike.

All the details here: generalstrike100.com #GeneralStrike100
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
gftu.org.uk
We're proud to be a member of the #GeneralStrike100 national partnership .

Explore our interactive map and sign up to visit your nearest partner and #GeneralStrike100 history sites via https://bit.ly/VisitaGS100site

#GFTU
Commemorative poster for the General Strike 1926-2026, featuring a montage of historical black and white photos including workers and children, with a dominant central figure standing at a podium. The logo of the General Federation of Trade Unions is also visible.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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LIVE NOW 🔴 join @flyingwithsara.bsky.social and
@sarahwoolley1.bsky.social: bit.ly/SaraNelsonLive

How can American Labour defeat Authoritarianism?

#GFTUET #GFTU #TUeD #TradeUnionEducation
November 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Join our #GFTU group, where the updates are important, the energy is positive, and the GIF usage is responsibly enthusiastic.

🟢Stay informed without needing to decipher long emails
🟢Chat with people who actually know what #Solidarity means

👉 Hop in here: t.co/8Pi7Hu9cN5
November 19, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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"We are the life blood Mr. Manager!"

Invoking the spirit of Grunwick at today's @unison.org.uk solidarity rally for the striking Gloucester phlebotomists.

#StrikeMap is proud to support these incredible strikers.

📸 (c) Henry Fowler, Strike Map
November 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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🚩Our newsletter drops tomorrow 👀

🔴Latest campaigns, events, news + more

Don't miss November's update - gftu.org.uk/newsletter-s...

#GFTU
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Lots of goodies await you in the #GFTUET shop including our first-ever digital #Christmas card. 🎄

🔥 Spread festive cheer and support the future of trade union education.

It’s simple, sustainable, and meaningful - https://gftuet.org.uk/product/digital-christmas-card

#MOTM #GFTU #MerchOfTheMonth
Digital Christmas card framed by pine branches and festive decorations, including a candy cane. Features the logo of the Friends of GFTU Educational Trust with a Santa hat on top.
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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#GFTU stands with the striking @unison.org.uk Gloucester Phlebotomists.

Join the solidarity rally on Monday 17 November:
www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solidarity-rally-with-gloucestershire-phlebotomists

#Solidarity #Workers #TradeUnions #Unions
November 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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As if you needed reminding.

We stand 100% behind @bma.org.uk resident doctors starting action today.

Find your nearest picket line: strikemap.org/union/bma

#StrikeMap
Text reads: 14-19 November 2025 BMA Resident Doctors strike. Visit a picket - strikemap.org. picture of striking resident doctors. visit strikemap.org for pickets.
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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✊ This #DisabilityHistoryMonth, we stand in #Solidarity with disabled workers.

Disability rights are trade union rights.

Together we fight for equality, accessibility and respect for all - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/disability-equality-for-all-trade-unionists

#GFTU
Promotional poster for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled "Disability Equality for all Trade Unionists" scheduled from June 29-30, featuring people sitting around a conference table in discussion.
November 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Our latest Activists Corner session with the Movement Research Unit is LIVE NOW 🔴.

Knowledge is power: research to win.

Join the rest of our the series here: gftuet.org.uk/education

#TradeUnionEducation #TUeD #Workers #Research
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
gftu.org.uk
🚨 Air pollution is a workplace and public health issue.

Through their Clear Air campaign, @tssa.bsky.social is pushing for safer, healthier environments for all.

🚩 Support their call - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/clear-the-air-on-london-underground

#GFTU #TSSA
Group of people holding signs and a banner reading 'tssa' outside King's Cross St. Pancras Underground station.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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All workers deserve a living wage, but to make that a reality, trade unions must have the right to strike and the power of sectoral collective bargaining that this government promised to deliver. ✊

#LivingWageWeek #GFTU #Solidarity
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November 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Honoured to chair last night’s @strikemap.org rally at the @fbunational.bsky.social National School.

Huge respect to the reps leading the longest-running strikes right now:

💉 Gloucester phlebotomists
🗑️ Brum bins
💪 My CSP
🚛 Sheffield bins

Solidarity always ✊ #StrikeMap #UnionStrong
November 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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✊ Union news that cuts through the noise.

Be first to hear about campaigns, education courses, events + more with the #GFTU newsletter.

📢 Change doesn’t wait and neither should you - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/
Three individuals holding a certificate of completion, standing before colorful banners with symbols of activism. The person in the center is wearing sunglasses and the one on the left is wearing a cap.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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@unitetheunion.bsky.social DILIGENTA STRIKE

18 November. All 7AM. Join your local picket

Edinburgh: strikemap.org/organisation...
Kildean: strikemap.org/organisation...
Glasgow: strikemap.org/organisation...
Liverpool: strikemap.org/organisation...
Reading: strikemap.org/organisation...

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Text reads 18 November 2025 unite diligent strike. Visit a picket. Picture of striking workers. Text reads pickets 7am all on strikemap.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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It’s #LivingWageWeek! 🎊

✊ We’re proud to be part of @livingwageuk.bsky.social's movement of over 16,000 employers making a difference by paying the real Living Wage - because everyone deserves a decent standard of living.

#GFTU
Group of individuals standing proudly in front of a banner celebrating the commitment to being a Living Wage employer, with text promoting the impact of over 16,000 employers paying a real Living Wage. #LivingWageWeek visible.
November 10, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Rally with us to support the Gloucestershire Phlebotomists’ fair pay fight ✊

📰Read and share our call to join 17 November in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/rall...

✍️RSVP and join us in Gloucester: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solid...

#StrikeMap
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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📣 We're not reliving history, we’re making it.

Join us and partners to mark #GeneralStrike100 with events, stories & celebrations.

👉 Support the project: https://actionnetwork.org/fundraising/support-the-celebration-of-the100th-anniversary-of-the-general-strike-1926

#GFTU
Commemorative graphic for the 100th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, featuring a collage of historical photographs including crowds, a person in a vintage car, and individuals in discussion. The design includes geometric shapes and the logos of various supporting organizations like the National Coal Mining Museum and People's History Museum.
November 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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NEW 🚨 | BMA RESIDENT DOCTORS PICKETS 🩺

@bma.org.uk have sent over all the picket information for the next round of the Resident Doctors strike.

🪧Find your nearest picket line here: bit.ly/BMAPicketsNov25

#StrikeMap
Promotional image for the BMA Resident Doctors Strike from November 14-19, 2025, featuring individuals in orange shirts with text advocating for better pay. Includes details to visit a picket at strikemap.org.
November 7, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Our Activists Corner 2025-2026 has just started ft. @pollysmythe.bsky.social on how to use the media and handle the press.

Sign up for other sessions in this series here: gftuet.org.uk/education

#ActivistsCorner #GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD #Education #Workers #Unions #TradeUnions
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM