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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10h

A much needed corrective by @chrisgiles.ft.com to the "welfare is out of control" narrative, drawing on research by my colleague @benbgeiger.bsky.social

www.ft.com/content/ee67...

No need for a moral panic about the welfare system

It’s far from perfect, but the UK’s spending is broadly controlled and employment is high

www.ft.com

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 2d

TikTok is getting rid of the London staff who keep you safe from harmful, misleading and illegal content. When did they announce the job cuts? Eight days before those employees were due to vote on unionising.

We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · Sep 15

Hundreds of content moderators are being laid off by TikTok.

Now they're unionising and speaking out.

@cwunews.bsky.social

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Sep 10

The whole of our Congress showing solidarity with Palestine after powerful speech from Shaher Saed, leader of the Palestinian trade union movement

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · Sep 9

Make no mistake, let there be no doubt.

We were elected to deliver this Employment Rights Bill and that is what we will do.

We won’t accept any watering down by the Lords.

In full.

No ifs, no buts.

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · Aug 27

New @tuc.org.uk report calls for pro-worker AI innovation strategy www.tuc.org.uk/research-ana...

Building a pro-worker AI innovation strategy

A pro-worker AI innovation strategy for the UK should use every lever to shape technology towards good jobs, resilient public services and to drive socially useful innovation – for now and the future,...

www.tuc.org.uk

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our new report on how we can shape the AI that gets developed and how it came be used, covered here www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Half of UK adults worry that AI will take or alter their job, poll finds

The TUC calls for a new approach to technology and greater input from workers on how it is deployed

www.theguardian.com

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just finished Come and Get It by Kiley Reid which I guess includes some crises, but in which many women are extremely funny.

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Jul 17

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'A year on, children can't wait. Starmer must end the two-child cap now' - LabourList

Charity bosses call for Starmer to scrap the two-child benefit cap.

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Nick Pearce @iprnickp.bsky.social · Jul 1

Appalled to read this. A critical funder of UK social and fiscal policy research has just been summarily dumped, along with its key staff and trustees. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

To all who think capitalism can drive progressive change, it won’t – and here’s the shocking proof | Polly Toynbee

Asset manager Aberdeen’s surprise cut to funding research into inequality has left those that used its grants for good work reeling, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

www.theguardian.com

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Gavin Kelly @gavin-kelly.bsky.social · Jun 30

Surprised & saddened to see this happen to Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust - they have supported vital work on debt, pensions, tax & much else.

www.thetimes.com/article/7d69...

Aberdeen under fire after ousting financial charity’s board

The chief executive and all ten independent trustees of Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust were removed in shift away from funding research

www.thetimes.com

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · Jun 20

BREAKING 🚨 | Unions call for Thames Water to be brought into full public ownership.

@unitetheunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @gmb.org.uk

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Tom Jenkins @tomoljenkins.bsky.social · Jun 20

Rebuilding through glass: how better windows could spark a UK industry revival @tuc.org.uk www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/rebuil...

Rebuilding through glass: how better windows could spark a UK industry revival

It’s time the UK got serious about windows. Yes, windows. The kind millions of us peer out of every day to check if it’s raining again. But beyond the drizzle, old and leaky windows are costing UK hou...

www.tuc.org.uk

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Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social · Jun 19

Very interesting.

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jun 19

🆕 Formalising work, redistributing power: Lessons from Mexico’s outsourcing ban

Today on VoxDev w/ Alejandro Estefan (Notre Dame), Roberto Gerhard (STPS Mexico), Joseph Kaboski (Notre Dame), Illenin Kondo (Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis) & Wei Qian (Haverford College): voxdev.org/topic/labour...

Formalising work, redistributing power: Lessons from Mexico’s outsourcing ban

Evidence from Mexico suggests that carefully designed outsourcing regulation can significantly improve wages without reducing employment in developing countries.

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Tim Sharp @timsharp.bsky.social · Jun 19

Time to boost workers' data rights to shed a light on the algorithms that determine their work and pay.

UK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after secretive algorithm changes www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · Jun 11

Shoulder to shoulder in Newcastle.

@drjogrady.bsky.social with @kategobell.bsky.social assistant general secretary @tuc.org.uk standing strong.

The whole movement has our back✊

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TUC Global @tucglobal.bsky.social · Jun 5

The TUC is proud to have supported this complaint at the International Labour Organisation. We have serious concerns about migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, including those involved in preparing for the 2034 World Cup.

Unions from 36 countries protest over treatment of migrant workers in Saudi Arabia

Trade unions from 36 countries have filed a complaint with the International Labour Organisation as development begins to scale up before the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia

www.theguardian.com

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Alex Collinson @alexcollinson.bsky.social · May 29

On this underfunding: an FOI sent by the TUC found that the government spent just £385m on the entire 18 months of the Test and Trace Support Payment Scheme.

For context, this isn’t even half of what it spent on Eat Out To Help Out, which lasted just a month.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Tory decision to underfund Covid self-isolation support cost lives, inquiry hears

The UK spent much less than other countries, said the former NHS Test and Trace lead

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Apr 29

Guess what: boosting workers' rights is popular www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr...

Employment rights bill ‘improves Labour’s favourability among voters’

Polling for TUC suggests measures could lure voters back from Reform, Greens or independents, but finds low awareness

www.theguardian.com

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · Apr 25

Time for a better deal at work.

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Kategobell @kategobell.bsky.social · Apr 18

Oh no! Sending love x

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Tim Sharp @timsharp.bsky.social · Mar 13

After being beefed-up by significant amendments covering areas from statutory sick pay to strike ballot notification, the Employment Rights Bill has cleared the House of Commons. Next step the Lords. New blog:

www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/new-pr...

New protections for workers closer as Employment Rights Bill approved by MPs

A major step was taken towards resolving key issues in the labour market last night after MPs voted to approve the government’s Employment Rights Bill.

www.tuc.org.uk

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