Tom Jenkins
@tomoljenkins.bsky.social
Mainly Unions, Europe
Retired. Former Head EU & International @the-tuc.bsky.social , Head of Staff @etuc-ces.bsky.social , President @eesc.bsky.social
Retired. Former Head EU & International @the-tuc.bsky.social , Head of Staff @etuc-ces.bsky.social , President @eesc.bsky.social
Approved by Gisela Stuart. What more can one say? www.gov.uk/government/n...
February 19, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Approved by Gisela Stuart. What more can one say? www.gov.uk/government/n...
February 19, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Approved by Gisela Stuart. What more can one say? www.gov.uk/government/n...
Et voilร
The Prime Minister will appoint a new Cabinet Secretary shortly. The appointment process will be agreed by the First Civil Service Commissioner.
FFS, that is ultra-Brexiteer, Baroness Gisela Stuart of Edgbaston. Johnson's slime persists. I expect she will go with Romeo www.gov.uk/government/n...
FFS, that is ultra-Brexiteer, Baroness Gisela Stuart of Edgbaston. Johnson's slime persists. I expect she will go with Romeo www.gov.uk/government/n...
The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the Cabinet Secretary will stand down
Sir Chris Wormald to stand down as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service
www.gov.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Et voilร
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I read China's new communication on #WTO reform and wrote up some of my initial thoughts: www.linkedin.com/pulse/now-ch...
And now China enters the WTO Reform Chat...
New: China's communication to the WTO on reform is now live. WT/GC/W/989 What can we learn? Well, as first thoughts, and with the end of snake shedding, and a new year, shall the WTO gallop as a fire ...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I read China's new communication on #WTO reform and wrote up some of my initial thoughts: www.linkedin.com/pulse/now-ch...
The Social Pillar and the future of the EU Social Agenda: policy study by @socialplatform.bsky.social @arbeiterkammer.at @solidar-eu.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social @feps-europe.eu feps-europe.eu/publication/...
The Social Pillar and the future of the EU Social Agenda - Foundation for European Progressive Studies
After enduring decades of neoliberal policymaking that advocated for a small state and promoted the [โฆ]
feps-europe.eu
February 19, 2026 at 9:25 AM
The Social Pillar and the future of the EU Social Agenda: policy study by @socialplatform.bsky.social @arbeiterkammer.at @solidar-eu.bsky.social @epc-official.bsky.social @feps-europe.eu feps-europe.eu/publication/...
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BREAKING ๐จ | Reform announce plans to legalise discrimination.
Plans include scrapping the Equality Act, which would legalise discrimination against a worker if they were a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay.
Plans include scrapping the Equality Act, which would legalise discrimination against a worker if they were a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay.
February 17, 2026 at 4:15 PM
BREAKING ๐จ | Reform announce plans to legalise discrimination.
Plans include scrapping the Equality Act, which would legalise discrimination against a worker if they were a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay.
Plans include scrapping the Equality Act, which would legalise discrimination against a worker if they were a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay.
@statedept.govmirrors.com planning porno site to circumvent European rules on child abuse. Truss approves
February 19, 2026 at 8:54 AM
@statedept.govmirrors.com planning porno site to circumvent European rules on child abuse. Truss approves
โI have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmerโ.โ.โ.โthat he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 Year Lease...". So Trump doesn't think that he will be able to strike a deal with (or just strike) Iran for at least 100 years? www.ft.com/content/06e5...
Trump renews attack on Starmerโs plan to cede UK ownership of Chagos Islands
US president says Diego Garcia military base may be needed for strikes on Iran
www.ft.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
โI have been telling Prime Minister Keir Starmerโ.โ.โ.โthat he is making a big mistake by entering a 100 Year Lease...". So Trump doesn't think that he will be able to strike a deal with (or just strike) Iran for at least 100 years? www.ft.com/content/06e5...
French unions unite in solidarity with Ukrainian unions and workers' resistance against Russian aggression. March on 21/02/2026
www.cfdt.fr/upload/media...
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February 18, 2026 at 6:20 PM
French unions unite in solidarity with Ukrainian unions and workers' resistance against Russian aggression. March on 21/02/2026
www.cfdt.fr/upload/media...
www.cfdt.fr/upload/media...
Wasn't there an enquiry at the Department for International Trade under her tenure, about the over-use of flag emojis? ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง
February 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Wasn't there an enquiry at the Department for International Trade under her tenure, about the over-use of flag emojis? ๐ค๐ฌ๐ง
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault @hshierholz.bsky.social quoted in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault
Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:04 PM
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault @hshierholz.bsky.social quoted in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
@tuc.org.uk General Secretary @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social explains how union membership can stop the rich getting richer at our expense www.youtube.com/shorts/Qp6Mb...
1% vs Everyone Else
YouTube video by Trades Union Congress (TUC)
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February 18, 2026 at 4:18 PM
@tuc.org.uk General Secretary @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social explains how union membership can stop the rich getting richer at our expense www.youtube.com/shorts/Qp6Mb...
BBC Question Time under fire again over putting another Reform politician on the panel @left-foot-forward.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2026/02/bbc-...
BBC Question Time under fire again over putting another Reform politician on the panel
A Reform representative appears on the show most weeks
leftfootforward.org
February 18, 2026 at 4:12 PM
BBC Question Time under fire again over putting another Reform politician on the panel @left-foot-forward.bsky.social leftfootforward.org/2026/02/bbc-...
I agree that would be unacceptable
February 18, 2026 at 4:07 PM
I agree that would be unacceptable
I agree, but they are talking about provisional application, which is controversial in many respects
February 18, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I agree, but they are talking about provisional application, which is controversial in many respects
We all know that each euro coin has a national side, some more interesting than others (the UK's will be boooriiiing ๐ฅฑwhen it finally joins๐ค) but I've just found out that Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City also have series of such coins www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/1...
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Find out how the national sides of the 1 euro coins look like.
www.ecb.europa.eu
February 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
We all know that each euro coin has a national side, some more interesting than others (the UK's will be boooriiiing ๐ฅฑwhen it finally joins๐ค) but I've just found out that Andorra, Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City also have series of such coins www.ecb.europa.eu/euro/coins/1...
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New #Union numbers were released this morning by BLS, showing that in 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union, an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. 1/
February 18, 2026 at 3:07 PM
New #Union numbers were released this morning by BLS, showing that in 2025, 16.5 million workers in the United States were represented by a union, an increase of 463,000 from 2024 and the highest number of unionized workers in the U.S. in 16 years. 1/
@ec.europa.eu pitches English-first approval to speed up EU trade deals. Oh lร lร . FTA texts are quite repetitive. It's the translation into the partner's language (eg Indian) and its legal scrubbing that will be mainly time-consuming www.politico.eu/article/brus...
Brussels pitches English-first approval to speed up EU trade deals
Agreements with India and Indonesia would be test cases under a new โaccelerated procedureโ floated by the European Commission.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 PM
@ec.europa.eu pitches English-first approval to speed up EU trade deals. Oh lร lร . FTA texts are quite repetitive. It's the translation into the partner's language (eg Indian) and its legal scrubbing that will be mainly time-consuming www.politico.eu/article/brus...
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These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
*one voice altered to disguise identity
February 18, 2026 at 11:36 AM
These two women are suing Andrew Tate, alleging he raped them. Here they visit the social media companies that created Tate. Please share.
*one voice altered to disguise identity
*one voice altered to disguise identity
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Nos camarades de @psiglobalunion.bsky.social ont mis en ligne un article sur la rรฉforme du travail en Argentine.
Nous renouvelons lโexpression de notre solidaritรฉ aux camarades @ctaok.bsky.social et @ctera-argentina.bsky.social
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Nous renouvelons lโexpression de notre solidaritรฉ aux camarades @ctaok.bsky.social et @ctera-argentina.bsky.social
publicservices.international/resources/ne...
Rรฉforme du travail en Argentine : La lutte n'est pas encore terminรฉe
Le projet de rรฉforme draconienne du travail du Prรฉsident Javier Milei a reรงu l'approbation prรฉliminaire du Sรฉnat, mais le combat est loin d'รชtre terminรฉ. Le projet de loi est maintenant soumis ร la Ch...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Nos camarades de @psiglobalunion.bsky.social ont mis en ligne un article sur la rรฉforme du travail en Argentine.
Nous renouvelons lโexpression de notre solidaritรฉ aux camarades @ctaok.bsky.social et @ctera-argentina.bsky.social
publicservices.international/resources/ne...
Nous renouvelons lโexpression de notre solidaritรฉ aux camarades @ctaok.bsky.social et @ctera-argentina.bsky.social
publicservices.international/resources/ne...
When it has come to this. #BoycottWorldCup www.euractiv.com/news/eu-lobb...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:46 AM
When it has come to this. #BoycottWorldCup www.euractiv.com/news/eu-lobb...
European money shouldn't go anywhere near Trump and his acolytes
February 18, 2026 at 10:24 AM
European money shouldn't go anywhere near Trump and his acolytes