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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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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · Sep 10
#TUC2025, that is a wrap 🎬.

See you next year.

#GFTU
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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
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📢 Spread the word about campaigns that matter to working people

Together, we can make union voices louder and stronger across every platform. 🚩

👉 Be part of a community amplifying the voice of trade unions online - https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8

#GFTU
A group of individuals is seated in a meeting room with posters on the wall, one of which includes the logo of the Labour Party. They are engaged in a discussion with a focus on a digital presentation titled "Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay."
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Our GS, @gawainlittle.bsky.social , has just sent the below congratulations letter to Dave Calfe on his election as @aslefunion.bsky.social general secretary.

Dave's election follows the retirement of @mickwhelanaslef.bsky.social, a long time friend to #GFTU.

We wish them both good luck.
letter reads: Dear Dave I am writing to you to offer congratulations on your election as General Secretary of ASLEF on behalf of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). We have a long and proud history working closely with ASLEF, including through our partnership with Strike Map. We know the vital role that your union plays with the transport sector, at a critical time for transport worker through the development of Great British Railways (GBR). If you need anything from the GFTU, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Good luck and congratulations again. You will be excellent. In solidarity Gawain Little General Secretary General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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🎙 We see you - the organiser, the rep, the activist, the thinker.

💥 We’ve got access to the campaigns, events and education to positively change the world of work.

👉 Subscribe to our newsletter, because staying informed is an act of organising - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/

#GFTU
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November 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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SOLIDARITY RALLY for the Gloucester Phlebotomists

Support the workers leading the longest strike in NHS history.

17 Nov| 11am | Gloucester Shire Hall, GL1 2TG

RSVP: www.megaphone.org.uk/events/solidarity-rally-with-gloucestershire-phlebotomists

#StrikeMap
A poster for a solidarity rally supporting Gloucester phlebotomists, featuring individuals holding signs with messages about fair pay, set against the backdrop of a sunny day. Text on the poster includes details about the rally's time and location.
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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We're delighted to be joining our affiliate, @cwunews.bsky.social, at their National ULR Networking event in #Brighton over the next few days.

#CWULearn25 #Education #TUeD #TradeUnionEducation #Workers #GFTU
November 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Our affiliate, @tssa.bsky.social, launched their #ClearTheAir campaign this month to tackle low air quality on the London Underground.

✍ Sign the petition and support the campaign today - https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/clear-the-air-on-london-underground

#Solidarity #TSSA #GFTU
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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🔦 We're proud to shine a spotlight on young workers: the backbone of our future.

✊ Whether you’re new in work or a rising activist, your voice matters and not only is your union there to back you, we are too - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/young-members-development-weekend

#YoungWorkersMonth #GFTU
Group of individuals holding a banner that reads "GFTU Young Workers, Educating members for a better working world" in front of a quaint brick building with greenery.
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Demand an #EmploymentRightsBill2 ✊

We need a £15 per hour minimum wage now.

Support the call to finish the job on employment rights: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#StrikeMap #EmploymentRightsBill #WorkersRights #Workers #Power #TradeUnions #UnionPower
text reads: finishing the job: demand an employment rights bill #2. in big letters, £15 per hour minimum wage . Picture of a wallet. Logos of Strike Map and the Campaign For Trade Union Freedom.
October 31, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Get registered for @gftuet.org.uk's Trade Union and Working Class history series, in partnership with Marx Memorial Library and @wcmlibrary.bsky.social here: gftuet.org.uk/courses/trad...
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📺Catch up and share our second session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2025-2026, featuring
Dana Mills.

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

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOG...

#WorkersHistory #EleanorMarx #NewUnionism
New Unionism & Eleanor Marx with Dana Mills
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October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Tonight, our co-founder, @robbmonster.bsky.social, was honoured to join a private event at @wcmlibrary.bsky.social. The event celebrated the life of Anne Scargill and her family’s donation of Anne’s famous pit jacket and helmet from the 1984-85 Miners’ Strike.

✊ Workers make history

#StrikeMap
October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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LIVE NOW 🔴| New Unionism & Eleanor Marx with Dana Mills

Join us here: bit.ly/DanaMillsLive

#GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #TUed #History #WorkersHistory #WorkingClassHistory
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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❌ Don't scroll through noise instead of knowledge ❌

🔥 Gain first access to important campaigns
🔥 Get ideas and tools to build confidence and win at work

Join our supporters Whatsapp group today - https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8

#GFTU
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October 30, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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🤔Support an end to all zero-hours contracts?

Then join the campaign for an #EmploymentRightsBill2.

Add your name here: bit.ly/DemandERB2

🏁It's time to finish the job.

#StrikeMap
Poster titled 'End All Zero-Hours Contracts' promoting an employment rights rally with multiple people, some holding banners indicating support from various unions. The background is bright red with overlay text advocating for the demand of an employment rights bill.
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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DATA DEEP DIVE 🤿 | @wiserd-research.bsky.social's #UnionMaps data has lots of important insights for our movement.

This thread focuses on The South Downs – which is on the up

Read more about union membership trends across The South Downs below 👇

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WISERD Logo. Promotional poster showcasing the white cliffs of the South Downs under a clear sky with a single cloud. Includes the text "South Downs" in large letters and mentions the website "strikemap.org" for more information.
October 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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📺Catch up on the 2nd session in the #PoliticalEconomy International School series w/ Costas Lapavitsas, Clara Mattei & Hanin Khawaja.

@soaseconomics.bsky.social
@nssrnews.bsky.social
@freefreeforum.bsky.social

📷Watch & share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJh2...

#GFTUET #TradeUnions #Militarisation
Should Trade Unions Resist Militarisation and the Arms Industry?
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October 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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We’re standing with our affiliate @tssaunion.bsky.social to demand:

🧼Clean the Tube
📈 Raise Standards
🌆 Protect Public Spaces

👉 Sign the petition for a cleaner, safer Tube - actionnetwork.org/petitions/cl...

#GFTU
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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We’re standing with our affiliate @tssaunion.bsky.social to demand:

🧼Clean the Tube
📈 Raise Standards
🌆 Protect Public Spaces

👉 Sign the petition for a cleaner, safer Tube - actionnetwork.org/petitions/cl...

#GFTU
October 30, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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#ICYMI: In one of our latest blogs, @redhen90.bsky.social shares information about the national partnership to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the General Strike 1926.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/blog-making-...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

@gftu.org.uk
The logo for the centenary of the General Strike project. It includes images from the General Strike, and the logos of key project partners.
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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If there was only an award for the best picket line placards.....
Thanks to @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social MP for coming along to talk to the #PCS British Library strikers on the picket line today. Solidarity means so much 🙏
#BritishLibraryonStrike #PCSonStrike #Solidarity
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM