now that's the power of a union

Excellent, incisive analysis

“8 in 10 people believe that everyone should be able to access a trade union in their workplace for help with employment issues 99% of SDLP voters 96% of Sinn Fein voters 92% Alliance voters along with 6 in 10 DUP & UUP voters” @LucidTalk polled 2,975 www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politic...

Material conditions are what matter Make sure kids aren’t hungry or cold. Make sure they live in a decent home. Make sure they have clothes and shoes - yes, and books and toys. Make sure their parents have time and headspace to spend time with them Do all that - then talk to me about aspiration

Flowers lie on a snow-covered concrete stele of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Berlin, Germany, January 27, 2026. 📸 Annegret Hilse

every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s

Over 20 years, Iran has been the No1 country of origin for asylum seekers in the UK. Those who campaign to slash the rights of refugees, but today decry the savagery of the Iranian regime, need to have a little think. There is no safe route to the UK for Iranian asylum seekers.

🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit Wanna see? 🫣 New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...

Join a union✊🏽

Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark, didn't mess about in a letter to Farage explaining Parliamentary procedure...

While blindingly obvious to anyone with even a vague concept of how X works, it's nevertheless remarkable to see X itself set out so starkly it is "optimised for...hatred & calls to (or justifications of) violence...the design isn't neutral — it's profit-optimized for emotion": x.com/i/grok/share...

“Sport should always be a place where everyone feels safe & welcome,” ...“Those are values worth standing up for. When a space undermines that, walking away is not weakness – it is a responsibility. Last summer we urged action on the horrific sexist and racist abuse being levelled at our Lionesses

Iran: ITUC condemns brutal repression of workers and trade unionists amid escalating crisis bit.ly/49c8P3B

Nigel Farage confirms that Reform UK will vote *against* the bill to lift the two child cap, keeping hundreds of thousands of children in poverty.

Unions around the world are speaking in a single voice about the US attack on Venezuela - full coverage on LabourStart: bit.ly/45IU6uL

@jfcolombia.bsky.social statement justiceforcolombia.org/jfc-statemen...

This article highlights the problem: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.

Sending my support and solidarity to workers at Glen Dimplex in Portadown today as they escalate their strike action. Glen Dimplex must start respecting and treating their workforce fairly and make an adequate pay offer.

European and international unions condemn the US aggression against Venezuela. This military intervention is an act of war, a blatant imperialist action and violation of the Charter of the UN. European Commission must take a stronger position condemning the US action. www.epsu.org/article/epsu...

It continues - to describe those who continue to defend actions like this as “apologists” doesn’t seem to be enough.

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org

A new Photo of the Week: UK employers have resisted the implementation of equal-pay-for-equal-work but last week GMB announced that as a result its campaigning, 100s of 1000s of women working in the care, cleaning and catering, have won £1 billion in back pay. (Photo: GMB)

NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners. It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever. open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

#BBCNews - UN experts urge Iran to stop execution of woman activist Zahra Tabari www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... At least 51 other people are known to be facing the death penalty in Iran after being convicted for 'armed rebellion, as well as "enmity against God", "corruption on Earth" and espionage'

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Our Food Insecurity & Cost of Living Report 2025 exposes a shocking reality: ➡️ 61% of food workers say their wages don’t meet basic needs ➡️ 1 in 5 have had to use a food bank This is an indictment of low pay and a broken system. Read the report 👉 https://bit.ly/4952pSw

IRELAND: Fórsa’s 2025 Rewind: A Year Where Members Did It For Themselves. www.forsa.ie/forsas-2025-...

Joint statement confirmed negotiations concluded on UK's association to Erasmus+ in 2027 Also shared aim to conclude negotiations on Youth Experience Scheme, common SPS Area and linking of ETS schemes by next [annual] EU-UK summit... although no date for this ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

#TheNorthIsNext www.tuc.org.uk

congratulations to sean o’brien www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Protect America’s Workforce Act passed the House of Representatives! This is a huge victory for workers. As the bill heads to the Senate with bipartisan support, we call on lawmakers to vote yes and reverse the largest act of union-busting in history. https://bit.ly/4oNyBQc

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... A decent man. Worth exploring his photos of Free Derry (curated by his son Martin at the CAIN website) cain.ulster.ac.uk/melaugh/gall...

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK

INDIA: Unions Erupt in Protests in India Against Anti-Worker Labour Codes publicservices.international/resources/ne...

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Which just tells you how many people are not being paid properly. And the question arises, why are we subsidising abusive businesses? bsky.app/profile/ldw1...

70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.

Unions urge Reeves to prioritise living standards as CBI presses for shift on employment rights

‘Out of touch’ hereditary peers criticised for voting against workers’ rights