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
Great result at @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social as it rejects DK case and validates minimum wage directive. @etuc-ces.bsky.social welcomes decision while calling for stronger rules on enforcement 👇 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
www.etuc.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Great result at @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social as it rejects DK case and validates minimum wage directive. @etuc-ces.bsky.social welcomes decision while calling for stronger rules on enforcement 👇 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...
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The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
The employment rights bill debates go on
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
The attempt by a coalition of Tory and Lib Dem peers to wreck the government’s pro-worker employment protection legislation continues
By Tony Burke
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
UK-China agree joint research on climate change and environment; planetary sciences and astronomy; health and agriculture and food research, excluding subsectors due to each countries’ national security and legislative requirements. Scary, but good if Trump pissed off www.gov.uk/government/p...
Joint statement from the 11th UK and China Joint Commission Meeting
www.gov.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
UK-China agree joint research on climate change and environment; planetary sciences and astronomy; health and agriculture and food research, excluding subsectors due to each countries’ national security and legislative requirements. Scary, but good if Trump pissed off www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Many European ships fly under the British flag because UK laws allow companies to employ workers on so-called transit visas, effectively reducing them to little more than illegal labourers.
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
How migrant fishermen followed their catch from Ghana to Denmark -and back - MyJoyOnline
Ghanaian fishermen who migrated to Europe because of overfishing along Ghana’s coastline have found themselves exploited in the European fishing industry.
www.myjoyonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Many European ships fly under the British flag because UK laws allow companies to employ workers on so-called transit visas, effectively reducing them to little more than illegal labourers.
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
www.myjoyonline.com/how-migrant-...
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and of the European Union (EU), Santa Marta, Republic of Colombia, 9 November 2025, joint declaration. No mention of the US, of course, but obvious pushback against Trumpism oozes from this www.consilium.europa.eu/media/tfqicb...
www.consilium.europa.eu
November 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and of the European Union (EU), Santa Marta, Republic of Colombia, 9 November 2025, joint declaration. No mention of the US, of course, but obvious pushback against Trumpism oozes from this www.consilium.europa.eu/media/tfqicb...
@theobserveruk.bsky.social points the finger👇
November 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@theobserveruk.bsky.social points the finger👇
I'm sure Trump Is pressing @cbsnews.com to reinstate its edits of his rambling, lie-ridden interview
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
Trump said Paramount’s sale to David and Larry Ellison was ‘greatest thing that’s happened in a long time’ for free press
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'm sure Trump Is pressing @cbsnews.com to reinstate its edits of his rambling, lie-ridden interview
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Excellent briefing by @stefanofella.bsky.social @houseofcommons.parliament.uk library for the 2026 Review of the TCA. On the whole the 'reset' has overtaken the issues that could have been raised and I doubt either side wants to move further 1/2 researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...
researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk
November 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Excellent briefing by @stefanofella.bsky.social @houseofcommons.parliament.uk library for the 2026 Review of the TCA. On the whole the 'reset' has overtaken the issues that could have been raised and I doubt either side wants to move further 1/2 researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...
ICYMI Frost becomes President of IEA. Interesting that his blurb doesn't mention the only thing he's known for: Brexit. He will now sit as non-affiliated in @houseoflords.parliament.uk . Pity they don't have a bench for real scummy traitors iea.org.uk/media/david-...
David Frost, the Rt Hon Lord Frost of Allenton CMG, to become IEA Director General
The Board of Trustees of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is delighted to announce that David Frost will become … Continue reading "David Frost, the Rt Hon Lord Frost of Allenton CMG, to become...
iea.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
ICYMI Frost becomes President of IEA. Interesting that his blurb doesn't mention the only thing he's known for: Brexit. He will now sit as non-affiliated in @houseoflords.parliament.uk . Pity they don't have a bench for real scummy traitors iea.org.uk/media/david-...
Note that the UK Institute for Economic Affairs, that disgracefully retained its @charitycommission.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy status, works closely with and 'allegedly' receives money from the US Heritage Foundation who forced the removal of plaques commemorating black soldiers who died in WWII🇳🇱
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Note that the UK Institute for Economic Affairs, that disgracefully retained its @charitycommission.blog.gov.uk.web.brid.gy status, works closely with and 'allegedly' receives money from the US Heritage Foundation who forced the removal of plaques commemorating black soldiers who died in WWII🇳🇱
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Nexperia: @marossefcovic.bsky.social statement (by the way, it's about time he used his 🦋account, @ec.europa.eu )
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Nexperia: @marossefcovic.bsky.social statement (by the way, it's about time he used his 🦋account, @ec.europa.eu )
Government seeking nominations for Northern Ireland Business Stakeholders Group which has an input in up the Windsor agreement follow-up. It seems that there is another group including 'Community' with much less reach. Where is @nic-ictu.bsky.social ? www.gov.uk/guidance/exp...
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Government seeking nominations for Northern Ireland Business Stakeholders Group which has an input in up the Windsor agreement follow-up. It seems that there is another group including 'Community' with much less reach. Where is @nic-ictu.bsky.social ? www.gov.uk/guidance/exp...
Lots of blokes in this pic. I thought @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was there?
Playing host to COP30 UN climate talks while balancing economic growth with his environmental agenda presents risks for Brazil's president
Lula Tries to Expand Oil and Rainforests as Climate World Comes to Brazil
Playing host to COP30 while balancing economic growth with his environmental agenda presents risks for Brazil’s president
bloom.bg
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Lots of blokes in this pic. I thought @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu was there?
If CGTP and UGT agree with each other, their case must be watertight. Under the pretence of being a Social Democratic Party, Montenegro's group are right-wing conservatives with little time for real social dialogue
PORTUGAL: Montenegro contests the reasons that could lead to the general strike of CGTP and UGT www.portugalpulse.com/montenegro-c...
Montenegro contests the reasons that could lead to the general strike of CGTP and UGT - PPulse
"There are no objective reasons for such a significant protest movement. We live in a country with many labor challenges. The proposal we are discussing with
www.portugalpulse.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
If CGTP and UGT agree with each other, their case must be watertight. Under the pretence of being a Social Democratic Party, Montenegro's group are right-wing conservatives with little time for real social dialogue
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Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU
Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU
Traders report long waits at Sevington inspection post and claim trees and shrubs are repeatedly being damaged
Importers of plants say long delays and damage to shipments at a Kent border control post risk driving up prices and could lead to transport companies stopping deliveries across the Channel.
Traders have reported long waits in recent weeks at the government’s Sevington facility off the M20 near Ashford, which was built to check goods of plant and animal origin arriving from the EU. One importer said delays were adding £200 of costs to each load. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Plant importers say border delays in Kent could drive up prices and stop deliveries from EU
Labour and its ministers are making a big mistake by refusing to post here 🦋. My TL is overflowing with Green and Polanski posts with little if any push back
November 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Labour and its ministers are making a big mistake by refusing to post here 🦋. My TL is overflowing with Green and Polanski posts with little if any push back
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On Saturday 15th November, demands for action on climate will be taking place across the entire world. In the UK, there will be gatherings in major cities, showing solidarity with our fellow workers in the Global South and demanding climate justice for all
#UnionClimateAction
#UnionClimateAction
November 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
On Saturday 15th November, demands for action on climate will be taking place across the entire world. In the UK, there will be gatherings in major cities, showing solidarity with our fellow workers in the Global South and demanding climate justice for all
#UnionClimateAction
#UnionClimateAction
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Which one is more English?
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Which one is more English?
Paul Novak: "I find it very difficult Graham, to sit there, you with a straight face, and talk about neglect of public services"
⚠️ "When you consider the track record of the government you were a member of for 14 years."
⚠️ "When you consider the track record of the government you were a member of for 14 years."
November 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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RMT taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister.
The RMT at Downing Street to demand urgent transitional protections for rail workers who, under changes to the Skilled Worker visa rules, are being told they must leave the UK
The RMT at Downing Street to demand urgent transitional protections for rail workers who, under changes to the Skilled Worker visa rules, are being told they must leave the UK
November 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
RMT taking its campaign to protect transport workers from losing their UK visa status directly to the Prime Minister.
The RMT at Downing Street to demand urgent transitional protections for rail workers who, under changes to the Skilled Worker visa rules, are being told they must leave the UK
The RMT at Downing Street to demand urgent transitional protections for rail workers who, under changes to the Skilled Worker visa rules, are being told they must leave the UK
👇Big. The Putin dictatorship is crumbling
Russia: Putin sidelined Lavrov, his Foreign Minister of 21 years, after Secretary of State Rubio rebuffed his nonsense demands for Ukraine to capitulate in their Oct 20 phone call and canceled the Trump-Putin meeting.
Putin removed Lavrov from Security Council & G20 delegation.
Putin removed Lavrov from Security Council & G20 delegation.
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
👇Big. The Putin dictatorship is crumbling
News! There is justice in the USA.(Not at SCOTUS or lower courts but from a peoples' Gand Jury) 🥖https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna242142
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
News! There is justice in the USA.(Not at SCOTUS or lower courts but from a peoples' Gand Jury) 🥖https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna242142