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'

If your business model is built round a massive tax exemption when you die, you really don’t have a productive business but a bit of financial engineering.

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

Brexit has caused almost twice as much damage to the UK economy than estimated by official forecasts, according to new paper from a group of experts including a senior Bank of England economist

251125. Stormont. Safe Leave. Now!

A message to Trade Unionists from @bdsmovement.bsky.social Omar Barghouti

The Home Secretary says "we have become the destination of choice in Europe, clearly visible to every people smuggler and would-be illegal migrant across the world" That is a factually untrue claim: the Home Office shows that the UK is fifth, getting 1/10 claims, while Germany gets 1/5 claims

Some truth-telling by the TUC's gemeral secretary. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Mo Farah, trafficked to UK aged 9 in 1992. Teacher Alan Watkinson secures citizenship after 8 years here, 2000 (aged 17) so he could travel abroad as GB athlete Under future rules Renew status? 1995, 98 x6 Eligible settlement after 20 years (2012) Citizenship 2013 news.sky.com/story/sir-mo...

Oh look, it’s NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and sidecar passenger Matthew Memoli blaming individuals for dying during the pandemic, because in their view, they were lazy and ate shitty foods. There’s a lot more to hate in this article, but that’s the (anti)appetizer.

America’s unions stand with @sbworkersunited.org today as they strike at corporate stores across the country. We urge CEO Brian Niccol and Starbucks corporate executives to do right by the workers and negotiate a long-overdue fair contract. https://bit.ly/4qZkRnP

Essential survey work by @hopenothate.org.uk

Today we honour those who gave their lives so we can live in peace and freedom. We also thank those who serve to protect these values. We will never forget.

The NUJ held its biennial Irish conference in Dublin at the weekend. Stephen Corrigan was elected Cathaoirleach (Chair) of the Irish Executive Council and Carolyn Farrar was re-elected as vice-chair. www.nuj.org.uk/resource/rep...

Unions down, wage share down Thought-provoking chart from Sven Beckert’s monumental new history of Capitalism. (Calculated across multiple countries…)

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

We can’t let the Tories sabotage this once-in-a-generation chance to reshape the world of work Angela Rayner The employment rights bill is in the Commons today. As Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows, people are desperate for policies that actually improve lives

As the Employment Rights Bill returns to the Commons today, @katrinamurraymp.bsky.social writes on why it's so important we stand against the Tories and Lib Dems' attempts to water down the Bill, and deliver the right for everyone to have a guaranteed hours contract ✍️ www.lbc.co.uk/article/empl...

The votes are in: MPs have REJECTED the Conservative and Liberal Democrat attempts to water down Labour's landmark Employment Rights Bill. Time for the Lords to get out of the way, so the Government can deliver on their manifesto commitment to implement a New Deal for Working People in full.

For 40 years, workers’ share of national income has fallen as union rights eroded—made worse by 14 years of Tory wage stagnation. Labour’s task is to raise living standards. The Employment Rights Bill delivers that—let’s defend it and deliver a fairer world of work.

Year of Climate Action

Amazon just announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year. UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year. Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M. This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.

With 3 constituencies left to count - Catherine Connolly has received the highest number of votes of any candidate for presidency in the history of the state According to @womenforelection.bsky.social data - MDH in 2018 had 822k #Aras25

Real living wage to rise by almost 7% in boost for low-paid UK workers

And these guys say they can run the economy with‘efficiency’