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’

500 employers fined £10m for failing to pay the national minimum wage. 42,000 workers repaid more than £6m. Roll of exploitation includes Holland & Barrett, Centrica, Adecco, Avis, Euro Garages, Genting Casinos, Go Outdoors, Mitchells & Butlers. Some have a history. None forgot to pay execs.

📢 Equal pay victory! 🎉 Hundreds of low-paid women at Birmingham City Council have won long-overdue compensation thanks to UNISON’s campaigning. This is a huge step forward in the fight for fairness and equality. Read more here: unsn.uk/3KN4KJs

Indigenous Peoples’ Day is a time to celebrate those who first called this land home. America’s unions recognize the struggles and tragedies they have endured, and we honor the many indigenous communities and cultures that have contributed to the story of our labor movement.

Elon Musk is paying Tommy Robinson's legal bills. The British media and political establishment is still on X and maybe this is the wake up call they need. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Celebrating BFAWU BAME members through Black History Month!

Lowe's main impact (overlooked and largely unchallenged) is to seek to legitimise and normalse the most extreme faction of the furthest right within the far right on remigration fantasies, actively promoting overt racists while arguing racism is a charge to ignore now bsky.app/profile/sund...

Lowe says he would also seek to make many/most legal migrants "illegal overnight" so as to deport many more than the 1.8 million people in this paper So his lavish mass deportation fantasy would cost much more - double/triple - than the £30-54 billion he excitedly imagines spending on phsse one.

“Today’s announcement is a long overdue first step. It must result in full and unrestricted access to humanitarian assistance immediately, the rapid withdrawal of Israeli forces and the safe, speedy release of all hostages,” UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea www.unison.org.uk/news/2025/10...

Kemi Badenoch says she will give a tax cut for private school fees and take away all the new workers rights brought in by Labour

Imagine being the leader of the party which delivered Brexit going into a filmed interview with a Northern Ireland journalist at a time when your competence is being questioned, and not thinking to check how Northern Ireland voted in the EU referendum beforehand.

The Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza is being intercepted by Israeli forces We again reiterate our call to global leaders, including Ireland, to do everything they can to ensure the safety & release of all participants Video is from Fórsa member Donna Schwarz who is still sailing as we post this.

The Tories employment tribunal fees were a disaster for access to justice and for rights at work. This Labour government cannot undermine its own employment rights commitments by introducing them. Just rule it out now. www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

"I hope Starmer wakes up tomorrow morning and feels ashamed about what he has done," says man who unveiled this poster the day Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right terrorist.

Good to see the government launching a public consultation and announce funding for the fair pay agreement in social care. UNISON has been campaigning tirelessly for a better deal for care workers. It's a major step forward in reforming the sector, but it will need continued investment.

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

With @bdsmovement.bsky.social we call for: · Imposing an arms embargo on IDF · Suspending trade agreements with Netanyahu · Expelling Israel from @UN · Recognising Palestinian state At #BDC25 Patricia McKeown outlined our policy www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcuX...

A new Explainer out from @aoifemod.bsky.social and me detailing the UK's ECHR commitments under the 1998 Agreement in response to recent speculation. It is short, because there is very little to say - the UK's obligations are evident on the B/GFA's plain text: caj.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Great to host @joemulhall.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk for a brief on challenging the far-right, its tactics, methods & misinformation

Congress correspondence to the Prime Minister on the urgent need to sanction Israel www.ictuni.org/publications...

Send a message to the PM & show support for Hope not hate. 🙏👇 secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/177398/...

✊We join Spanish trade unions and working people in their mobilisation today to demand that the legislation to reduce weekly working hours proceed and be adopted. It would be inacceptable to stop the debate on a bill that would substantially improve the lives of more than 12 million workers.

Education Unions, Children's Rights Groups and LGBTQIA+ Organisations call on @education-ni.gov.uk Minister to Reinstate Trans Guidance www.ictuni.org/news/educati...

Catherine McKenna from @unisonni.bsky.social speaking at #TUC25 seconding motion 27 - school support staff deserve better “I’m supporting this motion not only as UNISON president but as a schools support worker”

New York: Show your solidarity with working families fighting for freedom, fairness and security, and join @nyclabor.bsky.social and America’s unions for the nation’s biggest and oldest Labor Day parade and march on Saturday!

Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".

#OtD 2 Sep 2015 the body of 3-year-old Alan Kurdi washed up on the Bodrum shore, Turkey. Fleeing war in Syria, he had drowned after the boat he and his family were sailing in capsized. Photos of his body sparked a rare but brief outpouring of sympathy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9240...

National Week of Action for Workers' Rights 1st to 7th September Ireland has some of the weakest workers' rights legislation in Europe. Show the Government that your rights at work matter. Sign the petition: respectatwork.ie #RespectAtWork

We need more of this journalism. bsky.app/profile/scot...

Been banging on about this for a while.

Trump kicked 400,000 workers out of a union in the last week. But tell me again how he’s for the working class.

We welcome today's clear statement from Belfast City of Sanctuary who have been building the Schools of Sanctuary initiative active in over 72 schools in NI. Such clarity can be used by @Ed_Authority & @education-ni.gov.uk‬ Pic: Jacquie White & Susan Neil, ETUG www.ictuni.org/news/educati...

Almost 100 trade unionists from both sides of the border will hear Anan Da'ana of Palestinian GUPT teachers union speak in Newry at the ICTU Global Solidarity Summer School. www.ictu.ie/news/ictu-gl... 1/2

The NUJ has deplored the deliberate killing of Al-Jazeera journalists. Laura Davison, NUJ general secretary, said: "This is a horrific attack. We extend our deepest sympathies to the families of the murdered journalists and their colleagues." [1/3] www.nuj.org.uk/resource/pal...