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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

They can demand payslips, references and half our life story from us. Meanwhile, renters barely knew anything about the person taking a huge chunk of our wages every month. A landlord register is a big win. Renters organised for this and we’ll keep fighting for more power over our homes. ✊

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

People can’t just keep being asked to pay more. Last year, 1.72 million council tax arrears cases were passed to bailiffs while bailiffs firms made record profits. Council tax isn’t working for us or councils. Only the bailiffs are winning, raking it in from people who can’t pay Scrap it!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Documents reveal that the CCW has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers” You couldn’t make it up. After decades of rising bills, polluted rivers and failing services, they’ve had enough say. It’s time the people paying the bills had the power.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hot off the heels of their win against ARP bailiffs in Thetford, @acorn-norwich.bsky.social beat the bailiffs again! 20 ACORN members stood firm in the pouring rain to keep our member Mohan in his home. He's got somewhere to sleep tonight thanks to union power!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

🚨Come work for ACORN 🚨 We’re hiring Organising Assistants in Leeds, London and Manchester! If you want to build power in working class communities, take on landlords, bailiffs and bosses, fight the cost of living crisis and win real change for our people, then this could be the job for you! (🧵…)

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ben smoke @bencsmoke.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Last week @acornunion.bsky.social scored big wins for members on bills, bailiffs and more as landlords, utilities companies and councils across the country were targeted in a national day of action. Read more here: wefightthegoodfight.substack.com/p/people-are...

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People are fighting soaring bills (and winning!)

ACORN are taking the fight to the source of the cost of living crisis

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

More and more of what we earn is disappearing into rent and bills, pushing people into debt just to keep up. Much of this debt has piled up during a cost of living crisis people didn’t create. We’re demanding it’s written off. Back our demands 👇 acorntheunion.org.uk/cost-of-living/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

✊ ACORN's day of action against those profiting from the cost of living crisis. 9 protests across England and Wales targeting energy, water, bailiff and landlord companies... Find out more & take action here: www.acorntheunion.org.uk/cost-of-living

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 22/08/2026

Community union Acorn launched a 'Day of Action' to protest the cost of living. Ex-homeless mum Alicia Samuels explains why she took action.

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Community union launch 'Day of Action' cost of living protest

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

🧵✊ Join the people's fightback against the cost of living crisis! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿: acornuk.good.do/englandcampa... 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿: acornuk.good.do/cymru/cost-o...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

💧 Once again we're paying the price. Funny how the cost of living crisis never seems to reach the boardroom... Take action against rising bills and debt 👉 acornuk.good.do/englandcampa...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🤮 Bailiffs are lining their pockets at our expense, and getting puff pieces in the media at the same time. But we’re fighting back. Not just directly against them, but against the cost of living crisis as a whole - tough on bailiffs, tough on the causes of bailiffs. Take action now. Link in bio!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Disgraceful. Yet another summer of people getting sick in our rivers and seas. This is what privatisation looks like. It carves up the things that make a decent life possible all in the name of profit. We pay more. They only get worse.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Time and time again, the people telling you we don’t need rent controls are the same people rubbing their hands as headlines like this become the norm.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today @acorninternational.bsky.social launches the Beat the Heat day of action, highlighting the rise of deadly heat and the effects on tenants, workers and vulnerable communities. Learn more here: acorninternational.org/beat-the-heat

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📸 This weekend, ACORN members from across the country came together for our 2026 national conference! Building our union, growing our power and getting ready for what’s next 🔥

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🔥 WE SHUT DOWN ONE OF THE UK'S BIGGEST LANDLORD CONFERENCES. While landlords and property investors were thinking up the best ways to line their pockets, we took the microphone to demand rent controls and force them to listen to the realities of renting in London. Rent controls now!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Less than 48 hours is all that stood between this family and the protection afforded by the abolition of Section 21. Now Linsey and her four children face being forced out of their home. We’re calling on Trinity Properties Trust to reconsider this eviction. 👇 www.change.org/p/no-fault-n...

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No fault, no home: Stop the eviction of a family with four children

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📸 It’s been a busy week for our union! From stopping evictions, fighting against section 21s, securing compensation and repairs, warding off bailiffs, and a huge FOUR wins in one week for ACORN Bristol we’d have to say it’s been a job well done. Can’t stop won’t stop!

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

🚨 ACORN BRADFORD MEMBERS ARE ON RENT STRIKE🚨 Members in an apartment block in Bradford have been dealing with issues for years including sky high energy bills, damp, mould, broken lifts, and even security issues so bad that someone broke into a flat and died in there.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

“People that you would never think would need to use a food bank, you see coming in. I see lots of people who I know work full-time here.” This is what a broken system looks like.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🚨The rent strike in ON. 🚨 Solidarity with our members in Bradford standing strong and starting their rent strike! ✊ After repeatedly raising concerns about conditions in their building, residents are turning up the pressure. When tenants stand together, they’re impossible to ignore.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

☀️ Britain is getting hotter every year and renters are being trapped in homes that are impossible to cool. By 2050, 92% of UK homes are expected to overheat, yet landlords are still allowed to do the bare minimum while tenants are left to suffer through dangerous heat indoors.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

No matter who’s in power, organised people are the force that wins change. That’s why we stand with our neighbours, fight for our communities and make sure those in power are held to account. Get organised with ACORN. 👇 acorntheunion.org.uk/join/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

More and more working class people are being forced to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table, while corporations continue to profit from crisis after crisis. We can’t afford to keep living like this. The only answer is collective power. Join us! 👇 acorntheunion.org.uk/join/

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🚨 The Renters’ Rights Act comes into force tomorrow. It’s a set of new laws designed to rebalance power between tenants and landlords, making things more secure, more stable, and fairer for England’s 12 million renters. Here are some of the highlights:

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Only 5 directors of water companies have been prosecuted for their crimes in the last 30 years. They can poison rivers for years and walk away. But fall behind on a payment and it’s bailiffs at your door. Impunity for them. Enforcement for us.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Candidates from across Wales have backed ACORN's People's Platform🔥 This is an an opportunity for accountability - the promises candidates make now are the changes we expect to see if they win the election. If you don't see your candidate, drop them a line and ask them to support a fairer Wales! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In 2023-24, private renters on the lowest incomes in this country spent on average 63% of their income on rent, leaving them with less than half to live on just to pay their landlord. This is what happens when housing is treated as a profit machine. It’s indefensible.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

🚨 Renters, know your rights! You cannot be refused a home for being on benefits or having children. These upcoming protections apply across the entire renting process.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🚨Renters, know your rights! New enforcement rules in the RRA give you more support. This is a brief overview of key changes in the new legislation. To see the changes in full, and how they will apply to you you can go to www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/2...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Creeping privatisation is destroying our NHS while lining the pockets of the wealthy. We need to kick these vultures out of our healthcare service and bring it back in house.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🚨 Renters, know your rights! The new rules on rent increases mean increases will be limited to once per year and must be carried out through the correct legal procedure, with at least 2 months’ notice. If you believe an increase in unfair, you have the right to challenge it at a tribunal.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🚨Renters, know your rights! The upcoming end of fixed term contracts means more security and control for tenants. Your home won’t just come with an expiry date anymore.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

🚨 Renters, know your rights! With the end of Section 21 coming up soon, it’s important to know where you stand so your landlord can’t try to use a lack of knowledge to force you out of your home.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Rent freeze in Spain. Free public transport in Victoria and Tasmania. All while our rents are skyrocketing and public transport costs are going through the roof. It’s not good enough.

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Join us for our second LFF Live event! We'll be discussing renters' rights with @acornunion.bsky.social branch secretary Martin Mawdsley, ahead of the new Renters Rights' Act coming into force. Sign up to join us on Zoom on 1 April @ 6pm: www.eventbrite.com/e/lff-live-w...

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LFF Live: Will the Renters’ Rights Act bring power back to renters?

Episode 2 of LFF Live will feature Martin Mawdsley, an ACORN branch secretary in Liverpool to discuss the Renters' Rights Act

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Appreciation for hospital appointment letters arriving after the date? Bills landing after the deadline? Stamp prices going up again? Privatisation has benefited no one but billionaire owners and shareholders. Put it back in public hands where it belongs.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

One in 20 councils threaten prison in their very first letter after you miss just one payment. It’s indefensible. Council tax is the most regressive and unjust tax in our country, hitting the poorest hardest. It should be scrapped, not enforced with threats of prison.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

📈 More and more people are falling behind on essentials: council tax, rent and energy bills in particular. ACORN is fighting back against the cost of living crisis: for dignity, not debt for our families, our communities, our country. 👉 Join us! acorntheunion.org.uk/join

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

🚨 Tenants of The Poppy Factory are facing rent hikes of up to £800. Blaming the Renters’ Rights Act is a disgraceful excuse. These unnecessary hikes will only force people out of their homes and onto the streets. Tell The Poppy Factory to scrap them👇 acornuk.good.do/london/pfsto...

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

While Britain’s water companies contaminate our rivers with sewage, make people ill and jack up our bills, foreign private equity is stepping in to profit. Privatisation has failed. Water, wind and rail carved up and sold off. All so offshore investors can gain at our expense.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

A fee to access rent tribunals would be nothing short of a direct attack on renters. It will make it harder to challenge unfair rent hikes and create the perfect loophole for landlords to push tenants out with huge increases. Renters shouldn’t have to pay to defend their homes.

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🔥 ACORN is building a movement that is fighting and winning for our communities and our class. If you want to fight back, join ACORN today. 🔗 acorntheunion.org.uk/join

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ACORN the union @acornunion.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

South West Water has admitted supplying water unfit for human consumption after an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis, with 143 people confirmed to have caught the waterborne disease. All this after SWW told people the water was safe to drink. Parasites spreading parasites.

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