Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
@bdtuc.bsky.social
A a local body registered with the TUC, comprising delegates from Trade Unions with members working or living in the Boroughs of Blackburn with Darwen and the Ribble Valley.
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Barking up the wrong tree
According to the IPSOS "Issues Index" 51% of people name "immigration" as the most important issue facing Britain today, but there are far more important issues we should be concentrating on.
bdtuc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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New on our website: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/10/10/r...
Report on October Trades Council meeting
Trades Council considers ongoing disputes and responds to government consultations on the Post Office, and Smart Meter rollout.
bdtuc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Young workers in Blackburn, Darwen and the Ribble Valley - take part in our 2025 Young Worker survey: forms.gle/HkSJrJwvjE21...
Closes 3rd October.
Closes 3rd October.
Blackburn and District Trades Union Council Young Worker Survey
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. There are fifteen questions designed to capture a picture of what issues young workers are encountering in their working environments - what you ...
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September 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Young workers in Blackburn, Darwen and the Ribble Valley - take part in our 2025 Young Worker survey: forms.gle/HkSJrJwvjE21...
Closes 3rd October.
Closes 3rd October.
We have a new article on our website, which links to our 2025 Young Worker survey: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/09/08/b...
Blackburn Trades Council 2025 Young Worker Survey
Blackburn and District Trades Union Council is running a Young Worker survey from 8th September to 3rd October.
bdtuc.co.uk
September 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We have a new article on our website, which links to our 2025 Young Worker survey: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/09/08/b...
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July 2025 Trades Council meeting
At the July meeting of our Trades Union Council we noted and discussed the announcement made by Wes Streeting, on 28th June, that Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch bodies were to be abolished.
bdtuc.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
New article on our website:
A new article on our website: Witton Myerscough campus; Blackburn vascular in-patients; MITIE dispute; Young Workers.
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Alarm as education and health provision moves out of Blackburn
Delegates at June's Trades Council meeting heard of potential losses of local service in the fields of education and health.
bdtuc.co.uk
June 20, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A new article on our website: Witton Myerscough campus; Blackburn vascular in-patients; MITIE dispute; Young Workers.
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Trades Council film night - Thursday 26th June - 7pm - Hornby Lecture Theatre - Blackburn Library
For your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-platform...
With guest speaker Granville Williams from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (North)
For your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-platform...
With guest speaker Granville Williams from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (North)
A Platform Films documentary: "Censoring Palestine"
An evening of documentary and discussion with guest speaker Granville Williams, from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (North)
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June 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Trades Council film night - Thursday 26th June - 7pm - Hornby Lecture Theatre - Blackburn Library
For your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-platform...
With guest speaker Granville Williams from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (North)
For your free ticket: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-platform...
With guest speaker Granville Williams from the Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (North)
Stop Myerscough College Witton Park Campus Closure chng.it/cMBCCf45 via @UKChange
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Stop Myerscough College Witton Park Campus Closure
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May 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Stop Myerscough College Witton Park Campus Closure chng.it/cMBCCf45 via @UKChange
A new article on our website....
Why we mark Workers Memorial Day - Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
April 28th, International Workers Memorial Day, has become a significant annual event in the Trade Union calendar.
bdtuc.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A new article on our website....
We have a new article on our website. Follow the link to read our response to the Government's "review" of the Fuel Poverty Strategy: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/04/03/t...
Trades Council responds to "Review of the Fuel Poverty Strategy" - Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
Blackburn and District Trades Union Council has submitted a response to the Government's consultation on the Fuel Poverty Strategy.
bdtuc.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
We have a new article on our website. Follow the link to read our response to the Government's "review" of the Fuel Poverty Strategy: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/04/03/t...
Latest article on our website: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/01/27/a...
Abolish the "right to buy"
January's Trades Council meeting agreed to submit a response to the Government's consultation on "Reforming the Right to Buy"
bdtuc.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Latest article on our website: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/01/27/a...
Already approaching 10,000 signatures on this petition. The issue is as much the lack of discussion with "stakeholders" - MPs,, Councils, Cicic Society organisations - on something that was very much a "contract" with the local public. We raised this with the Trust last September.
Save the Shuttle Bus
This vital link between the two hospitals is used by patients, visitors and NHS staff alike. The loss of the shuttle bus would have an impact on everyone who currently uses it and could affect a perso...
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January 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Already approaching 10,000 signatures on this petition. The issue is as much the lack of discussion with "stakeholders" - MPs,, Councils, Cicic Society organisations - on something that was very much a "contract" with the local public. We raised this with the Trust last September.
New article on our website: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/01/07/l...
Labour publishes new Industrial Strategy - Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
December's Trades Council meeting heard that the new Labour government has been quick out of the stalls in publishing its own, new "Industrial Strategy" - "Invest 2035".
bdtuc.co.uk
January 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
New article on our website: bdtuc.co.uk/2025/01/07/l...
New on our website: article about Blackburn A&E and East Lancashire Hospital Trust financial position.
Issues at Blackburn hopsital
This week we have been presented with a couple of "crisis" issues facing the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, and Blackburn A&E.
bdtuc.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 11:07 AM
New on our website: article about Blackburn A&E and East Lancashire Hospital Trust financial position.
Reposted by Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
🥶 No one, repeat NO ONE should have to turn off the heating and try to survive over winter.
The government is failing in its duty. We need urgent action to prevent avoidable deaths. Cut profits, not winter fuel payments!
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The government is failing in its duty. We need urgent action to prevent avoidable deaths. Cut profits, not winter fuel payments!
💪 Join the call! @38degrees.bsky.social
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/winter-p...
The Government MUST protect us from freezing this winter.
Energy bills are set to go up in January, so sign the petition now!
act.38degrees.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 9:55 AM
🥶 No one, repeat NO ONE should have to turn off the heating and try to survive over winter.
The government is failing in its duty. We need urgent action to prevent avoidable deaths. Cut profits, not winter fuel payments!
💪 Join the call! @38degrees.bsky.social
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/winter-p...
The government is failing in its duty. We need urgent action to prevent avoidable deaths. Cut profits, not winter fuel payments!
💪 Join the call! @38degrees.bsky.social
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/winter-p...