Tom Jenkins

Next Tripartite Social Summit to be held 18 March data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document...

Lebanon: Statement by the High Representative on the recent developments Lebanon risks becoming another front in the war with Iran. Hezbollah’s decision to attack Israel in support of Iran endangers the entire region and adds a deadly dimension. Israel has the right to sel...

@kajakallas.bsky.social says Israel's bombing Lebanon to smithereens is "heavy handed". 🤔 www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/lebanon...

TUC - Millions of low-paid women set to benefit from stronger sick pay as new rights come into force The TUC has hailed the Employment Rights Act as “an important step forward” for working women as new analysis shows women will disproportionately benefit from new workers’ rights measures rolled out f...

@tuc.org.uk GS @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social says Employment Rights act “important step forward” for women as analysis shows women will disproportionately benefit from removal of statutory sick pay earnings threshold in April and from rights to guaranteed hours next year www.tuc.org.uk/news/tuc-mil...

Australia: Five Iranian Women's National Team Players to Receive Political Asylum

Australia has granted asylum to Iranian women's football players who asked for it. Others may have family at home who would face reprisals by the regime if they also defected. Trump doesn't give a damn for them www.ynetnews.com/article/lrlu...

Tackling the skills shortage: Council adopts recommendation on human capital The Council has adopted a recommendation on human capital that will help member states tackle labour and skills shortages across the EU, with a view to boosting competitiveness and resilience.

@consilium.europa.eu adopts recommendation on human capital to help member states tackle labour and skills shortages across the EU, with a view to boosting competitiveness and resilience www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

From Cork to Brussels: workers are flagging the risks of #EUInc.

Trade unions rallied in @michaelmcgratheu.bsky.social’s home city to warn of the risk of opening loopholes that would drive down workers' pay & conditions.

Europe’s future must be built on strong rights, not a race to the bottom.

French journalists' unions lodge complaint to State Council against LMVH for abuse of dominant position in its ownership of financial press (Les Echos, Investir, and now Editions Croque Futur)

Europe must shape AI before it reshapes Europe's jobs. @etuc-ces.bsky.social input at EU’s ‘macroeconomic dialogue’, set by the Cyprus Presidency on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the EU labour market: Safeguarding EU Competitiveness and Social Cohesion. www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

EFTA and Viet Nam advance in key areas Sveinung Røren, Director of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries of Norway, acted as the EFTA spokesperson, while Chief Negotiator Le Trieu Dung, Director-General at the Ministry of Industry ...

EFTA-Vietnam trade talks advance 'in key areas'. No reference to Sustainable Development though (as for gender balance among the negotiations teams 🤔) www.efta.int/media-resour...

UK-EU SPS Agreement - Information for Businesses Businesses urged to take simple steps for smoother trade with the EU

Government publishes initial guidance for business on forthcoming UK-EU SPS Agreement, intended to take effect mid-2027 www.gov.uk/government/n...

PM call with President Trump of the United States: 8 March 2026 The Prime Minister spoke with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, this afternoon.

PM call with President Trump of the United States: 'The Prime Minister shared his heartfelt condolences with President Trump and the American people following the deaths of six US soldiers'. More than can be said of POTUS, sporting his merch cap in farewell to 'losers' www.gov.uk/government/n...

How job cuts and the AfD fuelled Germany’s far-right ‘alternative union’ Growing rightwing support has started to strain ties between dominant IG Metall and its members

Worrying: How job cuts and the AfD fuel Germany’s far-right ‘alternative union’ to @metall.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/8057...

PR would extinguish that national disaster permanently

Middle East conflict is 'assault on international law' President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".

President Catherine Connolly has described the situation in the Middle East as a "deliberate assault on international law".

Hollande🎯

Cui bono? 👀🍊

This answer has been lawyered and Kuensberg knows it. Still wetting herself on the Johnson agenda

Blair earning his keep as poodle in ‘Board of Peace’ having learned nothing and forgotten everything

He must be pissed off having to meet these losers rather that the planned rounds of golf this weekend

Hegseth responds to report Russia shared intel with Iran In response to reports that Russia is providing intel to Iran on U.S. positions and movements, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told 60 Minutes, "We're tracking everything. Our commanders are aware of e...

Hegseth: no one is putting our troops in danger www.cbsnews.com/video/hegset...

Hill farmers being fleeced

*sorry, 24/03

Fifty years of the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social Guidelines: How trade unions shaped rules for multinational enterprises. To celebrate this milestone, @tuac.bsky.social launches a series of webinars, the first of which on 26/03 features my old mates John Evans and StevePursey tuac.org/news/fifty-y...

Good explainer on pay transparency in @financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/9ffe...

Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...

Unbelievable. King Charles is STILL set to fly to the US to celebrate with Trump in April. With everything Trump is saying and doing right now - and the hate and chaos he's spreading - this trip must be cancelled. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

I understand that @ec.europa.eu doesn’t want to be accused of encouraging regime change in Hungary but this pussy footing around Orban is becoming ridiculous

Not sure that ‘Manchesterism’ is the answer to all our problems

French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle has just crossed the Strait of Gibraltar

Its carrier strike group includes:
- 2 French 🇫🇷 frigates
- 1 Spanish 🇪🇸 frigate
- 1 Dutch 🇳🇱 frigate
- 1 Italian 🇮🇹 frigate
as well as a French submarine and supply ships

European cooperation 🇪🇺

How can this bloke still claim the Labour whip?

ITF, alongside the Joint Negotiating Group, has upgraded the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to a Warlike Operations Area.

This activates protections and compensation for seafarers working in the war zone, including the right to refuse to sail.

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