I did some video interviews with UNISON Manchester AQA strikers on Friday's picket line revsoc21.uk/2026/05/25/m...

Following from his previous article, which explored shortcomings of the Act and how to tackle them, Ian Allinson explores how workplace activists can make use of what the Act does provide. revsoc21.uk/2026/04/29/m...

It’s time to rebuild a strike-ready movement to transform the country. Join Unison AQA, Andrea Egan, Eddie Dempsey, John Hendy and more for a rally on how we organise, strike and win. #ReadytoStrike #ReadytoWin 📅 Friday 24th April 🕚 6:30 PM 📍 Methodist Central Hall, Manchester

Elections have begun for Unite’s ruling Executive Council. rs21 members in Unite argue that they are important for every socialist. revsoc21.uk/2026/03/26/w...

🚨 FIFTH consecutive vote for industrial action 🚨 🔥 Two week ballot window 🔥 75% turnout 🔥 73% YES to strike action 🔥 81% YES to ASOS Our members will not tolerate victimisation and won’t be intimidated. UCU staff are not the enemy. It’s beyond time for the GS to talk to us. #HandsOffMarie

A review of the "How To Win A Strike" briefing I wrote for @troubl3makers.bsky.social. You can now pre-order a printed pamphlet as well as downloading a PDF or buying an ePub.

This is a thread about UCU & what it has become over the last few years. But the first thing I want to say is I didn’t join a union to stay silent or turn my back on a single parent of three facing dismissal on the basis of their trade union activities. Marie Monaghan is the Unite UCU 1/12

📷 HOW TO WIN A STRIKE 📷 Get the new Troublemakers At Work briefing pack by Ian Allinson. Link in comments. 📷 PDF: Free download 📷 ePub: £1 📷 Its a 56-page colour pamphlet priced at £4-£5 depending on nos, so let [email protected] know if you want a bulk order

I've written this "How To Win A Strike" briefing pack for Troublemakers At Work, drawing on the experience of lots of previous strikers. You can get a copy via troublemakersat.work/win. @troubl3makers.bsky.social

Given how close the election was, it will be harder for the CO to do their usual thing of claiming any discrepancies wouldn't have made any difference.

I have witnessed injustice after injustice occur to members of @uniteucu.bsky.social - utterly shameful to see UCU threaten the livelihood of a single mother of 3 for being a TU health and safety representative and fighting for a safer workplace. This threatens the wellbeing of a whole family.

I've written this to discuss the Employment Rights Act and how we might respond to the difficulty of passing ballot turnout thresholds in big bargaining units - which Labour has set no timetable to repeal. revsoc21.uk/2026/01/21/t...

I've just asked Andy Burnham to tell TfGM to respect transport workers' bargaining rights. Can you add your name too? www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...

Solidarity with #Birmingham bin strikers from a trade unionists' conference in Gottingen 🇩🇪. @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unitewestmidlands.bsky.social @strikemap.org @troubl3makers.bsky.social

TfGM workers are striking again Wednesday and Friday this week. On Friday, the workplace day of action for climate, join their march to the @rmtunion.bsky.social Carlisle Support Services picket. Transport workers are central to tackling climate breakdown. stopthedrop.uk/action

It looks like there will be just two candidates for UNISON leader – Christina McAnea and Andrea Egan. Elections can generate waffle and confusion. I've picked through their manifestos for actionable pledges – stripping out the vague and aspirational. workers-can-win.info/UNISONgs2025

I wrote a piece about the importance of the UNISON General Secretary election for the whole left, and what you can do. @andrea4gs.bsky.social revsoc21.uk/2025/08/19/a...

On Tuesday I'm running this online discussion - check out workers-can-win.info/meeting for more details and registration

The 2025 UNISON General Secretary election has now begun. I am standing to be our union's first ever lay member General Secretary. If elected as General Secretary I will fight for higher pay for all of us and I will only take the wage of a social worker. Support my campaign: andrea4gs.org.uk

You can join most of it online if you can't make it in person.

According to this armed officer in Kent, simply holding a Palestine flag and displaying 'Free Gaza' and 'Israel is committing Genocide' is possible grounds for arrest for supporting Palestine Action (and for unlawfully taking personal details)

We have had a report saying two women walking up to a protest today at BAe Samlesbury were stopped by Lancashire Police and advised to remove their t-shirts that say 'Free Palestine', as it may "breach the proscription order". And so it begins.

Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country. Join us. The time is now. Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...

Links: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/NoProscription www.change.org/p/don-t-pros... docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS... www.crowdjustice.com/case/palesti... palestinecampaign.eaction.online/opposeproscription

We are running a collaborative session at the Festival of the Oppressed on Defending Trans Rights at Work! Come join us: Saturday 21st June at 2pm To find out more and book tickets revsoc21.uk/foto-program... Image by www.abprallen.co.uk

No union recognition (yet)? Our conference has a designated workshop for building power before union recognition! Tickets here: troublemakersat.work/conference-2...

Just 6 weeks to go until our conference! Book your ticket: troublemakersat.work/conf Participatory, democratically organised, without political affiliation.

A Unite aerospace rep writes about how union members in his workplace defeated a transphobic attack after the Supreme Court judgement. Supporting trans people isn’t just vital for trade unionists – raising political issues like this can help build workplace organisation. revsoc21.uk/2025/06/05/f...

If you have been stopped, challenged or harassed when using a single-sex space (such as toilets or changing rooms) since the UK's Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act. We need to hear from you. Let us know at: tinyurl.com/ReportALoo25 #Trans #Transgender #Nonbinary #Queer #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ

Twitter storm to target Birmingham City Council and its leader John Cotton as the council meets ⏰️When? Tomorrow Tuesday May 20, 3-4pm #️⃣ Hashtag #WheresCotton❓

Troublemakers At Work @Troublem8kers · 7pm, Wednesday 28 May Join strikers from the Birmingham and Sheffield refuse disputes for updates, how 2 support, and discuss the state of workplace resistance with Labour in office. Register for the online meeting via troublemakersat.work/meeting

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Private hire drivers around Britain and internationally took strike action on 1 May revsoc21.uk/2025/05/10/m...

Tony Boardman spoke to some of the Scottish Water strikers on the picket line in Glasgow revsoc21.uk/2025/05/05/i...

We are, and have always been, ready to negotiate - even when under attack. Are you finally ready to talk meaningfully @ucu.org.uk ? #StopTUVictimisation

A piece I wrote for @rs21.bsky.social arguing against the tendency of the left to spend too much time oriented on others already within our movements, and not enough on winning over new people or building revolutionary organisation. revsoc21.uk/2025/05/01/h...

The removal of Steve North from his elected roles of UNISON President and Chair of the NEC’s Staffing Committee is a politically-motivated effort to influence the NEC elections and the General Secretary election later this year. Time For Real Change stands in Solidarity with him.

For people wondering why the UK's Equality And Human Rights Commission is acting counter to human rights, I'll c+p a combination of threads from a couple of years ago. They cover the systemic attack on many marginalised communities by idealogues trying to dismantle human rights law. 1/

Elections for UNISON’s leading body are under way – vote for Time for Real Change revsoc21.uk/2025/04/24/i...

Easter weekend saw tens of thousands of people take to the streets across Britain to oppose the Supreme Court’s attack on trans people. revsoc21.uk/2025/04/20/h...

It definitely is. Great to see so many protests round the country this weekend.

It gets worse… Members back at work today after taking lawful strike action are now being threaten with disciplinary procedures if their auto-replies mention the reason for their absence during future strikes. In what trade union world is this acceptable?

Our employer is editing our members’ out-of-office replies to remove reference to our strike action. They are choosing to censor us rather than talk to us.

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Analysis and some lessons from the recent strike where I work revsoc21.uk/2025/01/11/w...

Following recent #strikes, members of UNISON and Unite at Transport for Greater Manchester voted to accept an offer improving pay, family policies and more. stopthedrop.uk/pay-offer-ac... Thanks for all the #solidarity.

In the latest @plutopress.bsky.social sale, you can pick up the eBook of Workers Can Win for just £2: www.plutobooks.com/978074534783... If you want a paper copy, it's cheaper to buy via revsoc21.uk/workers-can-...

Looking forward to this on Tuesday evening, with strikers from Transport for Greater Manchester and Livv Housing. Details and registration at troublemakersat.work/meeting

Excellent first day of the strike at Transport for Greater Manchester today: stopthedrop.uk/tfgm-strike-...

The strike at Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is going ahead tomorrow (Thu 12 Dec) after members rejected the latest offer by 76%: stopthedrop.uk/offer-reject...