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This week’s @bma.org.uk strike is about the future of our NHS. Today, residents in #Brighton today us that we urgently need to end:

Doctor Unemployment
Doctor Underemployment
Doctor Pay Erosion

We back them. Send your support here: bit.ly/solidaritydo...

#StrikeMap

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The image shows merchandise featuring the logo of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). Displayed are a tote bag, a T-shirt, a mug, and several coasters, all laid out on a wooden surface.

The image shows merchandise featuring the logo of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU). Displayed are a tote bag, a T-shirt, a mug, and several coasters, all laid out on a wooden surface.

A black beanie hat with a GFTU (General Federation of Trade Unions) logo patch is placed on a wooden surface.

A black beanie hat with a GFTU (General Federation of Trade Unions) logo patch is placed on a wooden surface.

🛍️ Support trade union education when you shop.

From #GFTU beanies to badges and tote bags, it’s more than merch - it’s a way to invest in education and solidarity across the movement.

👉 Shop here: https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#GFTUET #MOTM #MerchOfTheMonth

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The image features a poster for the "International Meeting Against War" taking place on Saturday, 20 June 2026, in London. The event is supported by the General Federation of Trade Unions. The design includes a crossed-out bomb graphic and the logo of the GFTU.

The image features a poster for the "International Meeting Against War" taking place on Saturday, 20 June 2026, in London. The event is supported by the General Federation of Trade Unions. The design includes a crossed-out bomb graphic and the logo of the GFTU.

Talk of war is becoming reality, while public services are cut and working people are told to prepare for conscription. We support @stwc.bsky.social in saying no.

✊ International Meeting Against War
📅 20 June | London

Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/stopthewarcoaliti...

#GFTU

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A person standing on stage holding a microphone, set against a red curtain backdrop. The name "Mark Thomas" appears prominently above in large white letters. The words "Summer School" and "Quorn Grange Hotel" are also visible on the left side of the image.

A person standing on stage holding a microphone, set against a red curtain backdrop. The name "Mark Thomas" appears prominently above in large white letters. The words "Summer School" and "Quorn Grange Hotel" are also visible on the left side of the image.

A red curtain background with the text: "Mark has been performing comedy for over 35 years and is still causing trouble. He has written five books and four plays, and has also curated and authored two art exhibitions with Tracey Moberly. Over the years, he has won eight awards for performing, three for human rights work, and one that he invented for himself." Logos at the bottom indicate it's organised by GFTU.

A red curtain background with the text: "Mark has been performing comedy for over 35 years and is still causing trouble. He has written five books and four plays, and has also curated and authored two art exhibitions with Tracey Moberly. Over the years, he has won eight awards for performing, three for human rights work, and one that he invented for himself." Logos at the bottom indicate it's organised by GFTU.

A red curtain background features white text highlighting achievements including holding a Guinness World Record for staging 20 protests in 24 hours and walking 724 kilometers along the Israel Wall in the West Bank. The text mentions contributions to tax avoidance law changes and providing evidence to Parliamentary select committees twice. Organised by GFTU.

A red curtain background features white text highlighting achievements including holding a Guinness World Record for staging 20 protests in 24 hours and walking 724 kilometers along the Israel Wall in the West Bank. The text mentions contributions to tax avoidance law changes and providing evidence to Parliamentary select committees twice. Organised by GFTU.

Text displayed on a background with shiny red drapes. The text discusses an individual who co-founded a comedy club in Palestine. Their work includes stand-up, theatre, journalism, and performance art. They are 57 years old and hold an honorary doctorate from Bradford University. They are also ordained as an online pastor able to conduct weddings and funerals in the U.S. Born in South London in 1963. Logo for GFTU is shown at the bottom.

Text displayed on a background with shiny red drapes. The text discusses an individual who co-founded a comedy club in Palestine. Their work includes stand-up, theatre, journalism, and performance art. They are 57 years old and hold an honorary doctorate from Bradford University. They are also ordained as an online pastor able to conduct weddings and funerals in the U.S. Born in South London in 1963. Logo for GFTU is shown at the bottom.

🗣📢 ACT ANNOUNCEMENT: @markthomasinfo.bsky.social joins #FairPlayCabaret, a new national roadshow by @equityuk.bsky.social

Top UK political comic bringing sharp humour to a night celebrating working-class artists 🎭

📅 July 14 | ⏰ 7pm

🔥 Tickets: https://bit.ly/FairPlayCabaret2026

#GFTU

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The image features the words "TOGETHER," "LIMITED EDITION," and "MERCHANDISE" in bold white text on a black background.

The image features the words "TOGETHER," "LIMITED EDITION," and "MERCHANDISE" in bold white text on a black background.

The image shows a black t-shirt with the text "Together Against the Far Right - 28 March 2026, London" printed on it. It also lists names: Leigh-Anne, Jessie Ware, Joy Crookes, Self Esteem, Greentea Peng, UB40, Billy Bragg, Jen Brister. Below the t-shirt, there is a black tote bag with the same text. A circular sticker displaying "We Can Stop The Far Right Together" and a website URL is also present.

The image shows a black t-shirt with the text "Together Against the Far Right - 28 March 2026, London" printed on it. It also lists names: Leigh-Anne, Jessie Ware, Joy Crookes, Self Esteem, Greentea Peng, UB40, Billy Bragg, Jen Brister. Below the t-shirt, there is a black tote bag with the same text. A circular sticker displaying "We Can Stop The Far Right Together" and a website URL is also present.

28 March saw the biggest anti-racist march in British history, organised by @togetheralliance.bsky.social ✊

🔥 Wear your official t-shirt, tote or badge and help carry the message everywhere.

#Together, we’re building unity that lasts 🤝 - https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#GFTU #GFTUET

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A group of people are sitting in a modern room having a discussion. Two prominent logos are displayed: the Royal College of Midwives and the General Federation of Trade Unions. A purple banner across the image reads "Job Vacancy." A website link is provided: www.gftu.org.uk/jobs.

A group of people are sitting in a modern room having a discussion. Two prominent logos are displayed: the Royal College of Midwives and the General Federation of Trade Unions. A purple banner across the image reads "Job Vacancy." A website link is provided: www.gftu.org.uk/jobs.

🚨 Job opportunity with @rcm.org.uk.

💼 Head of Activist Development & Member Participation
📌 Deadline: 9 April

Work for a union who ensures that they are caring, well led and well managed.

Help fulfil their mission: https://gftu.org.uk/jobs/

#GFTU #RCM #Job #TradeUnion

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BREAKING 🚨| They are up on our map, get ya @bma.org.uk pickets 7-13 April 2026.

We stand 100% behind all taking action.

🪧#VisitAPicket- bit.ly/BMAPicketsAp...

#StrikeMap #NHSstrike #ResidentDoctors #BMA

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1 month to go!

Be a part of #London #MayDay, Monday 4 May 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Workers Make History’, celebrating 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.

RSVP 👉http://bit.ly/LDNMayDay

All out on Monday 4 May 2026. Turn London red 📷

#MayDay2026 #4May2026

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A black beanie with a folded brim on a wooden surface. The front of the beanie displays a patch with the "GFTU" logo, featuring clasped hands and text around the emblem.

A black beanie with a folded brim on a wooden surface. The front of the beanie displays a patch with the "GFTU" logo, featuring clasped hands and text around the emblem.

📢 This is no April Fools joke.

Just dropped in the @gftuet.org.uk shop... #GFTU beanies 👀

‼️ Limited availability.

Keep your head warm and your #Solidarity showing 🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/product/gftu-beanie

#GFTUET #Merch

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What a night we had last night at the #NEUactivistzone with Caroline, Danny & Jess.

Thank you to everyone who joined this excellent session with incredible strike leaders from some of the longest strikes this century!

Video to follow shortly 👀. Support #StrikeMap

#NEU2026

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What a privilege it was to be there with colleagues representing @pcunion.bsky.social

@gftu.org.uk #togetheralliance

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📍Start location announced

📌Meet at 1pm at Soho Sq. Gardens, W1D 3QP.

✊Join the #NationalHousingDemo for rent controls and council homes!

Thousands of tenants.

60+ unions and grassroots campaigns.

One message.

Let’s make housing affordable again.

@homes4alluk.bsky.social

#GFTU

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🚨 Job opportunities with our affiliate, @hcsa-com.bsky.social

💼 Employment Services Advisor
📌 Deadline: 7 April

💼 Policy & Campaigns Officer
📌 Deadline: 14 April

Work for a union dedicated to promoting and protecting their members - https://gftu.org.uk/jobs/

#GFTU #HCSA #Job

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Our general secretary, @gawainlittle.bsky.social, on the three things you can do after the incredible 500,000 strong @togetheralliance.bsky.social march and rally.

1)Register to vote
2)Share the WhatsApp message
3)Organise in your community

togetheralliance.org.uk

#GFTU #Together

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Poster for the "National Housing Demo" features a group of people holding flyers. The title reads "Housing is a Trade Union Issue" in bold red letters. There's a graphic of a raised fist with buildings. Event details: Central London, 1pm, Saturday 18 April 2026. Participants include individuals from various unions.

Poster for the "National Housing Demo" features a group of people holding flyers. The title reads "Housing is a Trade Union Issue" in bold red letters. There's a graphic of a raised fist with buildings. Event details: Central London, 1pm, Saturday 18 April 2026. Participants include individuals from various unions.

✊ We support the #NationalHousingDemo called to combat unaffordable housing that is destroying lives.

🤝 Unite to fight for rent controls & more, & better, council housing.

18 April, 1pm | London

🚩 Make housing affordable again.

@homes4alluk.bsky.social

#NoMoreDeathsOnOurStreets #GFTU

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👐We're open for business at #NEU2026.

Come get your FREE bag from us today.

Your only place for merch and books from
@strikemap.org
#GeneralStrike100
#GFTU
@gftuet.org.uk

#Education #Solidarity #Unity #NEUactivistzone

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Together Alliance Together is an alliance of hundreds of civil society organisations united against the far right.

Next steps: togetheralliance.org.uk

📸(C) Henry Fowler, 2026

#London #TogetherAlliance #AntiRacism #AntiFascism

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Half a million strong. Together.

The biggest march against the far-right in British history.

#GFTU #Together #AntiRacism #AntiFascist @togetheralliance.bsky.social

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Flyer for a demonstration against the far-right and Islamophobia in Britain. Text includes: "Countdown to Britain's biggest demo against the far-right and Islamophobia. Together, 28 March, London. Park Lane, Central London, 12 noon. Nearest tube: Hyde Park Corner. For Palestine feeder march, meet outside South Kensington station." The flyer features logos of supporting organisations and includes a Palestinian flag.

Flyer for a demonstration against the far-right and Islamophobia in Britain. Text includes: "Countdown to Britain's biggest demo against the far-right and Islamophobia. Together, 28 March, London. Park Lane, Central London, 12 noon. Nearest tube: Hyde Park Corner. For Palestine feeder march, meet outside South Kensington station." The flyer features logos of supporting organisations and includes a Palestinian flag.

🚨 Tomorrow will be a turning point for Britain.

🚩 Let's make it a day that we look back at in pride. Let's play our part in turning back the far right.

❤ Love over hate. ✨ Hope over fear. 🤝 Unity over division.

✊ 12pm, Park Lane. #Together.

@togetheralliance.bsky.social

#GFTU

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Fantastic video from Choose Love ✊👏

Choose Love ♥ Choose Hope 🤝 Choose Unity 🌍

Stand up to the far right | 28 March 🚩

12pm, Park Lane. #Together.

Design: Katharine Hamnett & Patricia McGrath (tmcgdesign)
Credit: POW
Music: GIDEÖN | Homo-Centric Records

#ChooseLove #GFTU

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A group of people standing indoors holding signs that say "Hands off Cuba! End the US Blockade!" They are dressed in casual and formal attire, with one person wearing a bright star-patterned sweater. There are chairs in the foreground and a partially visible banner in the background.

A group of people standing indoors holding signs that say "Hands off Cuba! End the US Blockade!" They are dressed in casual and formal attire, with one person wearing a bright star-patterned sweater. There are chairs in the foreground and a partially visible banner in the background.

We organised our very own delegation at the Latin America Conference. 📌

🔥 Hear a fantastic account of the conference from the perspective of one of the delegates themselves, Gabriela, Branch Secretary for @pcsunion.bsky.social - https://gftu.org.uk/latin-america-conference-2026/

#LA26 #GFTU

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A bold sign with a pink and black background displaying the message: "End Not Defend Sexual Harassment" in large white and pink letters.

A bold sign with a pink and black background displaying the message: "End Not Defend Sexual Harassment" in large white and pink letters.

🚨 We support calls from the @workerspolicy.bsky.social for stronger laws that require employers to prevent harassment, not just respond to it.

📢 Safer workplaces must be the standard.

👉 Write to your MP and support the campaign: https://workerspolicyproject.org/endnotdefend

#EndNotDefend #GFTU

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The image shows a group of people sitting in a room during a meeting or conference. There is a prominent red banner in the foreground with the text "JOB VACANCY" and the website "gftu.org.uk/jobs." The banner also includes the logos of the General Federation of Trade Unions and Greater Manchester Hazards Centre.

The image shows a group of people sitting in a room during a meeting or conference. There is a prominent red banner in the foreground with the text "JOB VACANCY" and the website "gftu.org.uk/jobs." The banner also includes the logos of the General Federation of Trade Unions and Greater Manchester Hazards Centre.

🚩 Become a Coordinator (job share) for the Greater Manchester Hazards Centre.

✊ Join GMHC and support workers and trade unions to fight for safe, healthy workplaces.

👉 Have health & safety knowledge and a commitment to the trade union movement? Apply: https://gftu.org.uk/jobs/

#GFTU #GMHC #Job

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Poster with bold text advocating for international legal defense and protesting the trial of Maduro. It calls for an end to the war on Venezuela and invites people to a protest on Thursday, 26 March at 5:30 PM, at the US Embassy in London. The event is organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and supported by Stop the War Coalition. Location details include Nine Elms, SW11 7US, with nearest tube stations listed as Nine Elms or Vauxhall.

Poster with bold text advocating for international legal defense and protesting the trial of Maduro. It calls for an end to the war on Venezuela and invites people to a protest on Thursday, 26 March at 5:30 PM, at the US Embassy in London. The event is organised by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign and supported by Stop the War Coalition. Location details include Nine Elms, SW11 7US, with nearest tube stations listed as Nine Elms or Vauxhall.

🚩 One week to go | Stop Trump's show trial

📅 26 March | 📍 US Embassy, London

Join the demand for justice and the safe return of Nicolás Maduro & Cilia Flores.

🤝 Organised by Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, supported by @stwc.bsky.social.

#NoWarOnVenezuela #StopTheWar #GFTU #Solidarity

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Three people standing in front of a banner for the General Federation of Trade Unions. Two individuals are shaking hands in the center. The banner features text promoting equality and power.

Three people standing in front of a banner for the General Federation of Trade Unions. Two individuals are shaking hands in the center. The banner features text promoting equality and power.

Stay connected with the movement that’s fighting for a fairer future 🔥

If you care about building stronger unions, supporting working people, and staying informed about the issues that matter, make sure you’re on the list.

📩 Sign up today - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/

#GFTU

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The image is a poster with text promoting a march for hope and unity. It highlights achievements such as distributing 800,000 print materials and organizing 125 coaches in 478 constituencies. The text emphasises donations, mentioning that the march is against far-right views. A call-to-action button says "Donate to the Crowdfunder," with a link provided.

The image is a poster with text promoting a march for hope and unity. It highlights achievements such as distributing 800,000 print materials and organizing 125 coaches in 478 constituencies. The text emphasises donations, mentioning that the march is against far-right views. A call-to-action button says "Donate to the Crowdfunder," with a link provided.

On 28 March, we march 🚩

A massive display of unity against the far right, in the streets of London, #Together.

Help fund the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march and concert 🔥

Donate. Share. Show up on 28 March - https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/fund-the-together-march

#TogetherAlliance #GFTU

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An international women's day event hosted by and located at the Working Class Movement Library, 2-5pm this Sunday (22 March 2026).

An international women's day event hosted by and located at the Working Class Movement Library, 2-5pm this Sunday (22 March 2026).

Join the @wcmlibrary.bsky.social this Sunday (2–5pm, Salford) for #InternationalWomensDay

🔥 Speakers, workshops, music & more - plus a new banner honouring Jane Loftus.

🚩 Organise. Learn. Build power - eventbrite.co.uk/e/internatio...

#GFTU #IWD2026 #IWD #WorkingClassMovementLibrary

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Promotional poster for a Trade Union Rights Rally, featuring five people. The event is scheduled for 21 March at 11 AM, at Hamilton House, London. The poster includes logos for Thompsons Solicitors, Strike Map, and Campaign for Trade Union Freedom. The speakers listed are John Hendy, KC, Keith Ewing, Sarah Woolley, Sarah Kilpatrick, Fran Heathcote, Matt Wrack, Nadine Houghton, Cad Jones, Eddie Dempsey, RMT, Andrea Egan, John McDonnell, MP, and Steve Gillan.

Promotional poster for a Trade Union Rights Rally, featuring five people. The event is scheduled for 21 March at 11 AM, at Hamilton House, London. The poster includes logos for Thompsons Solicitors, Strike Map, and Campaign for Trade Union Freedom. The speakers listed are John Hendy, KC, Keith Ewing, Sarah Woolley, Sarah Kilpatrick, Fran Heathcote, Matt Wrack, Nadine Houghton, Cad Jones, Eddie Dempsey, RMT, Andrea Egan, John McDonnell, MP, and Steve Gillan.

🚨 This Saturday | 📢 The fight for stronger workers’ rights isn’t over.

✊ Continue the push for an *Employment Rights Bill #2* to secure the collective rights working people deserve.

🎟 Tickets here: https://bit.ly/ERB2Rally

#ERB2 #TradeUnions #WorkersRights #Solidarity #GFTU

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Logos of GFTU and SWU with text: "Solidarity greetings to SWU and their members" and "gftu.org.uk.

Logos of GFTU and SWU with text: "Solidarity greetings to SWU and their members" and "gftu.org.uk.

On World Social Work Day, the #GFTU sends warm #Solidarity to @swu-uk.bsky.social and all their members.

Thank you to all social workers for the care, advocacy, and professionalism you bring to one of the most vital roles in our public services ✊

#WSWD2026

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A group of people standing outdoors in front of a building with a sign that reads "GFTU Educational Trust." The building is brick with two windows. Some individuals are smiling, and they are dressed in casual attire.

A group of people standing outdoors in front of a building with a sign that reads "GFTU Educational Trust." The building is brick with two windows. Some individuals are smiling, and they are dressed in casual attire.

🚩 When working people speak together, we’re impossible to ignore.

Join the #GFTU Social Media Supporters WhatsApp group.

We’ll keep you in the loop, you help the message of working people cut through the noise.

Just #Solidarity, but our way ✊ - https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8

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