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  1. Can you explain the history of the TUC's role in past betrayals of workers' struggles, like the 1926 General Strike, to understand its current ...

    The alignment of the bureaucracy and pseudo-left with Burnham is most starkly exposed on the issue of war. The TUC’s call for “prioritising investment in workers and public services” replaced any stated opposition to increased military spending.#TradesUnionCongress #pseudo-left #Labour #AndyBurnham
    Trades Union Congress uses “Burnham bounce” to fall into line with more austerity and war

  2. HSBC launches $1 billion share buyback after profits surge leads to calls for bigger bank taxes

    HSBC has reported a 23 per cent surge in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year,…
    #EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #HSBC #growthtrajectory #profitstax #RichardHunter #sharebuyback #TradesUnionCongress
    europesays.com/britain/97110/

  3. Higher bills, NHS changes and your rights removed: Here’s what Reform will really mean for you

    As voters head to polling stations in the crunch May elections, experts raised concerns over the impact Nigel…
    #NewsBeep #News #UnitedKingdom #Benefits #ClimateChange #ConservativeParty #GB #GreatBritain #GreenpeaceUK #Homelessness #LabourParty #NHS #NigelFarage #Politics #Publicservices #TradesUnionCongress #UK #unison
    newsbeep.com/uk/569843/

  4. Nearly two million workers joined Britain's first – and only – General Strike, which began at midnight on 3 May 1926, in support of starving ...

    Nearly two million workers joined Britain's first – and only – General Strike, which began at midnight on 3 May 1926, in support of starving miners and their families#SirWinstonChurchill #BritishArmy #ConservativeParty #TradesUnionCongress #TUCGeneralCouncil #Unions #NationalLivingWage #Strikes
    Astonishing strike paralysed UK in fight for living wage - as Tories got revenge

  5. A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 ...

    A general strike took place in the United Kingdom from 4 to 12 May 1926 in an attempt to prevent wage reductions and worsening conditions for 1.2 million locked-out coal miners#TradesUnionCongress #SirWinstonChurchill #Unions #Politics #MinersStrike #Strikes
    How the General Strike of 1926 turned Britain into a battleground for 2m workers

  6. The origins of the General Strike lay in the Great War. For four years, Britain (along with France and German, it must be added) sank most of its ...

    They had nothing positive to campaign for and just demanded that their wages be maintained at earlier levels, when it was clear that to do so would bankrupt the industry.#Strikes #TradeUnions #TradesUnionCongress #Unemployment
    Adrian Lee: The General Strike of 1926 – a noble fight or a futile gesture? | Conservative Home

  7. Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the General Strike, a seminal moment in British political history. It began on May 4, 1926, ...

    Next week marks the 100th anniversary of the start of the General Strike, a seminal moment in British political history. It began on May 4, 1926, called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in support o...#Unions #KeirStarmer #LabourParty #primeminister #Britishpoliticalhistory #unionmovement #GeneralStrike1926 #CommunistParty #TradesUnionCongress #Labourleader #JeremyCorbyn
    Starmer’s downfall will expose who really runs the country

  8. There are few more bitterly contested and less clearly understood historical experiences than the general strike of 1926, despite it being a ...

    The events are aimed at arming workers with the lessons of this experience for the political battles they face today: against a right-wing Labour government of austerity and war, and trade union bureaucracies suppressing a struggle against it.#1926generalstrike #TradesUnionCongress #Trotsky #Stalin #LabourParty #Corbyn #Sultana #Polanski #CommunistPartyofGreatBritain
    Socialist Equality Party (UK) announces public meeting series on 1926 general strike

  9. According to official data analyzed by the Trades Union Congress, there is a 15% gender pay gap that increases after women have children. This adds up to 54 days per year that women work for free. We don’t need an International Women’s Day—we need 54 of them. #FeministFriday #GenderPayGap #GenderEquality #TradesUnionCongress #InternationalWomensDay #IWD

  10. The current government are looking to erode whatever remaining workers' rights exist, including your fundamental right to strike. Over the years, they've also been instrumental in ensuring the reduction of funding to trade unions and their provision of lifelong learning to members.

    The TUC can help with accredited courses that will give you the skills needed to organise wherever you are in the country.

    tuc.org.uk/TUCcourses

    #TUC #TradesUnionCongress #TradeUnions #HeartUnions

  11. Are you in the UK and looking to get more involved in your trade union? Have you recently been appointed as a local rep/shop steward but aren't sure where to start or what resources are available to you so you can contribute to the movement?

    This #HeartUnions week, check out the TUC's website for information as to how you can get more active within your trade union, regardless of what industry you're in!

    tuc.org.uk/heartunions

    #Solidarity #TradeUnions #HoldTheLine #TUC #TradesUnionCongress

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