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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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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · Sep 25
🚨 Our education programme is built for the whole trade union movement.

🔥 Re-energise your passion.
✊ Stand taller. Speak louder. Fight smarter.

This isn’t just education, it’s empowerment.

Together, we shape the future of our movement - gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET
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✊ Thank you to everyone who joined our 25/26 programme and supported independent trade union education. Your dedication strengthens our movement.

🕊 Wishing you a peaceful festive season and an exciting year ahead.

✨🎁 Merry Christmas from the Trust.

#GFTUET #MerryChristmas
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December 25, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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DAY 12 🎄✨| Trade union education is a catalyst. It transforms lives when people have the opportunity to learn in ways that are inclusive, accessible & rooted in #Solidarity.

👋 See you in the New Year - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET #Giftmas #12DaysofLearning #ChristmasEve
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December 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Christmas Eve Eve is here! 🎁

Still time to join as a #Friend before #Giftmas - https://gftuet.org.uk/giftmas

Send a sustainable digital Christmas card too - https://gftuet.org.uk/product/digital-christmas-card

No need to panic, like some people 👇👀

#GFTUET
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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DAY 11 🎄✨| Curiosity never takes a holiday! 🌟

Today, explore something new - every question, every skill, is a gift that lasts a lifetime. 🎁

💡 What will you learn today - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

Share with us in the comments 👇

#GFTUET #Giftmas #12DaysofLearning
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December 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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DAY 10 🎄✨| Our 25/26 programme is making waves within the trade union movement. 🌊

💯 Be part of something spectacular- its only going to get better as we enter the new year - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET #Giftmas #12DaysofLearning #NewYear
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December 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🎄 Spread some festive cheer when you support us this #Giftmas, and you could win a huge £3,000!

📚 Your support helps fund education that strengthens our movement.

👀 Get your tickets before tomorrow's 8pm draw: https://www.unionlotto.org/support/gftu-educational-trust

#GFTUET #UnionLottoGFTU
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Our Activists' Corner continues to deliver 👌

⚒️ Strike Threats with Robert Ovetz | 11 March | 7pm.

🎯 Register here, limited spaces remain: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/activists-corner-strike-threats

Find out more about Robert below👇

#GFTUET #Activists #Strike
Promotional graphic for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled "Strike Threats" on Wednesday 11 March at 7 PM, featuring speaker Robert Ovetz at Activists' Corner. The image shows a person with long curly hair looking to the side and a background with multiple people holding protest signs for quality education and worker's rights. Promotional poster for a lecture by Robert Ovetz titled 'Meet the Tutor'. Features a photo of Robert Ovetz with a brief biography and details about his work and publications.
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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DAY 9 🎄✨| #YMDW2026

Explore the stories, struggles, and achievements of the Durham Miners' Association
and discover how their legacy continues to inspire trade union activism today.

🔥 Step into history, shape the future - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/young-members-development-weekend

#GFTUET
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December 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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BREAKING NEWS🚨| We are delighted to announce that @unison.org.uk's Hertfordshire branch has joined the @gftu.org.uk #EducationFund.

Get access to our programme and support trade union education.

Join the fund here: gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTU #GFTUET #TuEd #TradeUnionEducation
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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🔥 Show your #Solidarity, loud and proud!

Every item you grab from our collection helps power the fight for the future of our movement. 100% of proceeds go back to supporting the @gftuet.org.uk.

👕 Wear your values - https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#MerchoftheMonth #MOTM #GFTU #GFTUET
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December 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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🏨🎄 Planning a getaway, meeting, or festive event? Book with purpose at the @gftuet.org.uk's Workers' Retreat.

🙌 Stay, dine, or host at Quorn Grange Hotel.

✨ Each booking helps fund the Trust's crucial work - https://www.quorngrangehotel.co.uk/

#GFTUWinWin #GFTUET #QGH
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December 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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🎅🎁 This #Giftmas, be a hero for learning!

🧦 Skip the stocking fillers, give something that really lasts.

By becoming a #Friend, you help train union activists, strengthen our movement, and enjoy exclusive perks too.

✨ Make your gift count: https://gftuet.org.uk/giftmas

#GFTUET
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December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🎄✨ DAY 8 | We’ve teamed up with Morrish Solicitors for Tackling Sexual Harassment.

In 2025, 75–77% of workers didn't report harassment. This must change ✊

Learn how to address it & prevent it - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/tackling-sexual-harassment

#12DaysofLearning #GFTUET #Giftmas #Harassment
December 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🎄✨DAY 7 | Make your #Christmas shopping truly meaningful.

Every purchase helps support the Trust’s vital work 🤝

💙 Support learning, growth, and the future of our movement - https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#12DaysofLearning #GFTUET #Giftmas #MerchOfTheMonth #MOTM
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December 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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The Union & You | #YMDW2026

👇 This session is all about empowering young members to take action, represent their colleagues, & help shape the future of their workplaces.

📅 Your journey as a confident union member starts here: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/young-members-development-weekend

#GFTUET
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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⚠️Warning | We're on our last Workplace Reps Stage 1 of our 25/26 programme.

👇Book your place before this too becomes fully booked - gftuet.org.uk/courses/work...

#GFTUET #Workplace #Reps
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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💪 Become a leader from day one

🌍 Real-world skills to support and represent your members
📝 Strategies to grow your union and influence change
🗣 Communication techniques that get results

👉 Gain the tools to take action in your workplace: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/workplace-reps-stage-1

#GFTUET
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December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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📺Catch up on the 5th session in the #PoliticalEconomy International School series w/
@hwanheebae.bsky.social, Manuel Aalbers & Karthik Manickam.

Why Can't We Afford Housing and Retirement?
@soaseconomics.bsky.social | @soasuni.bsky.social

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

#GFTUET
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December 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Share festive cheer & support meaningful work with the @gftuet.org.uk Digital Christmas Card.

Help fund education, training, & lifelong learning opportunities across the movement 🌟

✊ Back the Trust’s mission today - https://gftuet.org.uk/product/digital-christmas-card

#GFTUWinWin #GFTUET #Giftmas
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December 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🎄🎁 Join the @gftuet.org.uk this #Giftmas in supporting the heart of trade union education.

🚩 Become an annual #Friend and get 2 months FREE in comparison to the monthly scheme - https://gftuet.org.uk/giftmas

#GFTUWinWin #FriendsofET #GFTUET
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December 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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✊ We give branches, regions, and TUCs access to top-quality trade union education.

🚩 Build skills, confidence, and leadership across the movement.
💷 Flexible annual donation tiers for all sizes.

💡 Join the #EducationFund: gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET #Giftmas
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December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Our last Activists Corner for 2025 is live 🎥

How to handle disciplinaries and grievances with our very own Les Doherty.

Sign up to join other sessions in 2026 here: gftuet.org.uk/education

#TUEd #GFTUET #GFTU #TradeUnionEducation #Education #Workers #Organising #Unions
December 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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🚀 #SummerSchool - step in, stand out.

🔥 Joined by: @rmtunion.bsky.social, @tssaunion.bsky.social, @aslefunion.bsky.social, @pollysmythe.bsky.social, @frasermcguire.bsky.social, @equityuk.bsky.social, @sotl-films.bsky.social + more.

✍ - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-school

#GFTUET
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December 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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🚨 Care Work: The Hidden Backbone of our Economy

Tutored by: Luiza Nassif Pires & Anamary Maqueira Linares | Chaired by: @kmunro-econ.bsky.social

✍ Register: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/political-economy-international-school-social-reproduction-and-precarious-and-unpaid-labour

#GFTUET
Promotional image for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled "Care Work: The Hidden Backbone of Our Economy" scheduled for Wednesday, 4 March, at 6 PM, featuring speakers Luiza Nassif Pires, Anamary Maqueira Linares, and Kirstin Munro, against a backdrop of a document with graphs and pie charts. Promotional poster titled 'Meet the Tutor' with Luiza Nassif Pires. Features an image of Luiza Nassif Pires and details about her research on gender distribution, discrimination, and development. The session is part of a course Political Economy International School. Application deadline is 18 February 2026. Promotional image for "Meet the Tutor" featuring Anamary Maqueira Linares. Includes details about her academic background and a course she will be co-tutoring on 4 March 2026. Promotional poster for 'Meet the Tutor' featuring Kirstin Munro. l. It includes course details and application deadline of 18 February 2026.
December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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FULLY BOOKED | Lessons in Organising - Strategy

📍 Book now for Lessons in Organising - Workplace, ideal for union reps, stewards, & branch officers, combining local strategies with practical steps for effective organising: gftuet.org.uk/courses/less...

#GFTUET #Organising #Workplace
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM