At #NEU2026? Join
Alan Bogg, IER Vice President & Professor of Labour Law at Bristol University, on the most important new law affecting trade unions for decades & what this means for workplace power. Date: Wed 1st April | Time: 5.45pm - 6.45pm
Register here 👉 forms.office.com/pages/respon...
@neunion.bsky.social
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Our next steps are vital.
Yesterday we proved that we outnumber them, now let’s outorganise them.
There was a magnificent display of unity on the streets of London yesterday #Together
NEU members joined the 500,000 plus who showed up to demonstrate solidarity against the hate of the far-right.
Half a million on the streets and this was just the beginning. Hope is back. #WeAreTheNEU
This is a real win, made possible by our members who have used Maternity Matters resources to push for improvements to statutory maternity pay.
Read more.👇
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pledges-...
Mairead Canavan moving Comp 06 - Domestic abuse is a workplace issue. #TUCWomen2026 #SmashingTheStatusQuo
Ivya Scott delivering a powerful speech as she tells her story of how WASPI have been treated.
300,000 women have died waiting for their compensation.
NEU stands with WASPI women. #TUCWomen2026 #SmashingTheStatusQuo
MSF is alarmed by the dramatic escalation in conflict across the #MiddleEast.
We urge for the protection of civilians and healthcare facilities, as our teams adapt and scale up activities in #Iran and #Lebanon.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/middle-east-...
Well done to all @neunion.bsky.social reps and members fighting for improvements to pregnancy and maternity benefits at work. #MaternityMatters www.neu.org.uk/maternity
Ministers have pledged eight weeks of full maternity pay for leaders, teachers and support staff in England
schoolsweek.co.uk/dfe-pledges-eight-weeks-...
#BREAKING THIS MORNING: Civil Rights Activist & two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jessie Jackson has died at 84.
Family says: "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, voiceless and overload around the world". 📷: @popbase.tv @newsbreakinglive.bsky.social
'Flexible working has moved from being a procedural exercise to a substantive decision that schools must be able to justify with evidence'
schoolsweek.co.uk/flexible-wor...
I am in awe of the women of @spiesoutoflives.bsky.social and the movement that has supported them and forced the inquiry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
ICYMI: Parents believe underfunding is the biggest issue facing schools today, with two fifths reporting being asked to contribute to day-to-day running costs
schoolsweek.co.uk/underfunding...
And how many of those are women whose employers don't/won't be creative with flexible working requests? I'd have been one of these statistics if I wasn't lucky enough to work in a forward-thinking school. It can be done!
Watch this.
I swear your blood will boil.
#Sudan: Horror is unfolding in #ElFasher. People appear to be trapped, with reports of mass killing and other atrocities.
We are concerned about the risk of a potential bloodbath after over 500 days of siege and violence.
Javid Abdelmoneim, MSF International President, updates:
While only systemic action can solve the issue of corridor care, members such as those in Nottingham showcase how even in challenging circumstances, collective action can lead to change in the workplace.
Read more ⬇️
While agencies profit massively, schools and teachers lose out. Imagine if that money was reinvested in classrooms. #StopTheAgencyRipOff
✍️ Write to your MP today and demand change. 👉 bit.ly/4777aKx
School budgets are being drained by agency fees. Every extra pound paid to agencies is a pound not spent on teachers or classroom support. #StopTheAgencyRipOff
✍️ Write to your MP to demand change. 👉 bit.ly/4777aKx
📢Calling all trainees and ECTs!
Join us for free CPD sessions designed to support you throughout your teaching journey.
🗓️ 14-16 October
Can't make it live? Sign up for access recordings.
Grab your place here.👉 bit.ly/3IM8fiA
Non members are welcome to attend!
#ValueEducation
🚨 Our new investigation out today reveals how thousands of people who've taken their bosses to employment tribunals & won, never got paid, even after they approached the government for help.
This has serious implications for the Employment rights bill.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2025...
💰💰💰💰Elon Musk’s is the first person ever to hit a personal wealth of half a trillion dollars. That's more than the UK spends on Health, Education and Defence. Lots more.
📣 Tax the rich!
Hope your session goes well. The NEU has developed resources to support breastfeeding women returning to work ... neu.org.uk/advice/your-...
Unions @neunion.bsky.social, @nasuwt-official.bsky.social, @ascl-uk.bsky.social, @naht.org.uk, the National Governance Association and @unison.org.uk add to calls for the government to scrap the two-child benefits limit, highlighting the impact of poverty on learning
70% of teachers struggle to visit the toilet during the day - and it’s much worse among women! Question answered by 6,405 teachers in April 2022 on Teacher Tapp
Did you know that 70% of teachers struggle to visit the toilet during the day…
And it’s much worse among women! 🧻
💰You’re making billions… for someone.
🏤Private companies & shareholders profit from once public utilities that SHOULD belong to us. And what do we get? Higher bills & worse services.
🗞️Read all about it: www.common-wealth.org/interactive/...
Great report on the state of Black Maternal health from @commonshealth.bsky.social led by Chair @paulettehamiltonmp.bsky.social
It calls for change across England’s maternity services and demands the voices of Black women are heard.
You can read the report here ⬇️
t.co/ACKYNJ1zg8
Stephen Lawrence should be celebrating his 51st birthday today, but he was murdered in a racist attack at just 18.
As we look to the horrifying resurgence of racist violence, Stephen’s story serves as a poignant reminder of why racial justice matters.
Rest in power, Stephen. Your legacy lives on 🖤
