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Jan Willem Goudriaan

@jwgoudriaan.bsky.social
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General Secretary EPSU - European Public Service Union www.epsu.org ETUC - PSI People and Planet Before Profits Twitter/X @JW_Goudriaan

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netzpolitik.org @netzpolitik.org · 37m
Einigung der EU-Staaten bei Daten-Omnibus-Verhandlungen zu Cookie-Bannern, KI-Training und Co. absehbar. Fehlender Datenschutz kostet Milliarden, doch der größte Druck kommt aus Deutschland netzpolitik.org/2026/einigun...
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EU-Staaten entscheiden über Cookie-Banner, KI-Training und Co.
Die Verhandlungen rund um den Daten-Omnibus im Rat sind in einer heißen Phase. Derzeit sieht es so aus, als würde die von NGOs kritisierte „Pauschalerlaubnis“ für KI-Training beschlossen. Während die...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 34m
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 1h
Reaction of @etuc-ces.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social @eurocadres.bsky.social on the report [Ceulemans, @socialistsanddemocrats.eu ] on psychosocial risks adopted by European Parliament Big step forward Now for @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social to take up as part of the Quality Job Act
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 1h
European Parliament adopts report [MEP Ceulemans @socialistsanddemocrats.eu on psychosocial risks Factors contributing to stress are staffing shortages, third party violence, bad work organisation, precarious work, disbalanced work-life Now for @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social to act @epsu.bsky.social
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 2h
European trade union leaders commit to fight and defeat the corporate and divisive agenda of the far-right following visit to Utøya where extreme-right guy killed 69 mostly young trade unionists of @lonorge.bsky.social and youth organisation AUF of Arbeitspartiet @epsu.bsky.social
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 5h
We @epsu.bsky.social support the European network against Racism @enareurope.bsky.social The Commission has withdrawn funding at a moment racism and extreme right increase in Europe We want @ec.europa.eu to restore funding and the fight against racism and against the extreme- right
civicspacewatch.eu
European NGOs rally behind leading anti-racism network after Commission withdraws its funding - Civic Space Watch
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 6h
French unions announce general strike for 5 November For wages, public services, employment, industry Public service unions will join @cgt.fr @cfdt.fr @force-ouvriere.bsky.social @fsu-nationale.bsky.social UNSA #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social @strikemap.org @labournetgermany.bsky.social
lemonde.fr
Salaires, services publics : l’intersyndicale appelle à une journée de grève et de manifestations le 5 novembre
Premier appel de la rentrée élargi au privé, l’initiative de la CFDT, de la CGT, de FO, de l’UNSA et de la FSU est lancé quelques jours après la présentation d’un projet de budget pour 2027 qui gèle d...
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 6h
More on the tax avoidance of #Palantir in Europe Podcast of @opendemocracy.net with @jasonward-cictar.bsky.social of @cictar.bsky.social One of the reasons 120 organisations have called for ending public contracts with the company No need for Palantir in a democratic Europe @epsu.bsky.social
opendemocracy.net
Palantir and the art of Tax Avoidance
Despite reporting 55% profit margins and over $1.6 billion in net income, Palantir maintains an effective global tax rate of just 1.4% and pays zero federal income tax in the United States.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 7h
European trade union leaders visited the Norwegian island of Utøya remembering the deliberate extreme-right attack on young workers and people 22 July 2011 So many lives were taken We honour them. We are united in our resistance to the extreme right @epsu.bsky.social @lonorge.bsky.social
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 11h
Congrats to our comrade Ann Georgsson of Swedish union Kommunal @kommunalarbetaren.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
PORTUGAL: Schools closed, services slowed and flights cancelled: strikes hit Portugal www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/s...
euronews.com
Schools closed, services slowed and flights cancelled: strikes hit Portugal
Three CGTP unions have called a strike for Friday, disrupting schools, public services, councils and rubbish collection. An easyJet cabin crew walkout is also causing flight delays nationwide.
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
SPAIN: Álvarez (UGT) supports a day of struggle with labor improvements and does not close the door to a general strike www.democrata.es/en/economy/a...
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Álvarez (UGT) does not rule out a general strike
Pepe Álvarez bets on a day of struggle with labor improvements, keeps the option of a general strike open, and criticizes the PP for housing policy.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 11h
Countdown in Ireland Public sector unions prepare for #strike 14 and 21 october Pay, staffing, resources for public services on agenda #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social These are demans workers across Europe Success @siptuhealth.bsky.social @forsatradeunion.bsky.social @inmoirl.bsky.social and all
siptu.ie
Ten days until the biggest Union Strike in a generation
At the heart of our dispute is a demand, most modest: working people should not be expected to fall further behind writes SIPTU's Adrian Kane.
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We've a new Photo of the Week for you: On 29 September, over 100,000 public sector workers struck for a day to put pressure on the Franch government as it plans yet more cuts to public services. (Photo:CGT)
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NETHERLANDS: Unions defeat social security cuts www.epsu.org/epsucob/octo...
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Unions defeat social security cuts
Dutch unions FNV, CNV and VCP secured the withdrawal of planned government cuts to social security after months of mobilisation and the threat of strikes and other industrial action.
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
GLOBAL: Can the Global South stare down North's cashed-up corporate lobbying? publicservices.international/resources/ne...
publicservices.international
Can the Global South stare down North's cashed-up corporate lobbying?
For the first time, the global South has the majority in UN talks on the world's tax rules. PSI's Isabela Callegari says the outcome depends on whether those countries use their numbers against the No...
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 13h
Just subscribed and supported @atrupar.com 's coverage of what is going on in the US with the Trump government is essential for us in Europe and documents the sliding into authoritarian government or worse, the open corruption and possibly the preparation of violent takeover of US by Trump's clan
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 14h
Students, teachers and joined by public service workers are organising day of action 6 October to protest against #publicservicesemergency in education and fighting #austerity Lack of staff, lack of resources #solidarity @epsu.bsky.social
theguardian.com
France braces for national day of school protests as boy loses hand
Thousands expected to join marches of support on Tuesday across the country as concerns grow over police response
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Latvian health and social services union protest 29th september Workers demand substantial investment to deliver quality care and pay increases to make work attractive Very European demands #Solidarity from @epsu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social @strikemap.org
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Musk calls for death penalty for care providers for transgender persons Musk is the owner of X Many European commissioners continue to post on X. This gives that platform legitimacy @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu maybe time to draw conclusions?
erininthemorning.com
Elon Musk Calls For “Death Sentence” for GAC Providers
Musk’s posts are not just inflammatory rhetoric. They have real-life consequences.
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MC Squared @mcsquared.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
We need to tax these scumbags out of existence
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Privatisation of water companies has been unpopular ever since Thatcher did this And the people were right for many reasons Not least as it only benefitted the rich and shareholders Time to bring the water companies back in public ownership @epsu.bsky.social agrees
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 02/10/2026
How on Earth did I not read this yet? really interesting and honestly kind of brazen modelling of the entire lifecycle - downstream, data centres, upstream use - of AI. Puts AI industry at 1.1% of total global energy, about the same for global emissions. More than 10x previously stated estimates
Final Results and Concluding Thoughts
Adding it all up, we estimate that the AI sector is responsible for almost 1,900 TWh of global energy consumption in 2026. And after accounting for additional factors that we did not explicitly analyze, like the construction of new electrical substations, robotic-centric warehouses, water reclamation facilities, and other infrastructure specifically designed to support the data center buildout, it’s likely that total AI-driven global energy demand is already closer to 2,000 TWh. Even at 1,900 TWh, the AI share of total global energy use in 2026 would be roughly 1.1%. We also estimate, after adding up all the sectoral numbers and landing at roughly 650 million metric tons of AI-driven CO2 emissions, that the AI share of global GHG emissions in 2026 stands at about 1.2%, with total annual global emissions sitting at roughly 55 gigatons of CO2-eq, albeit with a wide range of figures from EDGAR to UNEP (anywhere from 53 gigatons to 58 gigatons depending on a broad array of different assumptions). As we’ve discussed already, these numbers are much higher than many others in the media and academia have guessed on the basis of simplistic calculations and naïve assumptions.

The projections up to 2030 are obviously far worse and imply a catastrophic impact to global ecological stability. ChatGPT alone “processes approximately 2.5 billion prompts per day worldwide.”122 The scale of AI growth and diffusion globally is truly astounding, and the industry’s corresponding ecological footprint will soon rival that of major countries like India. It's not farfetched at all to think that the AI share of total global energy demand could rise to something like 5% by 2030, rivaling and in some cases surpassing the footprint of established dominant industries. The potential consequences of this extra resource pressure on biodiversity, global warming, freshwater scarcity, and biogeochemical cycles could be absolutely staggering and devastating for the…
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026
Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan
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Dhruv Mehrotra @dmehro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NEW: DHS agents tracked people observing ICE arrests, photographed them, ran their plates, pulled personal information, and added them to a Palantir database, according to newly unsealed court filings. w/ @regret.bsky.social
wired.com
ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gripping story about Russian army starving people in occupied city Olehsky in Ukraine Does pose the broader question how is peace supposed to look like? Are Ukrainians asked to simply forget? Unlikely Weaponised peace?
substack.com
‘Liberation’ – The Core Russian Lie, As Seen From Oleshky
Paul Niland reports on another Russian war crime happening before our eyes in Ukraine
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 01/10/2026
Children's social care should be about children - NOT PROFIT Andy Burnham must make tackling the scourge of profiteering from children's care a key part of his National Care Service Read and share our NEW blog: vist.ly/5kniu
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How England can move beyond profit-making in children’s care
Every child in care deserves a safe, stable home that puts their needs first, not a system designed to generate returns for private companies and investors.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reading it you just hope the American people in majority say no to this in November and again in 2028 Alas are we not reading here the dismantling of the army and loyalty to the constitution? Combined with the constant attacks against fair elections and the checks and balances making them fair?
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Discussing work of carers in EU with MEP @spietikainen.bsky.social @eppgroup.bsky.social Sharing concerns on Working conditions,safe staffing,treatment of those who need care, heat,carers and elderly, finances All issues to be addressed in EU Care Deal @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @epsu.bsky.social
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Portuguese public sector unions in FESAP linked with UGTP demand 6.5% increase to keep up with inflation Threatens #strike action if government does not agree #solidarity
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UCU Edinburgh @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Day 4 of the UCU workers' strike against massive job cuts. “Senior management can stop this strike by prioritizing cuts to non-staff budgets and stopping redundancies that are decimating our university, while leaving those who remain with an unmanageable workload & exhaustion." UCUE co-president
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As real estate brokers in Netherlands are incapable of self regulation, government intervenes To @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu We can not trust business to do the right thing to protect workers, communities, environment Stop deregulation For a Quality Jobs Act that is meaningful
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Glaciers in Alps meting at record speed as Europe heats twice as fast as rest the world, new research shows
theguardian.com
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Documantaire Naza over genocidal acts Israeli army and its use of AI systems in Gaza as of today NAZA Nezek agavi Nevenschade En waarom zo weinigen in Israel protesteerden tegen de moordpartijen
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NAZA laat zien hoe Israëlische leger met AI-systemen massaal kon doden in Gaza
In de documentaire vertellen 24 militairen die bij inlichtingen betrokken waren over de massale bombardementen op Gaza. Hoeveel burgers daarbij omkwamen was "geen issue".
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Debate on Psycho-social risks and the need for EU legislation in EP With representative of @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social And Liam of @australianunions.bsky.social explaining impact of mental health on workers and what was done about it through new regulations as employers did not tackle hazards
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Prism @prismreports.org · 30/09/2026
“It is extremely difficult to see a patient in pain & know that you cannot provide the treatment they need because the materials are unavailable or too expensive.” As Israel blocks healthcare supplies & anesthesia, patients like Esraa Abo Qamar are forced to struggle with debilitating tooth pain.
prismreports.org
Dental care is in crisis in Gaza due to Israel’s blockade on supplies
As Israel blocks healthcare supplies and anesthesia, patients are going without the dental care they need or living with debilitating tooth pain
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Organisations now argue No #Palantir in our public services No public money to a tax dodger, see @cictar.bsky.social Does @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu represent Commission? Does @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu condone taxavoiders? @epsu.bsky.social @corporateeurope.org @politico.eu @ryanlcooper.com
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120+ European campaign organisations and unions call on governments and European Commission to scrap Palantir contracts
Over 120 campaigning organisations and unions across Europe have issued a joint call to governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with the US tech company P...
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The article @ryanlcooper.com is good and rich. Worthwhile. A pity this summary does not cover it Most interesting the voting/ownership structures of big tech and how the dictatorship of CEOs/ founders makes mockery of public listed companies [and why would pension funds acquiesce in this? ] 1/3
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Dutch youth part of @fnv.bsky.social mobilises against war fever, now preparing for Youth demonstration in whole of Europe 20 November Young workers and youth are saying no to compulsory military service Read interview with FNV Young&United Neele Boelens ⬇️
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Stop de Oorlogskoorts in Nederland: “Dienstplicht dwingt jongeren kannonnenvoer te worden”
“De dromen van grote bedrijven komen uit: ze kunnen de sociale zekerheid verminderen en militarisering als excuus gebruiken.” Interview met Neele Boelens, voorzitter van grootste Nederlandse jongerenv...
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Trump government leaves Group of States against Corruption of @coe.int Part of US government plans to undermine international institutions and law (which have benefitted US and its corporations massively) In this case, needed to prevent critical view of Trump's corruption and corporate capture
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LabourStart @labourstart.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BOTSWANA: BOPEU Demand an End to Violence at Work publicservices.international/resources/ne...
publicservices.international
BOPEU Demand an End to Violence at Work
The Botswana Public Employees Union (BOPEU) is pressing for the ratification of ILO Convention 190 (C190) and stronger protection against violence and harassment at work. Its campaign connects workpla...
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LabourNet Germany @labournetgermany.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Niederländische Gewerkschaften feiern, dass die Regierung nach Aktionen und Streiks die Kürzungen bei der Sozialversicherung zurückgenommen hat
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Der Austeritäts-Haushalt der niederländischen Rechtsregierung trifft auch 2026 im Streik-September gegen Sozialkürzungen auf Widerstand » LabourNet Germany
"Die Regierung Jetten will erhebliche Einschnitte bei unserer sozialen Sicherheit vornehmen, während von Großunternehmen und den Allerreichsten kaum etwas verlangt wird. Die Zeche zahlen die Berufstät...
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Close to 300.000 public service workers on streets in France of which 70.000 in Paris Incl. 8000 firefighters 170 demos in country >320 schools blocked Well done comrades @epsu.bsky.social @labourstart.bsky.social @strikemap.org @crimethinc.com @social.verdi.de @forsatradeunion.bsky.social
rtl.fr
Grève du 29 septembre : entre 206.000 et 300.000 fonctionnaires ont manifesté à travers la France, dont 8.000 pompiers mobilisés avec le mouvement à Paris
À l'appel de l'intersyndicale, la fonction publique s'est mobilisée mardi pour protester contre le recul du pouvoir d'achat.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Democrats don't have any income" is an insane statement, but it's also an admission that he sees the money collected by the United States government as his personal piggy bank, to be raided as he sees fit.
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Jan Willem Goudriaan @jwgoudriaan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some comments are hilarious What a sad sight
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Blue Community .net @blue-community.net · 29/09/2026
UN-Water: Only 40% of health-care facilities globally met the requirements for a basic sanitation service in 2025. Safe sanitation is essential to safe, dignified health care for everyone. This #WorldToiletDay, let’s make safe sanitation part of safe health care for everyone
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Royal College of Nursing @rcn.org.uk · 29/09/2026
The Home Secretary is right to recognise that her planned reforms on leave to remain are seen as unfair. They're also a direct threat to the success of a new national care service. (1/2) ⬇️
theguardian.com
Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down plans on leave to remain
Home secretary under pressure over changes that would make it harder for foreign workers to claim permanent residence
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 16/09/2026
BREAKING 🚨: GMB analysis shows that more than 600,000 council workers have been lost since 2012 🚛 Staff such as carers, refuse workers and teaching assistants are disappearing across England and Wales - with the East Midlands worst hit 🙅
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GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 24/09/2026
BREAKING 🚨: 100% of Barnsley nursery workers back move to strike vote over pension threat 💪💪 Outsourced company Limetree wants to slash their pensions and remove death in service payment 🙅
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