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General Federation of Trade Unions
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Founded 1899. A federation of trade unions. Delivering trade union education through @gftuet.org.uk. Building solidarity. The home of @strikemap.org #GFTU. All our links: beacons.ai/gftu
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · Sep 10
#TUC2025, that is a wrap 🎬.

See you next year.

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 18h
Start your Saturday right with your copy of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘳.

Our weekly email with all things strikes direct to your mailbox.

📨📨📨📨Get yours here: strikemap.org/forms/support-strike-map

#StrikeMap
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 1d
🚨 We're marking the 1926 General Strike centenary.

Read the latest article by our Assistant GS, @redhen90.bsky.social - https://www.balh.org.uk/blog-making-history-not-reliving-it-the-national-partnership-to-celebrate-100-anniversary-of-the-general-strike-1926-2025-10-05

#GeneralStrike100 #GFTU
Commemorative graphic for the 100th anniversary of the 1926 General Strike, featuring a central figure in a vintage car, surrounded by historical images of crowds and workers, against a stylized backdrop with geometric shapes and logos of various UK museums and cultural institutions.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 2d
🚨Catch us at The World Transformed

We've teamed up with @strikemap.org to deliver 2 practical sessions.

Building your workplace union & Negotiation skills with your boss with @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social.

🎟 Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theworldtransformed/1807764

#GFTU
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 3d
📢 Our WhatsApp group is a space to collaborate, learn, and amplify our collective voice.

✊ Help us to build a powerful community of support and #Solidarity - https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8

#GFTU #UnionCommunity #UnionSolidarity #StrongerTogether
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 4d
🚩 Join us at The World Transformed.

Our President @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social co-leads 2 sessions in partnership @strikemap.org on 12 Oct. 👇

2:30pm – Organising your workplace
4:30pm – Negotiating with your boss

🎟 Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/theworldtransformed/1807764

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 4d
SOLIDARITY ALERT🚨| Find your nearest @rmtunion.bsky.social Carlisle Support Services pickets today and tomorrow.

🪧Manchester Piccadilly 11am-2pm
🪧Leeds 8am-11am
🪧Bolton 8am-10am

🚂http://strikemap.org/union/rmt

JOIN THE MASS PICKET 8 OCTOBER M2 2EE 11AM-1PM

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Strike map logo. Text reads I support rail workers. RMT logo. Text reads strike map.org. Picture of RMT picket line.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 5d
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This is your key to learning, growing, and making an impact in your union.

Be informed 🧠 Be inspired 🔥 Be part of the movement ✊

💌 Subscribe now: https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 5d
DATA DEEP DIVE 🤿 | @wiserd-research.bsky.social's
#UnionMaps data has lots of important insights for our movement.

Did you know?

Northumberland has had the biggest decline in union membership.

Read more about North East union membership below 👇

#StrikeMap

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Picture of Lynemouth Power Station in Northumberland. Text reads: Northumberland, biggest decline in unions membership. WISERD logo and Strike Map logo. Text reads: See more on strikemap.org
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 5d
🚨 Over 1,300 trade unionists have signed #StrikeMap &
CTUF's call for an Employment Rights Bill 2 — backed by 14 organisations.

Here are the top 10 unions whose members are leading the call

1) @unitetheunion.bsky.social
2) POA
3) @unison.org.uk
4) @pcsunion.bsky.social

#StrikeMap
Infographic titled "Finishing the Job: Demand an Employment Bill," showing the percentage of support from various unions. Includes logo and support levels of Unite the union (29%), PCS (4%), POA (20%), GMB (4%), UNISON (9%), CWU (2%), UCU (4%), FBU (4%), Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (4%), and SFWU (2%). The infographic features a bold, organized design with symbols representing each union.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 5d
✊ We stand in full #Solidarity with @leicesterucu.bsky.social members striking against devastating £11m cuts and compulsory redundancies.

Your strength - 79.5% for strike action - is inspiring.

Education is a public good, not a cost to slash.

#ucuRISING #GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 6d
DATA DEEP DIVE 🤿 | @wiserd-research.bsky.social’s #UnionMaps data has lots of important insights for our movement.

Did you know?

The Cumbrian coastal plain is the most unionised area of Britain.

Here is why 👇

#StrikeMap

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Picture of a power station. Text reads the Cumbrian coastal plain - the most unionised area of Britain. See more on strikemap.org. Strike Map logo and WISERD logo.
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 8d
Mis-Sold Employment Rights?

We estimate 34.24 million working people have been mis-sold improved employment rights and you may be one of them.

Start your claim today: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#EmploymentRightsBill #WorkersRights #TradeUnions #StrikeMap #Workers
Promotional poster for StrikeMap displayed in a public setting, discussing mis-sold employment rights in the UK and encouraging people to check and claim their employment rights. Includes a web link for further information. Promotional poster for StrikeMap displayed in a public setting, discussing mis-sold employment rights in the UK and encouraging people to check and claim their employment rights. Includes a web link for further information.
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 9d
NEW PICKETS 🚨| Find your nearest @rmtunion.bsky.social
Carlisle Support Services pickets next week.

🪧🚂http://strikemap.org/union/rmt

JOIN THE MASS PICKET 8 OCTOBER M2 2EE 11AM-1PM

#StrikeMap
Promotional poster for Carlisle Support Services regarding a Picket Line schedule for the 2025 Pay Dispute, listing dates, locations, and times for events in Manchester, Leeds, and Bolton.
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 9d
We are shocked and saddened by the attack outside a Manchester synagogue.

Jewish families must be free to worship without fear.

We stand with the Jewish community and against the rise in antisemitism.

✊Together we must challenge hate and build understanding.

#GFTU
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 9d
👀 What can we do about the far right?

Join our Virtual Town Hall for updates on new courses + a live space to ask questions.

@gawainlittle.bsky.social & @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social

✊ Become a #Friend: gftuet.org.uk/friends

📌 Register: actionnetwork.org/events/frien...

#GFTUET #FriendsofET
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 10d
#9 Aegis

Add your name here: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#StrikeMap #EmploymentLaw #WorkerRights #EmploymentRights #Workers
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GFTU WIN: WIN Services @gftuwinwin.bsky.social · 10d
🚨 Latest article just published on our newest #GFTUWinWin partner Hall Technologies.

Acting as a trusted CTO partner, they help trade unions and mission-driven organisations make informed decisions and strengthen resilience.

👉Read in full here:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/winwin...
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 10d
🚨Sign up before 5pm today

Explore trade unions, the state and political change, head into Parliament, meet an MP & tour the Commons.

✊Don’t miss this chance to take learning from the classroom straight to the corridors of power!

Register now: gftuet.org.uk/courses/poli...

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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 10d
Today marks the start of #BlackHistoryMonth✊

The theme of “Standing Firm in Power and Pride” honours the strength, resilience, and achievements of Black communities worldwide.

Celebrating past contributions & looking ahead to a future of unity and progress.

#Solidarity #GFTU
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 11d
Our general secretary, @gawainlittle.bsky.social , has just sent the below letter to Sarah congratulating her on his election as deputy general secretary of @neunion.bsky.social

#GFTU #Education #Solidarity #Unity
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 11d
Our general secretary, @gawainlittle.bsky.social, has just sent the below letter to Brian McDaid congratulating him on his election as general secretary of our affiliate, Aegis.

We look forward to continuing our work together.

#GFTU #Education #Solidarity #Unity
30/09/2025 Dear Brian I am writing to you to offer congratulations on your election as General Secretary of Aegis on behalf of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). We have a long and proud history working closely with Aegis. We know the vital role that your union plays with the financial sector. We look forward to welcoming you at the next GFTU executive meeting and continuing our close working relationship together. If you need anything from the GFTU, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Good luck and congratulations again. You will be excellent. In solidarity Gawain Little General Secretary General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 11d
📢 Affiliate Announcement

We're delighted to have another @rmtunion.bsky.social branch affiliate to #StrikeMap

RMT Leominster & Hereford, joins 125 affiliates in supporting putting struggle on the map

Affiliate your organisation: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/help-us-build-our-worker-powered-map
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General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 12d
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From new campaigns and victories to education and events, every edition of our newsletter is designed to keep you informed, inspired, and part of the bigger picture.

Sign up: https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/

#GFTU
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 12d
📢DEMO- Shabana Mahmood MP's Office

Join @unitetheunion.bsky.social on Wednesday 1 October 10am at Shabana Mahmood’s office.

57 Frederick Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, B1 3HS GB

Tell Labour we are sick of this rubbish!

See it on our map here: strikemap.org?bounds=[-1.9...

#StrikeMap
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