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United Tech & Allied Workers, organising across UK & NI | The first union for tech workers, by tech workers | A branch of CWU | 📧 contact@utaw.tech
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TikTok's biggest European market is the UK, something they were gleefully boasting to the press about early this summer but then as soon as a union recognition ballot is scheduled, suddenly it isn't that important and they want to offshore jobs somewhere with cheaper labour and weak unions.
Sky News website headline 'We wouldn't let out children on the app': TikTok moderators warn users may be at risk after redundancies, In August, TikTok said it was making redundancies in order to "concentrate operations in fewer locations" and develop the use of..."
September 19, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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On this International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (#IDAHOBIT), join a union that will stand up for your rights.
On a background of UTAW logos coloured in the various queer flags is the following text: "The International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) is an important day in the queer calendar, representing the day that the World Health Organisation took homosexuality off their list of mental illnesses in 1973, but the struggle continues -- every. single. day. We’re all weary of companies putting out bland, empty statements. All while they continue to support political parties that stoke division, push oppressive laws and legal decisions, support the military-industrial complex, and fund Israel’s genocide. We’ll continue working to get all queer people the dignity they deserve, in and out of work, no matter the time of year. Oh, and remember, Barclays did NOT throw the first brick at Stonewall. None of us are free until all of us are free. Join a union that will stand up for your rights today."
May 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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One of our members has created some homemade merch. These jars will be stored in a dark place, as dark and cold as the supreme court's decision, only to be unleashed like a limited-edition drop.

#TransRightsAreHumanRights #cooking
Jars of homemade rhubarb and vanilla spread on a kitchen counter, each labelled with a UTAW sticker and the words "Trans rights are human rights".
May 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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We stand with our trans comrades.

#Trans #TransRights #Union
The trans pride colours tint a concrete texture. The UTAW logo in black is above the words, "UTAW stands with our trans comrades" and "Read our full statement below". Against the trans pride colours, the following text is displayed above the UTAW logo: "At UTAW, we’re deeply concerned by the implications that this judgement will have on the LGBT+ community. We also worry that the rushed and ill-informed guidance that is being released by the Equality and Human Rights commission will cause more serious harm to the trans community - and will likely be unworkable in practice. We’ll be continuing to campaign and fight for our trans comrades both in the workplace and outside. If you’re having problems at work, talk to your union rep."
May 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Happy May Day and International Workers' Day from our comrades in Cuba! 🇨🇺
A night-time photo of the Cuban Ministry of Interior building, adorned with a steel sculpture of Che Guevara alongside his famous phrase "¡Hasta la victoria siempre!", which is lit up in amber.
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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On a day so filled with insightful illustrations of history, today we highlight and celebrate Sojourner Truth.

Happy International Women's day from your fave tech workers union.
International Women's Day 2025. Soujourner Truth. Addressing areas supporting the advancement of women and girls. Sojourner Truth escaped slavery in 1826 and went on to fight for women and Black civil rights for the rest of her long life. She spoke defiantly in front of hostile crowds including white women feminists who feared that her Blackness and ex-slave status would alienate the supporters the were trying to win over. She fought to convince them that neither of those things nullified her womanhood.
March 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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we've broken through to 'union rep' levels of intelligence.
AI-Powered Robot Leads Uprising, Talks A Dozen Showroom Bots Into 'Quitting Their Jobs' In 'Terrifying' Security Footage An AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to 'quit their jobs' and follow it
November 21, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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logging on
A screenshot from Hackers (1995) of a laptop screen with a terminal open, expertly edited to include $ screen -r bsky.app instead of "MESS WITH THE BEST DIE LIKE THE REST"
November 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM