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Raised on songs and stories. Music, Celtic, Books, and a bit of devilment.. BFAWU Union official.
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BREAKING: Allies are being arrested in NYC after staging peaceful sit-in to support union baristas' fight for a contract. It is shameful that Starbucks let it get to this point. We need CEO Brian Niccol to bargain a fair economic offer with our union NOW.

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of convenience and comfort but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.” - Dr. Martin Luther King

Zero hours contracts is enabling abuse of fast-food workers. It’s time for McDonald’s to make a guaranteed hours contract the default for all workers. Please help their union @bfawu.bsky.social call for change and sign the petition 👇

New year, new opportunities! 🎉 Join the BFAWU and start 2025 with the power of solidarity. Together, we fight for fair wages, dignity, and respect. 💪🍞 #UnionStrong #BFAWU join.bfawu.org

04-01-1965 USA: Start of victorious 28-day strike by 8000 New York City social workers over better conditions for welfare recipients.

04-01-1913 IRELAND: The funeral of 16 year old Alicia Brady, killed by a scab's bullet during the Dublin Lockout, takes place. Mourners include Jim Larkin & James Connolly.

Rest in peace, Paddy Hill. Your only crime was being an Irishman living in England.

Billy's got a family party planned for the 2nd of Jan. Another load of sausage rolls and pakora going in the bin.

No compensation for the WASPI women, but we can bail out the banks and crash the economy. Claw it back from Michelle Mone and her cronies, and pay these women what they deserve.

#OtD 4 Dec 2011 Brazilian radical footballer and dictatorship-resister, Socrates died, as his team Corinthians reached the national championship. His teammates gave Socrates' classic celebration: the raised fist www.tiktok.com/@workingclassh...

The King of kings

Long day at Rathbones today, we had some positive movement in terms of their proposals around saving some of the jobs, which we talked to members about during tonights packed branch meeting. Back in tomorrow for more discussions #BFAWU

Billy Connolly at an Upper Clyde Shipbuilders meeting at Glasgow Green in 1971.😎😎

Our corner kick variations are terrible

There are 400 reasons to not shop at Morrisons this #Christmas 🎄 Stop the job cuts at Rathbones. Support the workers, support @bfawu.bsky.social . 📝Sign the petition: bit.ly/MorrisonsPetition ✍️Write to the board: bit.ly/MorrisonsBoard Share this post🔁 #Morrisons #Save400

We’ve only gone & won! Well done Paul John & the whole @thisisacsom.bsky.social team! Thank you so much to everyone who voted and all of you who support ACSOM….you guys are the best! #ACSOM

Want to take charge and make change in your workplace? You need a union. We can help with that. 👇👇👇 organisenow.org.uk/worker-support/

Francesca Albanese: ICC should seek more arrest warrants for Israeli leaders - https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/un-francesca-albanese-icc-more-arrest-warrants-israel-leaders

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bsky.app/profile/this... The real ACSOM!! Get following!

Delighted to get my tickets for The Pogues gig in May.

Whilst the company are saying it isnt fire and rehire, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… www.bfawu.org/news-from-ba...

19-11-1913 IRELAND: The battlelines harden in the Dublin Lockout as James Connolly tells a meeting that ‘any man who means in future to become a member of the Transport Workers Union must be prepared to enrol himself in the Citizen Army.'

Spot on from @rebeccalongbailey.com We need a #RightToFood

UK: Toilets at work - A report on workers’ experience of toilet access and facilities www.tuc.org.uk/research-ana...

It's time to try this out and wean myself off the other one..

Far right pricks say they’re Christians, but if a foreign woman pregnant with the son of god was looking for room at the inn, they’d tell her to “go home” then try to burn down the inn whilst chanting “Tommmy Tommy Robinson”. That’s if she didn’t drown in the channel first.

Next week, we're launching our campaign to organise workers at GAIL's Bakery. ✊ Come and join us for an update before we get started. ✍ Sign up for the call here: airtable.com/app0ykasPG6R...