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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 6h

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

Person holding a smartphone displaying "The Striker" email with strike-related articles.

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 20h

Next year is the 100th anniversary of the General Strike 1926. #GeneralStrike100 is about workers making history, not reliving it.

Share the website: generalstrike100.com
Donate: bit.ly/GeneralStrike100
Read my blog for @balhnews.bsky.social : bit.ly/GS100BALHblog

General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 20h

🚨 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 · 3d

🚩 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 · 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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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.

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Emiliano Mellino @mellino.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.

This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...

Thousands of rogue bosses get away with not paying tribunal awards

The government scheme ‘enforcing’ money owed to workers has been unsuccessful in a staggering three-quarters of cases

www.thebureauinvestigates.com

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 8d

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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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 9d

#9 Aegis

Add your name here: bit.ly/DemandERB2

#StrikeMap #EmploymentLaw #WorkerRights #EmploymentRights #Workers

A group of seven people stands by a seaside railing, all wearing lanyards. Text promotes Aegis the union and calls for an Employment Rights Bill. Logos for Strike Map and CTUF included.

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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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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 11d

1,200 registrations since launch in mid July.

We are seeing the fastest and largest ever take up of the @gftuet.org.uk's programme ever.

With over 90+ courses available in person and online.

Many free for all: gftuet.org.uk/education

#TradeUnionEducation #TUed #Unions #Workers

GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 12d

🎉 1⃣2⃣0⃣0⃣ sign ups and counting!

This milestone shows the incredible appetite for learning, growth, and solidarity within our movement.

Explore our programme today and add your voice to the growing community of learners shaping the future - gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET

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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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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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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 13d

"UnionMaps provides key data on the collective strength of our movement for detailed geographical areas, including the coverage of collective agreements."

Read & share our co-founder, @redhen90.bsky.social, on today's launch.

Check out our updated site: strikemap.org

#StrikeMap

Promotional image for Strike Map co-founder Henry Fowler, featuring a quote about their commitment to supporting activists and unions with data on collective actions and the geographical strength of union membership.

Strike Map co-founder Henry Fowler: “We are committed to improving our map and its use for activists to win their disputes, campaigns and re-balance power in our country. UnionMaps provides key data on the collective strength of our movement for detailed geographical areas, including union membership and the coverage of collective agreements. We are delighted to be able to add this new data to our map so that hundreds of thousands of our supporters can understand the strength and power of their local trade union movement in areas where strikes are taking place .”

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 14d

"We are very pleased that this data has been integrated into Strike Map to support the work of volunteers and trade union activists."

Read & share Rhys from @wiserd-research.bsky.social, on why UnionMaps have collaborated with #StrikeMap

Check out our updated site here: strikemap.org

Promotional image for Strike Map featuring Rhys Davies, co-director and research fellow at WISERD, Cardiff University. “Data from UnionMaps reveals the complex patterns and trends in union membership that exist across Great Britain. We are very pleased that this data has been integrated into Strike Map to support the work of volunteers and trade union activists who will now have access to detailed statistics about the strength of the union movement in areas where industrial action is taking place to inform their work.”

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 14d

“It is not just the presentation of the excellent data by Wiserd, but more a clear rallying cry for the movement that a strategic plan for renewal is no longer just needed, it’s urgent.”

Me in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social👇

Strike Map @strikemap.org · 14d

#StrikeMap and @wiserd-research.bsky.social’s UnionMaps: more data, more worker power

@redhen90.bsky.social , co-founder of #StrikeMap, announces a new collaboration with UnionMaps.

Read in this weekend’s @mstaronline.bsky.social:
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/stri...

Strike Map and UnionMaps: more data, more worker power

IT IS getting closer to five whole years of Strike Map. An anniversary we never planned to see, as we began putting struggle on the map in 2020. They say timing is everything; we were fortunate that t...

morningstaronline.co.uk

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 14d

Exciting launch today. Really pleased to see integration of @wiserd-research.bsky.social’s UnionMaps data on #StrikeMap.

The ability to see the strength and numbers of unions in the local area around a strike, can help us both understand collective power & the task of renewal.

Take a look 👇

Strike Map @strikemap.org · 14d

NEW 🚨| Today, we announce a new data collaboration with
@wiserd-research.bsky.social's UnionMap.

Our map will know show data about how strong the trade union movement is in the local area of that strike.

Check it out now: strikemap.org

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#StrikeMap

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 14d

PCA not ruling out strike action after county vote

bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

#StrikeMap

County Championship: PCA not ruling out strike action

Professional Cricketers’ Association chief Daryl Mitchell does not rule out the possibility of players striking after County Championships reform proposals were rejected.

bbc.co.uk

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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 15d

Don't let Love Hull Trains get away with wrongfully sacking an @aslefunion.bsky.social trade union member.

Write to management now:
bit.ly/WriteToHullTrains

Make sure they hear you! Stop Attacking Union Members at Hull Trains!

#StrikeMap #HullTrains #ASLEF

Hull Trains- stop the attacks on trade union members

Write to Hull Trains Managing Director, Stuart Jones, and Head of Operations, Louise Mendham, demanding he reinstate the sacked ASLEF member and stop attacks on union members.

bit.ly

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 15d

It is back... @gftuet.org.uk / @wcmlibrary.bsky.social / Marx Memorial Library Trade Union and Working Class History series.

Great to work in partnership with these important organisations as we focus on the role played by women in our history.

Sign up for free here: gftuet.org.uk/courses/trad...

GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 15d

LIVE NOW 🚨| Women in radical movements 1780-1850 with @katrinanavickas.bsky.social

Join us here: bit.ly/WomenInRadicalMovementsLIVE

#TradeUnionEducation #History #WomenInHistory #TuEd #Education #Solidarity #Unity #GFTU #GFTUET

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 15d

This year's #SummerSchool was special.

OVER 90+ courses for the rest of 2025-2026.

Book your place on any of @gftuet.org.uk's online and in person courses now: gftuet.org.uk/education

#TUEd #TradeUnion #TradeUnionEducation #GFTU #GFTUET #Union #Workers #Education #Solidarity #Unity

GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 16d

🚨 Our education programme is built for the whole trade union movement.

🔥 Re-energise your passion.
✊ Stand taller. Speak louder. Fight smarter.

This isn’t just education, it’s empowerment.

Together, we shape the future of our movement - gftuet.org.uk/education

#GFTUET

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 17d

This was an excellent meeting with incredible speakers. Well done to the organisers 👏.

General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 17d

We we're delighted to be a part of last night's Sussex @mstaronline.bsky.social readers & supporters group Against Trump's War on #Cuba meeting in #Brighton

Excellent speeches, including our own exec member Andi Kocsondi, @napotheunion.bsky.social

(c) @redhen90.bsky.social.

#GFTU #Solidarity

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 20d

#StrikeMap is proudly funded by workers and unions.

This money helps put struggle on the map and deliver big solidarity actions like the #Megapickets in #Birmingham.

If you can, please become a comrade here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

Strike Map @strikemap.org · 20d

Union Power 🔋⚡️✊🪧

That is what it is all about 👏

Become a comrade and help us put struggle on the map: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

#StrikeMap

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Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 20d

Sorry just seen this, in Birmingham. From Unite offices to the council chambers.

Henry Fowler @redhen90.bsky.social · 20d

Today's demo shows the support the whole movement has given these striking workers. Its back the bin workers or bust for the union and wider labour movement.

It's time Government sorted this out.

Solidarity and victory to the Brum Bin Strikers.

#StrikeMap

Strike Map @strikemap.org · 21d

Pay cuts are rubbish 🪧

We were proud to support the excellent Brum Bin Strike march & demo organised by @unitetheunion.bsky.social .

The support for this dispute is getting stronger.

Your move Keir Starmer

(c) 📷 @redhen90.bsky.social #StrikeMap

#Solidarity #BirminghamBinStrike

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