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Can we all finally agree that billionaires owning our media is a bad thing?

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Elon Musk jokes about cutting Ebola prevention.

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Eagle-eye observers have spotted something alarming in the background of this Donald Trump photo.

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Sending our thoughts to those injured in Munich today. A peaceful rally by our sister union Verdi was shattered by a car driving into people.

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This shopworker was abused by a shoplifter. This is what happened next. @usdawunion.bsky.social

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We revealed Nigel Farage’s voting record to his constituents in Clacton. They weren’t happy.

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It's time to invest in nuclear.

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NEW 🚨 | Hundreds of thousands of workers are stuck on zero-hours contracts for YEARS on end: • 2 in 3 for over 12 months • 1 in 8 for over a decade. Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will crackdown on zero-hours contracts and help end the scourge of insecure work.

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Elon Musk can't buy everything.

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Why are billionaires so unhappy?

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Well done!

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Think the UK should do the same?

submitted 31 days ago • 17 comments

NEW 🚨| The top 10% of households have more financial wealth than the rest combined. While 1 in 5 households have more debt than they do financial wealth. The Government’s Employment Rights Bill is so important - it will help deliver the economic reset working people desperately need.

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This care worker was BITTEN by a patient - and almost lost her finger. But because she was on a zero-hours contract, she didn't get sick pay.

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That money's gonna trickle down, right?

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Retail sales fell by 0.3 per cent in December 2024. Here's why.

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This is why CEOs don't like the phrase 'work-life balance'.

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We need to make work pay.

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Q: Why do we need unions? A:

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BREAKING 🚨 | 1 in 4 full and part time workers are struggling or cannot afford their monthly costs. And 1 in 6 have skipped a meal to make ends meet. This is why the government's Make Work Pay agenda is so important after 14 years of Tory stagnation.

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WIN 🚨 | @gmb.org.uk have won Amazon workers full pay during pre-planned warehouse shutdowns. Previously, workers were expected to lose a day's pay through no fault of their own. Amaz-ing.

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It's not a social platform - it's an Elon platform.

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Nigel Farage has been paid £189,000 for 4 hours work promoting gold bullion. Making his total income £600,000, and appearing to be the highest paid MP since the election. All the while voting to stand on the side of exploitation, zero-hours contracts and fire and rehire.

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'Has McDonald's now become a predator's paradise?' McDonald's CEO Alistair Macrow is asked about allegations of sexual harassment and abuse of zero-hours contracts.

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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 👇

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The rise in retailers using gig apps to hire workers as freelancers rather than staff is extremely worrying. Shop workers end up losing out on significant employment rights. It's good to see these firms listening to our advice and ending their use of the practice.

submitted 52 days ago • 5 comments

Economic growth is not enough on its own, families need to see real improvements in their day-to-day lives. Lets make 2025 the year we deliver real change for working people, their families and communities.

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Congratulations to Brendan Barber and Kay Carberry, formerly of the TUC, Prof Mary Bousted of @neunion.bsky.social and @unison.org.uk's Wendy Nichols - trade unionists appointed today to the House of Lords!

submitted 69 days ago • 5 comments

NEW 🚨🎄| More than 1 million will be working Christmas Day, often in insecure & low-paid work. Delivering the Employment Rights bill would be the perfect Christmas present: 🎁 Ban zero-hours contracts 🎁 Stronger sick pay 🎁 Day 1 rights 🎁 Fair pay agreements in care 🎁 New union rights, to win on pay

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Workers at a profit-making Vauxhall car plant have been told their factory is shutting down - just before Christmas.

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The best present the government could give working people this Christmas is the delivery of the Employment Rights Bill, in full.

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The government has announced a Seafarers’ Charter. This charter is urgently needed - it will improve security, pay and conditions for thousands of seafarers. For too long, seafarers have been exposed to hyper-exploitation and a lack of enforceable rights.

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WATCH: Amazon bosses can’t explain 1,400 ambulance call outs to Amazon sites in 5 years.

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CPI inflation at 2.6% has come back to target faster than expected. But families and businesses remain under pressure from the steep increase in the cost of living. Bank of England must cut interest rates today - the Government can't do it on their own.

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The Walt Disney Company agreed to settle California's largest wage theft lawsuit, costing $233 million. Disney will provide back pay to workers they failed to pay minimum wage, dating from 2019. They’ve been taking the Mickey.

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WATCH: Amazon bosses squirm and repeatedly FAIL to answer the question: If Amazon is such a great employer, why have your workers gone on strike so much?

submitted 72 days ago • 2 comments

Who do you think would benefit most from a flat tax rate? 🤔

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Brands such as Urban Outfitters, Gymshark and Uniqlo are recruiting young workers without basic employment rights through gig apps, to cover the festive period. This is clearly passing on risk from the business owner to the individual staff member. It’s unacceptable.

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It's super simple. A very rich man. Backing the politicians. That will do very good things. For very rich men.

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BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time. The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout. Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...

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NEW 🚨 | The Open University is forcing 160 lecturers to accept lower pay via a fire and rehire scheme. @ucu.org.uk are considering legal advice and industrial action. Solidarity!

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I always find that Kate Bell of @the-tuc.bsky.social is one of the wisest voices in the sphere of job quality, labour market. Again she really hits the nail on the head here.

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Monthly growth fell by 0.1% in October. The Tories left behind a failed economy. We’re still seeing the effects of that. And families remain under pressure from high interest rates and low wages, resulting in weak household spending...

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The Christmas shopping period is incredibly stressful for shopworkers every year - the very least they deserve is a decent break over the festive season.

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Just some of the brilliant support shown on the picket line so far today for @gonuj.org including Billy Bragg and Polly Toynbee 🙏 to all #SavetheObserver

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🎩 Profits disappearing, money mysteriously moving around… Sometimes it’s hard to see if your employer can afford to pay a decent rise. Unite’s online Financial Insider lets you see through your boss’s tricks and get the real picture 🪄 Take a closer look 👀 www.unitetheunion.org/work-voice-p...

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