Work related stress is rising fast, and the North cannot afford to ignore it buff.ly/5EDktI8 A quiet crisis is unfolding across Britain’s workplaces, and it is being felt sharply here in the North @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @tomgordonld.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social

The government is ignoring parents over the harm that SATS exams are doing to children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) buff.ly/yIUGI6x @munirawilson.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @allfieuk.bsky.social @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

Iran: ITUC condemns brutal repression of workers and trade unionists amid escalating crisis buff.ly/zJYeIoI @marisharay.bsky.social @ituc.bsky.social @calummillerld.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Stop bleeding us dry! “HSL and its sister companies were doing our members a disservice with their pay and conditions" @unitesharon.bsky.social buff.ly/iVowU2F Unified campaign results in Unite win and hundreds of new members @victoriacollins.bsky.social @libstemm.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

Number of new and expectant parents losing their job or facing unfair treatment at work “alarmingly high” buff.ly/HY0NArP 1 in 7 women (14%) have lost their job - or felt forced to leave their job - due to expecting a child or becoming a parent @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social

The Tories left our A&E services to rot and under Labour's watch things have only gotten worse. We have a real plan to end the crisis of corridor care and 12-hour A&E waits @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @laylamoran.bsky.social @nhsfed.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

New study shows that more than a quarter of teens in the care system have attempted suicide buff.ly/PfLF4LS ‘Urgent need for systematic change’ in care sector @zoefranklinld.bsky.social @libdemlocalgov.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @laylamoran.bsky.social

Felt let down buff.ly/qiorrcA Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers started industrial over pay that could result in shortages at tournaments @unitesharon.bsky.social @unitesouthwest.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @libdems.org.uk @maxwilkinson.bsky.social #WSPTextiles

HMRC mistakingly strips 17,000 parents of their child benefit: 'The impact of these errors is brutal' buff.ly/w1f9e4g @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @bigissue.com @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @libdemcam.bsky.social

UK government rolls back key part of digital ID plans buff.ly/yGHdWd2 Workers will be able to use other identification for right to work, meaning digital form not mandatory @maxwilkinson.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @libertyhq.bsky.social @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Diligenta staff escalate strike buff.ly/MFLFnGT Unite members step up strike action on five Diligenta sites over pay @unitesharon.bsky.social @unitetheunion.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @lloydsbankinggroup.bsky.social @avivaplc.bsky.social @sunsphx.bsky.social

Lloyds questioned by watchdog over use of staff banking data in pay talks buff.ly/oDYjAek ICO is making inquiries with banking group over data privacy after it accessed 30,000 staff accounts @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @lloydsbankinggroup.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @unitesharon.bsky.social

Staff at special school willing to strike over suspended union rep buff.ly/eyd8spk Academy trust cutting staff and squeezing the union @munirawilson.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @allfieuk.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @neunion.bsky.social

Taxpayers paid to send MoD official to work for elite bank Rothschild & Co buff.ly/xCX6oQx The secondment, which comes as ministers court private finance, ended on same day Open Democracy the government about it @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @jamesmaccleary.bsky.social

DWP PIP reassessments double, at the expense of new claimants buff.ly/QVtNebF DWP is an absolute shambles of an organisation @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @rachelcdailey.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Customers don't want Thames Water to be saved with a debt deal – they want it to be nationalised buff.ly/tmnYXeX Amid soaring water bills and a court battle over a debt bailout for Thames Water, new polling has found its customers want nationalisation @marisharay.bsky.social @timfarron.bsky.social

Stress is out of control - and it's time to force employers to act buff.ly/5AePTNR Work-related stress is now the biggest health and safety problem facing working people. @marisharay.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social @normanlamb.bsky.social

Charity sector at breaking point buff.ly/njIr6Y9 "Charities across the UK are grappling with funding shortfalls as their operational expenses rise sharply while donations and grants don’t keep up with the growing demand.” @marisharay.bsky.social @ncvo.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Can Labour’s Employment Act turn the tide? buff.ly/NWVfWxV @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social sees the zero hours provisions as failing to address workers who are being “horribly exploited” @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @unitesharon.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social

Department of Work and Pensions ‘running scared’ of strike ballot buff.ly/W2hR3Ps Rather than admit it is paying poverty wages, holding its hands up, and asking the Treasury for money for a pay increase, they have moved to put obstacles in our way @marisharay.bsky.social @pcsunion.bsky.social

New TUC survey reveals unprecedented levels of workplace stress: almost 8 in 10 union reps cite stress as top concern buff.ly/Nkm1mQq @marisharay.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social @ieruk.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social

Workers at Airedale Hospital do NHS work. But the Airedale Board is refusing to give them full NHS pensions, pay and conditions. We just signed this petition to support these frontline workers. Add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/de... @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org

NHS workers back the Gloucester Phlebotomists who have taken over 230 days of strike action buff.ly/GcMan7L We think this makes them the longest strike of directly employed NHS staff in the history of the NHS @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @marisharay.bsky.social @unison.org.uk

Parliament faces calls for single employer to ‘deliver fairness and consistency’ for staff and MPs buff.ly/nqYDN3R @wendychambld.bsky.social @gmb.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @gmb.org.uk @joshuareynoldssl6.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

‘There’s a dark side to floristry’: are pesticides making workers seriously ill – or worse? buff.ly/C68bwLL @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemsabroad.org @laylamoran.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @victoriacollins.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @mariecgoldman.bsky.social

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds buff.ly/ffeMy2f Disabled claimants have come to expect ‘reliably poor service’ from the DWP scathing review finds @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

NHS staff face ‘national emergency’ as patient violence hits 285 incidents a day buff.ly/hBPrcST Nearly 300,000 violent and sexual assaults recorded by NHS trusts in England over three years @laylamoran.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @rcn.org.uk

Disability benefit claimants at risk of poverty because of 'poor service' from DWP, MPs warn buff.ly/071ZZoH @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @turn2us.org.uk @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social

How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it? buff.ly/pTs1VCI An investigation into violence and sexual harm committed by patients shows how widespread the problem is @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social @ldhealthandcare.org @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Support from across UK for CEO who turned down MBE over government ‘demonisation’ of disabled people buff.ly/i7XqMKV The “political choices” made in November’s budget had “supercharged the inequalities and unfairness disabled people face” @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

I'm a survivor of female genital mutilation. We must get serious about ending this practice buff.ly/hHfQ1K2 Valerie Lolomari writes about why language around it can be dangerous for women and girls @marisharay.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social @laylamoran.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social

Opposition builds to government’s attempts to restrict protests buff.ly/P0BHRtf Protest is a vital part of democracy and is how we can all make our voices heard on the issues that matter to us @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social @libertyhq.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social

Staying safe in the storm buff.ly/FPSblKE Storm Goretti to bring dangerous working conditions @unitesharon.bsky.social @hsegovuk.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Consultation on electric wheelchairs, scooters and powered attachments could see end to legal confusion buff.ly/Ft1fFfu @ollyglover.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk @johnpring.bsky.social

Courtrooms are STILL sitting empty – but restricting jury trials was never about efficiency, was it? buff.ly/NuAUro9 Up to half of Britain’s crown courts stand idle each day as victims face record delays of four or more years for justice @marisharay.bsky.social @jessbrownfullermp.bsky.social

New Mental Health Act ‘offers no solution’ to abuse, exclusion and racism in mental health system buff.ly/kUbsIq7 @dannychambers.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @normanlamb.bsky.social @mind.org.uk @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social

It’s time for a Fat Cat Tax: companies that pay executives vastly more than their workers should pay more in tax buff.ly/f1cB8R7 @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social

DWP refuses to say who will lose out in £2 billion cuts to disability benefits, six weeks after budget buff.ly/R5jU1Em @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @johnpring.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk

Unions denounce US intervention in Venezuela buff.ly/aaupqUz "We call on the UK government to condemn this blatant violation of international law and to make clear that the UN charter applies to all member states consistently” @marisharay.bsky.social @tuc.org.uk @calummillerld.bsky.social

It's a critical moment for millions of Brits living in fuel poverty in desperately cold homes this winter buff.ly/5lxCG9S Since April the government has been dragging its feet on an official fuel poverty strategy @marisharay.bsky.social @endfuelpoverty.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

DWP refuses to say who will lose out in £2bn disability benefits cuts buff.ly/gmigXQ6 6 weeks after the DWP quietly revealed the cuts in budget documents, it has not responded to requests from Disability News Service and the Liberal Democrats @marisharay.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us add our name to the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca... @marisharay.bsky.social

ALDTU Christmas Quiz: Questions and Answers buff.ly/rdLw624 We hope that you enjoyed the Quiz @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @mathewhulbert.bsky.social @libdemsabroad.org @calummillerld.bsky.social @joshbabarinde.bsky.social

Low-paid and sick workers less likely to have flexible working options: 'Not a nice-to-have' buff.ly/AscP0L1 New research has discovered big gaps in how likely people are to have access to flexibility @marisharay.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @bigissue.com

Transport for London wheelchair space rules still aren’t enforced buff.ly/Ts8NtKZ Against the law to refuse disabled passengers @rachelcdailey.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @ollyglover.bsky.social @inclusionlondon.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @hinabokharild.bsky.social

CEOs earn a UK workers yearly pay in 3 days buff.ly/f1cB8R7 The UK has some of the worst levels of income inequality in Europe @libdemdaisy.bsky.social @equalitytrust.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social @highpaycentre.bsky.social @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk

The Man with the Plan is an urgent film for our desperate times buff.ly/ncQqb8K A new film is a full-blown exposition on why if we had done what Beveridge advocated we might be in a better place today @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @bigissue.com @marisharay.bsky.social @southwarklibdems.bsky.social

GMB union faces two new harassment claims – despite institutional sexism report buff.ly/C0a5ZuN ‘Zero tolerance to any form of discrimination’ @mariecgoldman.bsky.social @gmb.org.uk @marisharay.bsky.social @youngliberalsuk.bsky.social @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social @libdemwomen.bsky.social

2025 was the year Labour tried to destroy disabled people – but they fought back buff.ly/183U7Ky Disabled people showed that the DWP consultation was an utter sham @rachelcdailey.bsky.social @thecanaryuk.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social @disabilityld.bsky.social @marisharay.bsky.social

Britain’s workers are facing record levels of stress buff.ly/MmVUSFo The TUC is calling on the government to enforce existing law requiring employers to assess and prevent work-related stress @marisharay.bsky.social @hazardscamp.bsky.social @dannychambers.bsky.social @thecanaryuk.bsky.social