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GFTU Educational Trust
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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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Build real skills for making change at work.

Let design work for you - craft clear, powerful messages & get tips for a variety of formats,

🔨Build your toolkit for stronger unions & lasting impact: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/activists-corner-how-to-design-a-good-leaflet-poster

#GFTUET
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November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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🎄✨DAY 1 | 43% of union employees have been in the same workplace for over 10 years, compared to just 23% of non-union employees.

That’s the power of trade union education.

🔥 Become a #Friend today - https://gftuet.org.uk/friends

#12DaysofLearning #GFTUET #Giftmas
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November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🗣️ NEW speaker announcement

Join Eddie Dempsey, @rmtunion.bsky.social at our first ever Political Economy Conference.

Come and help build a new economy: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/political-economy-conference

#GFTUET #PoliticalEconomy #Unions #Workers #TradeUnions #GFTU
Promotional poster for the Political Economy Conference on 28th November 2025 at Quorn Grange Hotel featuring guest speaker Eddie Dempsey. The event is sponsored by The Lipman-Miliband Trust.
November 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Our Activists Corner 2025-2026 has just started ft. @pollysmythe.bsky.social on how to use the media and handle the press.

Sign up for other sessions in this series here: gftuet.org.uk/education

#ActivistsCorner #GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #TUeD #Education #Workers #Unions #TradeUnions
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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🎓 Join Lessons in Organising – Strategy with Professor @howardstevenson.bsky.social, designed for trade union leaders & organisers ready to build true organising cultures.

✊ Register here whilst places last: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/lessons-in-organising-strategy

#GFTUET #Organising #Strategy
Promotional graphic for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'Lessons in Organising - Strategy,' scheduled from February 11-13, featuring a list of discussion topics, alongside an image of Howard Stevenson speaking at a podium. Promotional poster for 'Meet the Tutor' featuring Howard Stevenson, Emeritus Professor of Educational Leadership at the University of Nottingham and President of the UCU branch. Includes details about the course titled 'Lessons in Organising - Strategy" running from 11-13 February 2026 at Quorn Grange.
November 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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🌐 Our Virtual Town Hall is THE place for ideas to collide, voices to be heard, and where the future of union learning takes shape.

Join the discussion + Q&A with @gftu.org.uk's @gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

💻 Join from anywhere - https://t.co/KYdwHJhqsl

#GFTUET #Giftmas
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November 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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🎄✨ This #Christmas, open the door to union learning!

Our #EducationFund is your gateway to world-class trade union education.

💌 Give the gift of learning this Christmas - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#Giftmas #GFTUET #UnionEducation #TradeUnionLearning
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November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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💌 Send a little #Solidarity this #GivingTuesday!

Skip the paper and send a digital card designed by us. Give the gift of learning while caring for the planet ♻

👉 Send yours today: https://gftuet.org.uk/product/digital-christmas-card

#Giftmas #GFTUET #UnionEducation #FriendsofET #Christmas
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November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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💥 THIS is a weekend of ideas, energy & action

🔥 Connect with trade unionists
🎙 Build your confidence & sharpen your voice
💡 Workshops. Stories. Strategy. #Solidarity.

🎯 Young. Loud. Union-proud: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/young-members-development-weekend

#YoungWorkersMonth #GFTUET #YMDW
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November 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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This #Giftmas, let's make more people smile at the home of trade union education 🏡

🎓 Become a #Friend, empower learning, and enjoy exclusive benefits + 2 months free this festive season!

🎁 Unwrap the power of education: gftuet.org.uk/giftmas

#GFTUET #FriendsofET #Christmas
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November 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📢 Get first access to upcoming courses

✅ Early alerts, direct sign-up links and no spam - essential updates only to support you.

Our programme is designed to educate, empower, and strengthen our movement, and now you’ll never miss a place - https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUW5DMizvDVLxt0dLZaHi3

#GFTUET
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November 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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🚩 Hear our response to the #RiseOfTheFarRight

Virtual Town Hall | 24 Nov, 5pm | @gftu.org.uk's @gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

✨Join the first of its kind when you become a #Friend of the Trust - https://actionnetwork.org/events/friends-of-gftuet-townhall

#GFTUET #GFTU
Promotional poster for a virtual town hall event for Friends of GFTU Educational Trust on 24 November, featuring Sarah Woolley and Gawain Little.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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LIVE NOW 🔴| New Unionism & Eleanor Marx with Dana Mills

Join us here: bit.ly/DanaMillsLive

#GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #TUed #History #WorkersHistory #WorkingClassHistory
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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🚨 Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration

Join our 7th Political International Economy International School session.

Tutored by: Hannah Cross & David Bacon | Chaired by: @surbhikesar.bsky.social

More about them below👇

#GFTUET #Political
Promotional poster for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled "Borders, Bosses & Labour: The Real Politics of Immigration" on Wednesday 4 February at 6 PM, featuring speakers David Bacon, Hannah Cross, and Surbhi Kesar against a backdrop with a vintage map. Promotional poster for 'Meet the Tutor' featuring Hannnah Cross. Event details include the date 4 February 2026 and the location as online. Promotional poster for 'Meet the Tutor' featuring David Bacon. Event details include the date 4 February 2026 and the location as online. Promotional poster for 'Meet the Tutor' featuring Surbhi Kesar. Event details include the date 4 February 2026 and the location as online.
October 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Join our #EducationFund to help:
🌱 Grow leaders from the grassroots
⚙ Turn experience into power
🧠 Transform knowledge into action
✊ Strengthen the heartbeat of our movement

An educated workforce can never again be told “you don’t know your place.”- https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET
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October 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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⏰ Whether you’re taking your first step in union involvement or developing your next step as a leader, we're proud to be the home of trade union education.

👊 An educated movement is an unstoppable movement.

Join our programme today - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET #TradeUnion #Education
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October 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Trade Union & Working Class #History - where workers stood, history moved ✊

Mary McArthur and the National Federation of Working Women | Cathy Hunt | 29 Jan

Learn about Cathy below 👇

Secure your place: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/trade-union-and-working-class-history

#GFTUET #WorkingClass
Promotional poster for a GFTU Educational Trust online course featuring Cathy Hunt. The poster includes details about the event on Mary McArthur and the National Federation of Working Women, scheduled for January 29 at 7 PM. Background shows a mosaic of historical photos of workers. Promotional poster titled 'Meet the Tutor' featuring a photo of Cathy Hunt, a historian specialising in women workers and activists in British early 20th century history. Includes details of a course on Trade Union & Working Class History happening on January 29, 2026, online.
October 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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📌Ensure you get updates first on new learning opportunities, course dates, and events.

Never miss a chance to learn and grow with the home of trade union education.

🔗 Join our Courses WhatsApp group now - https://t.co/XzFkTpByXV

#GFTUET #TradeUnion #Education
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October 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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November courses are filling up👀

Political Economy International School | @plbds.bsky.social
Activists' Corner | Izzy G
Strategy Series | @flyingwithsara.bsky.social
TU & WC History | @louiseraw.bsky.social
Political Economy Conference

Sign up today🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET
Promotional poster for GFTU Educational Programme 2025-2026, featuring details of upcoming events and courses, including session titles, dates, and photos of speakers. Sessions cover topics on economy, labor history, and unions. Bottom of the poster includes a call to register and the website URL.
October 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Join fantastic tutor, Angela Connell, in our first Health & Safety Stage 2 course of our new programme ✊

Let’s continue to educate, empower, and protect, because every worker deserves a safe workplace - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/health-safety-stage-2

Learn more about Angela below. 👇

#GFTUET
Angela Connell smiling at the camera in a conference room with a banner behind displaying 'GFTU Educational Trust - Health & Safety Stage' event scheduled for January 26-28 with follow-up dates in February. Promotional poster titled 'Meet the Tutor' featuring a smiling individual wearing a headset, with text detailing the tutor's background at Royal Mail and various certifications in health and safety. The poster includes course details and application deadline for a Course on Health & Safety Stage 2.
October 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Our Jan 2026 Workplace Reps Stage 1 course is F U L L

They don't call it THE essential first course for all new union activists for no reason😎

Sign up to the next one whilst places last: gftuet.org.uk/courses/work...

#GFTUET
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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🚩 In a world where work is changing rapidly, our independent trade union education ensures that workers’ voices remain united, resilient and ready.

🗣"It's trade unions working together that makes us strong" - Fran Heathcote, @pcsunion.bsky.social

Sign up: https://gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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📩 You're invited to our special Virtual Town Hall - a chance to connect, share ideas, and shape the future of our work together.

Whether you’ve been involved since the beginning or are new #Friend, your voice matters: https://actionnetwork.org/events/friends-of-gftuet-townhall

#GFTUET #FriendsofET
Advertisement for a Virtual Town Hall on 24 November featuring Sarah Woolley and Gawain Little, with the GFTU Educational Trust logo displayed.
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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🚨 The Price of Consumption: Workers' Solidarity in Global Production Chains

Join our 6th Political International Economy International School session.

Tutored by: Andrea Ricci & Nikolaos Chatzarakis. | Chaired by: Costas Lapavitsas

More about them below👇

#GFTUET #Political #Economy
Promotional graphic for a GFTU Educational Trust event titled 'The Price of Consumption: Workers' Solidarity in Global Production Chains' happening on Wednesday, 21 January at 6 PM. The poster features images of three speakers: Andrea Ricci, Nikolaos Chatzarakis, and Costas Lapavitsas, representing the Political Economy International School. Promotional poster titled 'Meet the Tutor' featuring Andrea Ricci, a professor at the University of Urbino and PhD from the Geneva School of International Politics. Ricci stands before a bookshelf, wearing glasses and a patterned shirt, smiling at the camera. Text on the image includes details about Ricci's research interests. Promotional poster for an online political economy course featuring Nikolaos Chatzarakis, professor at The New School for Social Research, with a brief bio and course details including the start date of January 21, 2026. Promotional image featuring Costas Lapavitsas, a professor specialising in political economy at SOAS University of London, with a brief summary of his focus on the research and financialisation of capitalism and his academic contributions. Event date is 21 January 2026.
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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📢 Session announcement

How Do We Build Political Support For Change? | Thabo Huntgeburth, @soaseconomics.bsky.social

Join our inaugural Political Economy Conference 👉 http://gftuet.org.uk/courses/political-economy-conference

🚨 Limited spaces

#GFTUET #PoliticalEconomy #TradeUnions #Workers #GFTU
Promotional poster for the GFTU Political Economy Conference 2025, featuring the title 'How do we build political support for change?' and an image of the speaker, Thabo Huntgeburth.
October 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM