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Trade Union Organiser | Love nature | Fight for social justice | views entirely my own...and other people's. (He/him)

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Post from Novara Media - YouTube The Telegraph published a story detailing the devastation caused by US-Israeli attacks on civilian targets across Iran, but made substantial edits after a po...

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07.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Trump is using AI to fight his wars – with dangerous consequences
Trump is using AI to fight his wars – with dangerous consequences YouTube video by The Guardian

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07.03.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Deliberately encouraging hate crimes, including plausible death threats from violent neo-nazis, against the deputy leader of a rival party is 1930's stuff.

Despicable by Starmer and that Tory with the weird hair whose incitement to hate-crimes Starmer was amplifying

07.03.2026 13:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No evidence for Boris Johnson's claim about Keir Starmer and Jimmy Savile The PM's claim that Keir Starmer failed to prosecute Jimmy Savile is not backed up by any evidence.

Remember this, Keir Starmer? You need to retract your support for these false claims in parliament and challenge the member who made them.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/60213975

07.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Greens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threats Mothin Ali fears for his life after anti-war protest was wrongly described as being in support of Iranian regime

Solidarity with @mothinali.bsky.social, a brave and principled politician, and shame on Starmer and Labour for supporting this defamatory claim.
"Greens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threats" www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

07.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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PAY FAIR FOR PATIENT CARE - Perioperative Assistants Deserve Parity Theatres assistants in Leeds deserve to be paid properly for the clinical tasks they carry out. Sign the petition to show your support.

Theatres assistants in Leeds deserve to be paid properly for the clinical tasks they carry out.

I've just signed this petition to support them. Please add your name too. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...

25.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A radical overhaul of university funding is needed – to ensure better pay and free education - UNISON National The UK Government’s continued reliance on tuition fees as the main funding mechanism for Higher Education will mean staff will lose out and students will be placed in increasing amounts of debt. UNISO...

The continued reliance on an HE funding model based on tuition fees means more and more debt is shifted to students, while staff pay for the lack of funding through cuts and redundancies. We need a radical overhaul to HE and a long-term funding model based on free education. #fundourfuture

27.01.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Members of @unison.org.uk doing essential administrative work in Cornwall hospitals are fighting to protect their jobs. #NoAdminNoNHS. πŸ’ͺ✊

23.01.2026 11:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Petition: Require a full and independent enquiry before any hospital job cuts We call on the UK Government to immediately halt any existing consultations on hospital job cuts, such as those taking place in Cornwall, and instead require a full independent enquiry before any hos...

We call on the UK Government to immediately halt any existing consultations on hospital job cuts, such as those taking place in Cornwall, and instead require a full independent enquiry before any hospital job cuts. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

19.01.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@unisonsw.bsky.social @unisonhealth.bsky.social

19.01.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Admin workers at Royal Cornwall Hospital holding UNISON flags

Admin workers at Royal Cornwall Hospital holding UNISON flags

Admin workers at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust have decided to launch a consultative ballot for industrial action through their union, UNISON Cornwall Acute Branch, to oppose mass job cuts. Well attended meetings last week in Penzance, Hayle and Truro. NO ADMIN, NO NHS!

19.01.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Stop the cuts at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Cornwall’s NHS needs investment, not cuts. Patient care depends on the staff who keep the system running.

Please sign to support NHS workers at Royal Cornwall Hospital s Trust: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

23.10.2025 12:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 UNISON WIN! πŸŽ‰

Well done to healthcare assistants in Northumbria. They stood together, and won together.

Time for trusts to #PayFairForPatientCare

15.09.2025 11:12 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Start planning for Green UNISON Week – and beyond | Article, News | News | UNISON National Green UNISON Week, in September, is an ideal opportunity to lay the seeds for the union's 2026 Year of Green Activity

Green UNISON Week 19-26 September starts this Friday!

It's an ideal opportunity to lay the seeds for the union’s 2026 Year of Green Activity 🌱

Read more: www.unison.org.uk/news/article...

15.09.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The National Coal Mining Museum may be showing a pre-historic attitude to resolving the ongoing dispute, but their roar-ful behaviour didn't stop workers bringing their own dinosaur entertainment to match that on the other side of the picket line!

15.09.2025 17:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
UNISON organisers standing with pull-up banners and student recruitment stall at University of Plymouth

UNISON organisers standing with pull-up banners and student recruitment stall at University of Plymouth

Great to kick off Welcome Week at @plymuni.bsky.social meeting #PUNC25 nursing students. We will be here all week also talking to social work, paramedic and other allied health students about @unison.org.uk membership. Meet us here unsn.uk/UoP and #JoinUNISON for just Β£10
@unisonsw.bsky.social

15.09.2025 21:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...

Who doesn't want more rights for workers? Big business, Reform Party, Tory peers and billionaires, that's who! Please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...

23.06.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#HeartUnions stall at Plymouth Uni today, with @unison.org.uk reps Judith and Ben. Join UNISON for #ABetterLifeAtWork
@unisonsw.bsky.social

11.02.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Campaign graphic featuring a healthcare worker supporting a patient. Text reads 'Time for Talks' accompanied by the UNISON logo and Put NHS Pay Right logo.

Campaign graphic featuring a healthcare worker supporting a patient. Text reads 'Time for Talks' accompanied by the UNISON logo and Put NHS Pay Right logo.

How can you keep staff in the health service without putting NHS pay right? πŸ€”

You can’t.

Ask your MP to back urgent negotiations between government, unions & employers to Put NHS Pay Right: https://unsn.uk/timefortalks

20.01.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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NHS pay – it's time for talks How can you tackle a 7.5 million strong waiting list without listening to the staff you need to make it happen? You can't. I've asked my MP to back urgent negotiations between government, unions &…

πŸ‘₯ How can you tackle a 7.5 million-strong waiting list without listening to the staff you need to make it happen? You can't.

Ask your MP to back urgent negotiations between govt, unions & employers to #PutNHSPayRight πŸ‘‰ https://unsn.uk/timefortalks

20.01.2025 12:24 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ—³οΈ The higher education pay ballot opens tomorrow, 21 January. Look out for your ballot paper in the green envelope, being posted out this week.
More info: https://unsn.uk/4dhoKx1
@UNISONinHE

20.01.2025 15:50 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Talking Therapy in Derbyshire is under threat!
Derbyshire UNISON are fighting to prevent over 70 highly qualified and dedicated NHS staff from being outsourced! Sign their petition: megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ta...
From megaphone.org.uk

10.12.2024 16:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
UNISON South West staff holding placards calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

UNISON South West staff holding placards calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Exeter office of @unisonsw.bsky.social supporting the @tucsouthwest.bsky.social @unisontheunion.bsky.social #WorkplaceDayOfAction calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. #Workplaces4Palestine

28.11.2024 13:57 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

Nearlyβ€―Β one in three women have experienced violence.

Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent and pervasive human rights violations in the world. There is #NoExcuse

25.11.2024 08:38 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0