Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free': @tuc.org.uk . Employment Rights Act important step forward for pay parity, banning exploitative zero hours contracts, which disproportionately hit women says @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social www.mirror.co.uk/money/person...

🌏️ Trade unions in Indonesia are raising their voices to demand the repeal of the National Security Law in Hong Kong and the release of Lee Cheuk Yan✊ #FreeLeeCheukYan Find out more: www.ituc-csi.org/free-lee-che...

1/2 AFP: "WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday urged China to change its growth model, arguing that its soaring trade surplus risked sparking new trade barriers. “The $1.2 trillion trade surplus is not sustainable because the rest of the world cannot... business.inquirer.net/574306/wto-c...

Starmer's MSC speech in effect acknowledges the end of the 'special relationship' www.gov.uk/government/n...

So this means that ~1686 British passport holders are involved in Israel's war crimes against Palestinians. (Hamas don't publish statistics of how many Brit members they have, though I expect MI6 has an estimate)

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu MSC speech with lots of Keir Starmer name checks. But are we SAFE? news.un.org/en/story/202...

🎧 EP4 – #ForcedLabour isn’t just a history lesson — it’s happening right now, and it’s closer than you think. In this powerful episode, Jeroen Beirnaert @ituc.bsky.social breaks down what modern slavery actually looks like — and why fighting it matters for everyone. 🔗 Listen: buff.ly/3yYUZZV

Max Boyce concert Live at Maesteg Town Hall has SOLD OUT. More than can be said for the Sunday's game

How to strengthen trade union resilience in 2026 @ituc.bsky.social General Secretary @luctriangle.bsky.social talks to @iloactrav.bsky.social Info www.ilo.org/resource/art...

International @eduinternational.bsky.social and #BWI trade union delegations blocked from entering Palestine. @labourstart.bsky.social www.buzzsprout.com/2313632/epis...

@ec.europa.eu requests @wto.org panel in dispute with China over royalties for EU high-tech sector. Claims China practices inconsistent with the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) policy.trade.ec.europa.eu/news/eu-requ...

Elon’s emails to Epstein. Location: Starbase, Texas

Workers deserve their fair share. Increasing collective bargaining coverage raises wages and it’s not just social justice, it’s smart economics. Stronger pay means stronger internal demand.

It’s #HeartUnions Week. It was the unions that brought me from the council estate to the Parliamentary Estate. I’m proud to serve as Secretary of the Trade Union Group of Labour MPs.

I suppose a silver lining would be if this 'dangerous London' myth will keep away its proponents from our great city

Interesting piece: Brussels’ 28th regime proposals risk collapsing as member states reluctant to hand "the keys to large parts of their legal systems to Brussels” while @etuc-ces.bsky.social GS @estherlynch.bsky.social warns against “the biggest loophole in history” www.euractiv.com/news/rage-ag...

What began as a day of unity ended as a brutal, premeditated assault on peaceful protestors representing over 30 unions. News coverage confirms that federal agents met a family‑friendly, labor‑led march with repeated rounds of tear gas and other munitions. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...

Great achievement for Europe @esa.int . Would be even greater if we were launching European internet capabilities, rather than helping American exploiters

@tssa.bsky.social GS @maryameslamdoust.bsky.social backs Angela Rayner as Labour leader. Angela says there's no vacancy. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

@unitesharon.bsky.social rightly pissed off. But as Jack Jones said; "murder yes, divorce, never". @unitetheunion.bsky.social 's leverage (a key tool in Sharon's industrial strategy) may be low now, but it would be zilch outside the party www.ft.com/content/1f5c...

“While we are thrilled that this wave of attacks is seemingly being significantly scaled back, we must acknowledge the deep harm and trauma these last few months have brought to our state." Full statement at aflcio.mn/466iRkZ #iceoutmn

The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Easier Than Ever to Exploit Farmworkers www.thenation.com/article/soci...

The Prime Minister will appoint a new Cabinet Secretary shortly. The appointment process will be agreed by the First Civil Service Commissioner. FFS, that is ultra-Brexiteer, Baroness Gisela Stuart of Edgbaston. Johnson's slime persists. I expect she will go with Romeo www.gov.uk/government/n...

@ilo.org Brussels hybrid seminar: Trade and labour in uncertain times - Shaping Africa’s future in the global economy. 3 March 2026 13:30 - 16:00 CET www.ilo.org/meetings-and...

US unions face fight for survival under Trump. @silverman-jana.bsky.social & Stanley Gacek trace how the promise of the 2023 'Hot Labor Summer' has been shattered and argue that unions must adopt radically new strategies to survive @glu-network.bsky.social globallabourcolumn.org/2026/02/11/u...

Incoming 'EU Inc' reform plan is a "complete distraction" that won’t fix founders' real problems, @etuc-ces.bsky.social 's @estherlynch.bsky.social tells @euractiv.com www.euractiv.com/news/intervi...

Run For Jo: Sun 21 June 🖤🧡 GMB is proud to be headline sponsor for the Run For Jo & Family Fun Day in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox. This will be the last run, so lets make it a big one. Sign up here racebest.com/races/uhw7u or just come along and have a great day. www.gmb.org.uk/news/final-r...

Conference to introduce this report announced @cbeaune.bsky.social : ge44j.r.a.d.sendibm1.com/mk/mr/sh/1t6...

SAFE: @consilium.europa.eu clears path for financial assistance to eight member states and concluding the Canada agreement. UK not on the map www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

@consilium.europa.eu abolishes the threshold-based customs duty relief for parcels valued at under €150 entering the EU. Kiss of death for some UK small businesses. Another Brexit benefit www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

Reeves : “There are three big economic blocs: US, China and Europe. “We will always seek every opportunity to grow our economy and these trading relationships but ultimately only one of these is on our doorstep".

Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social said he has heard from a number of world leaders offering condolences in the wake of Tuesday's deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇮🇳🇺🇦🇩🇪🇮🇪🇮🇹🇦🇺🇳🇴🇭🇷...Guess who left it to its Ambassador to express his "personal prayer" www.delta-optimist.com/national-new...

Industrial policy - not deregulation - key to competitive economy @etuc-ces.bsky.social @industrialleurope.bsky.social etuc.org/en/pressrele...

Quite right, after the shootings. But in any event what’s the point of the Munich conferences? Europe doesn’t need more lectures from maga

A lot of hacks (and of course creeps like Mason) disappointed that Starmer hasn’t gone. None ask whether he referenced Gaitskell's fight, fight again speech with his "country that I love" quote? (Though Gaitskell said the 'party' that I love - and lost that vote) www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o1J...

Thanks to the EP negotiating team, we now have a large majority for a common EP position on the implementation of the EU–US deal. It’s a strong and balanced package, fully reflecting the 5 “S” I originally put forward: 1. Sunset clause: 31 March 2028 (1/3)

Was Starmer referencing Gaitskell's fight, fight again speech with his "country that I love" quote? (Actually Gaitskell said the 'party' that I love - and lost that unilateral disarmament vote). And I hope he's not following HG's views on Europe www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o1J...

More union busting attempt by Tesla as it fears @metall.bsky.social representation in works council? www.ft.com/content/07e9...

The UK "strongly condemns the Israeli Security Cabinet’s decision yesterday to expand Israeli control over the West Bank". But no action. www.gov.uk/government/n...

@europarl.europa.eu today votes on Mercosur safeguard measures. Briefing by @ep-eprs.bsky.social 👇 bsky.app/profile/ep-e...

C Mason trying very hard to diss Starmer and the Labour Party but sounds a bit disappointed that events are not reflecting his doomloop. He’s the one who should be sacked🤮

Report for French Government by High Commissioner for Strategy and Planning and former Transport Minister @cbeaune.bsky.social on the Chinese 'steamroller' threat proposes either 30% tariffs on Chinese imports or a 20-30% € devaluation wrt the Renminbi www.strategie-plan.gouv.fr/files/files/...

It's #HeartUnions week, 9 - 15 February 2026 www.tuc.org.uk/heartunions

Join a union, you know it makes sense✊

I usually buy wine from Occitanie. But, Solidarity ✊Слава Україні! 🇺🇦

Russian oligarchs suing UK under Investor-State Dispute Settlement provision that entered into force in 1991 BIT (with USSR). It can be terminated with 12 months' notice. This should be initiated immediately. Other European countries should follow suit (and best if they abandoned ISDS entirely)

✊Workers are mobilising in Strasbourg for a decisive moment in EU labour policy 📢 The moment to act is now Join us to #StopExploitation ! @effat.org @etuc-ces.bsky.social @etf-europe.bsky.social @europarl.europa.eu #timetoact #stopexploitation

@ec.europa.eu notifies Meta of possible interim measures to reverse exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp citing breaches of antitrust rules ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Good piece by @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social