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Henry Fowler
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AGS @gftu.org.uk. Chelsea FC ST Holder. Co-founder @strikemap.org. @organisenow.bsky.social. Red Tourists. @iassc.bsky.social Board. National Piers Society. Views my own.
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cubasolidarity.bsky.social
🚨 🇨🇺 No to US intervention in Cuba and Latin America!

✍️ Take action today and sign our urgent Call for Peace and Sovereignty, demanding the government reaffirms its commitment to international law and opposes any military attack against Cuba.

cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-so...
Defend international law - No to intervention in Cuba and Latin America
Recent US military action against Venezuela, together with open threats made against other sovereign nations including Cuba, has heightened concerns about peace, regional stability and respect for the...
cuba-solidarity.org.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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strikemap.org
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| Paul Fleming will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Paul and @equityuk.bsky.social , RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧

#StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Paul Fleming on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Book No. 5
Recommended classic texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain in this 100th anniversary year - one book per day
@strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM
redhen90.bsky.social
Next week, we'll see the biggest #Megapicket yet, organised by @strikemap.org.

#Megapicket3D includes speakers from @greenparty.org.uk, Your Party & Labour Party.

The support for these striking workers continues to grow. Join us: bit.ly/Megapicket3R...

#StrikeMap #Megapicket3
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 3d
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| @zackpolanski.bsky.social
will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Zack, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧

#StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Zack Polanski on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Recommended classic texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain, in this 100th anniversary year.
Book no. 4 - one book per day @strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Recommended classic texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain, in this 100th anniversary year.
Book no. 3 - one book per day
@strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @phm.org.uk @keithbeard.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 11:15 AM
redhen90.bsky.social
The future of trade union education and the trade union education workers want is important to rebuilding a fighting labour movement.

This survey comes at a critical time, complete it here: gftuet.org.uk/workersvoice...

#TuEd #TradeUnionEducation
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 4d
Our partners @gftuet.org.uk have launched a worker survey into trade union education.

Take the survey and share:
gftuet.org.uk/workersvoice...

Promote the survey using pack here: bit.ly/WorkersVoice...

Open to all workers in Britain & Ireland. Responses confidential.

#TUed #StrikeMap
Text reads: Trade Union Education Survey. Picture of a demonstration. Logo of Strike Map
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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gbeconomics.bsky.social
My article 'Putting Strikes on the Map: Unions, the 2025 Birmingham Bin Strike and Beyond' is in Volume 32 Issue 3 of Economics Today this month. It discusses the ongoing industrial dispute between bin workers, represented by @unitetheunion.bsky.social, and Birmingham City Council.
@strikemap.org
January 20, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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fbunational.bsky.social
The FBU is drawing a line in the sand.

No more fake ‘consultations’. No more being ignored by politicians. No more cuts to our safety, jobs, shifts, conditions.

We are preparing a UK-wide campaign, including industrial action.

If you're in the FBU, be there on 11th February.
January 20, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Recommended classic texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain, in this 100th anniversary year - one book a day @strikemap.org @keithbeard.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @redhen90.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Recommended classic texts on the background, dynamics and politics of the 1926 General Strike in Britain, in this 100th anniversary year.
Book no. 2 - one book per day
@strikemap.org
@redhen90.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @sslh.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 11:20 AM
redhen90.bsky.social
#GeneralStrike100 February overview from the General Strike 100 national partnership

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 🎪
𝐄𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬 🏛️🗣️
𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡🛍️

#GeneralStrike #February #Strike #TradeUnions #Events #Exhibitions #Museums

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January 20, 2026 at 11:29 AM
redhen90.bsky.social
📖First read of 2026, @jazbrisack.bsky.social’s ‘Get on the job and organise’.

Fantastic exploration of the development of @sbworkersunited.org.

“Unions that take risks on behalf of workers and prioritise organising the unorganised should be celebrated, never ridiculed.”

#Organising
January 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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strikemap.org
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| @ianbfawu.bsky.social will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Ian and @bfawu.bsky.social, RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧

#StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Ian Hodson on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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ralphdarlington.bsky.social
Superb new book on the 1926 General Strike in this 100th anniversary year @sslh.bsky.social @strikemap.org @redhen90.bsky.social @keithbeard.bsky.social @buiraonline.bsky.social @wcmlibrary.bsky.social @iassc.bsky.social

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January 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
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strikemap.org
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| Ed Harlow will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Ed and @neunion.bsky.social , RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🧱🪧

#StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Ed Harlow on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
redhen90.bsky.social
Big strike this week for @neunion.bsky.social across 24 schools, part of a multi academy trust- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership.

Back the strikers, find your picket via @strikemap.org here: bit.ly/NEUPickets

#StrikeMap
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 13d
Solidarity to members of our national affiliate, @neunion.bsky.social, who begin strike action at
Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) this week.

⏰7.15am-9.15am
🗓️14 January

📍Find and support your nearest picket line: bit.ly/NEUPickets

#StrikeMap 1/2
Solidarity poster for NEU strike at Arthur Terry Learning Partnership. Dates listed. Below, a crowd holds a banner
January 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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strikemap.org
Solidarity with all @ucu.org.uk FE strikers this week 📢

🗓️14-16 January 2026

📍Find and support your nearest picket: bit.ly/FEPickets

1/3 @drjogrady.bsky.social

#StrikeMap #NewDealForFE #UCU #UCUStrike #FEstrike #Education #FurtherEducation
A group of people stands in a line, holding signs for a UCU strike. Bold text reads "Solidarity with UCU members on strike," with dates and cause details. The tone is supportive.
January 12, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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strikemap.org
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| Matt Wrack will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Matt and @nasuwt-official.bsky.social , RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🪧🧱🪧

#Megapicket3 #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
January 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
redhen90.bsky.social
Really pleased to have Caroline at #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January. Like the Brum Bin workers, the striking @unison.org.uk Gloucestershire Phlebotomists have been out a long time. Linking strikes together is key.

Join #Megapicket3: bit.ly/Megapicket3R...
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 14d
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| Caroline Hayhurst, striking Gloucestershire Phlebotomist, will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join us bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🪧🧱🪧

#Megapicket3 #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Caroline Hayhurst on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
redhen90.bsky.social
Another cold 🥶 one. Kept warm with my @aepsychologists.bsky.social (AEP) beanie from the November 2023 strike action. ‘The Sea of Green’.

@donnawiggettep.bsky.social #StrikeAction #Strike #GFTU #EP
January 10, 2026 at 6:50 PM
redhen90.bsky.social
@mickwhelanaslef.bsky.social and @aslefunion.bsky.social have supported every Megapicket, standing shoulder to shoulder with Brum Bin Strikers.

Great to see @aslefunion.bsky.social back for Megapicket 3-D. RSVP here: bit.ly/Megapicket3R...
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 16d
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| @mickwhelanaslef.bsky.social
will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Mick and @aslefunion.bsky.social: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🪧🧱🪧

#Megapicket3 #Megapicket #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Mick Whelan on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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jamiewoodcock.com
Congratulations to @strikemap.org on five years 🥳

They made an excellent book revisiting some of the strikes and telling the story so far 📖✊

Get a copy here bit.ly/SM5yearhardb... and support the project for many years to come!
A picture of the strike map story so far book
January 9, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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strikemap.org
BREAKING 🚨| Joint #StrikeMap x @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social statement on the incredible re-banding and backpay win for Phlebotomists at Homerton Hospital 💉🩸

"We re-affirm our unwavering solidarity with the Gloucestershire phlebotomists and call on their Trust to settle.

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Strike Map logo. Text reads: HOMERTON PHLEBOTOMISTS WIN! Good Enough for Homerston, Good Enough for Gloucester. NHS Workers Say No logo. As health workers across grades, disciplines, and unions, we'd like to extend our congratulations to the phlebotomists at Homerton Hospital in London for their victory on rebanding and backpay this week. Like many NHS workers, phlebotomists all over the country have spent years performing clinical work above their grade and this new victory in London, after similar victories in Swansea, Hertfordshire, and Merseyside, re-confirms the recognition of phlebotomy as, at least, a Band 3 role. This outcome makes it all the more appalling that Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust has still not settled what is now the longest running strike in NHS history. The Trust, under the leadership of CEO Kevin McNamara - who left his previous Trust in the wake of allegations of bullying - has refused to recognise their phlebotomists' legitimate claims and instead worked tirelessly the break the strike and undermine the phlebotomists' position. We re-affirm our unwavering solidarity with the Gloucestershire phlebotomists and call on their Trust to settle. If it's good enough for Homerton, it's good enough for Gloucester! Victory to the Gloucestershire plebotomists!
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
redhen90.bsky.social
It has been great to see the level of mobilisation and support for #Megapicket3 from @rmtunion.bsky.social

Join MEGAPICKET 3D: bit.ly/Megapicket3R...
strikemap.org Strike Map @strikemap.org · 17d
SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🗣️| Eddie Dempsey
will be joining #Megapicket 3-D on 30 January.

Join Eddie and @rmtunion.bsky.social: bit.ly/Megapicket3RSVP

BUILD THE MEGAPICKET 🪧🧱🪧

#Megapicket3 #StrikeMap #Birmingham #BrumBinStrike #BirminghamBinStrike
Promotional poster for a speaker Eddie Dempsey on January 30, 2026. The event is supported by various unions and groups.
January 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM