Strike at the museum 🪧🏛️
Our co-founder @redhen90.bsky.social reflects on the importance of and solidarity between the two ongoing museum strikes, shared in struggle but 240 miles apart.
📰🔁Read & share from today’s @mstaronline.bsky.social : bit.ly/StrikeAtTheM...
#StrikeMap #StrikeAtTheMuseum
A red curtain backdrop with stars hosts large white text reading "Fair Play Cabaret."
🎤 Powerful performances & plenty of laughs in a unique evening bringing people together through the arts.
#FairPlayCabaret | 14 July | Quorn Grange Hotel
Ft. Mark Thomas, known for sharp, uncompromising stand-up that takes aim at power and injustice.
https://bit.ly/FairPlayCabaret2026
#GFTU
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The latest #GFTU newsletter will be out this week, bringing you the issues that matter and the voices driving change.
📖 Catch up on the latest and be part of the movement.
🔁 Share it to spread the word.
Stronger together, every step of the way - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/
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🔥 We’ve officially launched our TikTok on Tom Mann's birthday! 🎉
👀 Insights from our education programmes
🗣️ Voices from across GFTU
🎬 Behind the scenes access
📺 Check out our first video & follow us for more - www.tiktok.com/@gftuet1899/video/762893...
#GFTUET #TikTokForTom
A group of people is gathered, holding a large red banner with text about trade union rights, human rights, and international solidarity. They are surrounded by others wearing "London May Day" vests. The image is adorned with bold text: "London May Day" and "Workers Make History 1926-2026." Details about an event on Monday, 4 May 2026, at Clerkenwell Green and Trafalgar Square are included.
100 years on from the 1926 #GeneralStrike, workers still fight, workers still win 👊
Be there for London #MayDay, 4 May ✊
Assemble 12pm Clerkenwell Green
March. Rally. Organise.
🟥 Turn London red - http://bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
Organised by: @LDNMayDay
#WorkersMakeHistory #GFTU
🚨 BREAKING: FBU WIN in Oxfordshire
FBU members have been campaigning for months against dangerous proposals for cuts by Oxfordshire County Council.
Firefighters' duty is to protect the public – and that is exactly what members have done.
When FBU members fight back, we win.
"The thing about Mayday is it's about internationalism."
#MayDay is our day: International Workers’ Day.
Join #London's largest May Day march and rally in a generation: bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
#LDNMayDay #MayDay26 #Internationalism
Excellent meeting in parliament, organised by the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Campaign Committee. An apology for this colonial brutality is long overdue, as is the honest teaching of Britain's colonial history in our schools. @gftu.org.uk is proud to support the campaign wholeheartedly.
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📢 Our WhatsApp group brings together comrades who want to share updates, boost campaigns & ensure our message reaches further and wider.
Be part of the collective effort to strengthen our digital presence and support the work of the movement: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JLfCMDn1ZF33f87GzfZWQ8
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What really builds union power?
@bfawu.bsky.social GS Sarah, @GFTU AGS Henry and @napotheunion.bsky.social AGS Ranjit discuss density, activism and the future of the trade union movement.
“What we do is march in memory of those that founded May Day. Those that had an inspiration of a different and a better world.”
Something to march for this #LDNMayDay.
bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
4 May | 12.00 | Clerkenwell Green
📽️Platform films
#MayDay #MayDay26
From Birmingham, to Gloucestershire, Hull and everywhere in between.
Our ‘story so far’, maps five years of struggle and resistance.
Get your copy and follow half a decade of workers fighting back.
Order yours now: bit.ly/SM5yearhardback
#StrikeMap
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What’s happening across the movement?
The newest #GFTU newsletter brings you key news, campaigns, and voices from the frontline.
👉 Take a few minutes to catch up and stay connected.
👉 Share it to keep others informed.
Together, we’re stronger 🤝 - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/
“Only when working people combine that they can achieve things.”
Show your unity at #LDNMayDay.
4 May | 12.00 | Bring your union banners
Tell us you’re coming: https://bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
📽️Platform films
#MayDay #MayDay26
We are really enjoying this Activists Corner session on mapping our workplace with Mel Jenner.
Our final session in the series - writing good workplace bulletins on 14 May.
Book your next course here: gftuet.org.uk/education
#GFTUET #TuEd
Poster with red stage curtains and the large white text "Fair Play Cabaret." Logos for GFTU and Summer School are at the bottom, with the date 14.07.26 and the location Quorn Grange Hotel. Stars are scattered across the curtain.
Promotional poster featuring an individual speaking into a microphone on a stage with a red curtain backdrop. The text reads "Mark Thomas" at the top, with details about the event, including "Summer School," the date "14.07.26," and location "Quorn Grange Hotel." The poster includes logos of organizing entities at the bottom left.
🎭 Fair Play Cabaret is coming to Quorn Grange Hotel.
⭐ Featuring Mark Thomas as a headline act
🗓️ 14 July | ⏰ 7pm
Comedy, music & spoken word celebrating solidarity and working-class voices.
🎟️ Book your tickets here: https://bit.ly/FairPlayCabaret2026
#GFTU #FairPlayCabaret
Workers made history. We carry it forward.
100 years since the #GeneralStrike1926
Be part of the biggest #LDNMayDay for a generation
📅 4 May | RSVP: bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP
📽️Platform films
#MayDay #MayDay26 #GeneralStrike100
A poster with bold red text on a yellow background. The text reads: "London May Day 26' Workers Make History. One Month to Go. All Out on Monday 4 May 2026. Assemble 12pm Noon Clerkenwell Green. March 1pm. Rally 2.30pm Trafalgar Square.
Poster titled "Turn London Red" featuring an image of the National Gallery, a classic red double-decker bus, and a group with a banner at an event. Details note a gathering at Clerkenwell Green, leading to a march to Trafalgar Square on May 4, 2026.
The image is a promotional poster for a London May Day event on May 26, featuring Sarah Woolley, the General Secretary of the Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union, as a speaker. The background includes a group holding union banners and a portrait of Sarah Woolley. The event starts at 12 noon at Clerkenwell Green, marching to Trafalgar Square.
Less than a month to go!
Join London May Day – 4 May ✊
🕛 12pm Clerkenwell Green
🚩 March 1pm
📣 Rally 2:30pm
💯 years since the 1926 General Strike.
Bring your banners. Turn London red.
Organised by: @ldnmayday.bsky.social
#WorkersMakeHistory #GFTU #GeneralStrike100 #MayDay
Register for the next session in the monthly @GFTUET series with @wcmlibrary.bsky.social and Marx Memorial Library here: gftuet.org.uk/courses/trad...
#GFTU #GFTUET #TUed
This week’s @bma.org.uk strike is about the future of our NHS. Today, residents in #Brighton today us that we urgently need to end:
Doctor Unemployment
Doctor Underemployment
Doctor Pay Erosion
We back them. Send your support here: bit.ly/solidaritydo...
#StrikeMap
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A black beanie hat with a GFTU (General Federation of Trade Unions) logo patch is placed on a wooden surface.
🛍️ Support trade union education when you shop.
From #GFTU beanies to badges and tote bags, it’s more than merch - it’s a way to invest in education and solidarity across the movement.
👉 Shop here: https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page
#GFTUET #MOTM #MerchOfTheMonth
The image features a poster for the "International Meeting Against War" taking place on Saturday, 20 June 2026, in London. The event is supported by the General Federation of Trade Unions. The design includes a crossed-out bomb graphic and the logo of the GFTU.
Talk of war is becoming reality, while public services are cut and working people are told to prepare for conscription. We support @stwc.bsky.social in saying no.
✊ International Meeting Against War
📅 20 June | London
Join us: www.tickettailor.com/events/stopthewarcoaliti...
#GFTU
A person standing on stage holding a microphone, set against a red curtain backdrop. The name "Mark Thomas" appears prominently above in large white letters. The words "Summer School" and "Quorn Grange Hotel" are also visible on the left side of the image.
A red curtain background with the text: "Mark has been performing comedy for over 35 years and is still causing trouble. He has written five books and four plays, and has also curated and authored two art exhibitions with Tracey Moberly. Over the years, he has won eight awards for performing, three for human rights work, and one that he invented for himself." Logos at the bottom indicate it's organised by GFTU.
A red curtain background features white text highlighting achievements including holding a Guinness World Record for staging 20 protests in 24 hours and walking 724 kilometers along the Israel Wall in the West Bank. The text mentions contributions to tax avoidance law changes and providing evidence to Parliamentary select committees twice. Organised by GFTU.
Text displayed on a background with shiny red drapes. The text discusses an individual who co-founded a comedy club in Palestine. Their work includes stand-up, theatre, journalism, and performance art. They are 57 years old and hold an honorary doctorate from Bradford University. They are also ordained as an online pastor able to conduct weddings and funerals in the U.S. Born in South London in 1963. Logo for GFTU is shown at the bottom.
🗣📢 ACT ANNOUNCEMENT: @markthomasinfo.bsky.social joins #FairPlayCabaret, a new national roadshow by @equityuk.bsky.social
Top UK political comic bringing sharp humour to a night celebrating working-class artists 🎭
📅 July 14 | ⏰ 7pm
🔥 Tickets: https://bit.ly/FairPlayCabaret2026
#GFTU
The image features the words "TOGETHER," "LIMITED EDITION," and "MERCHANDISE" in bold white text on a black background.
The image shows a black t-shirt with the text "Together Against the Far Right - 28 March 2026, London" printed on it. It also lists names: Leigh-Anne, Jessie Ware, Joy Crookes, Self Esteem, Greentea Peng, UB40, Billy Bragg, Jen Brister. Below the t-shirt, there is a black tote bag with the same text. A circular sticker displaying "We Can Stop The Far Right Together" and a website URL is also present.
28 March saw the biggest anti-racist march in British history, organised by @togetheralliance.bsky.social ✊
🔥 Wear your official t-shirt, tote or badge and help carry the message everywhere.
#Together, we’re building unity that lasts 🤝 - https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page
#GFTU #GFTUET
A group of people are sitting in a modern room having a discussion. Two prominent logos are displayed: the Royal College of Midwives and the General Federation of Trade Unions. A purple banner across the image reads "Job Vacancy." A website link is provided: www.gftu.org.uk/jobs.
🚨 Job opportunity with @rcm.org.uk.
💼 Head of Activist Development & Member Participation
📌 Deadline: 9 April
Work for a union who ensures that they are caring, well led and well managed.
Help fulfil their mission: https://gftu.org.uk/jobs/
#GFTU #RCM #Job #TradeUnion
BREAKING 🚨| They are up on our map, get ya @bma.org.uk pickets 7-13 April 2026.
We stand 100% behind all taking action.
🪧#VisitAPicket- bit.ly/BMAPicketsAp...
#StrikeMap #NHSstrike #ResidentDoctors #BMA
1 month to go!
Be a part of #London #MayDay, Monday 4 May 2026. This year’s theme is ‘Workers Make History’, celebrating 100 years since the 1926 General Strike.
RSVP 👉http://bit.ly/LDNMayDay
All out on Monday 4 May 2026. Turn London red 📷
#MayDay2026 #4May2026
A black beanie with a folded brim on a wooden surface. The front of the beanie displays a patch with the "GFTU" logo, featuring clasped hands and text around the emblem.
📢 This is no April Fools joke.
Just dropped in the @gftuet.org.uk shop... #GFTU beanies 👀
‼️ Limited availability.
Keep your head warm and your #Solidarity showing 🔥 - https://gftuet.org.uk/product/gftu-beanie
#GFTUET #Merch
What a night we had last night at the #NEUactivistzone with Caroline, Danny & Jess.
Thank you to everyone who joined this excellent session with incredible strike leaders from some of the longest strikes this century!
Video to follow shortly 👀. Support #StrikeMap
#NEU2026
What a privilege it was to be there with colleagues representing @pcunion.bsky.social
@gftu.org.uk #togetheralliance
