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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
thecanary.co
Nearly half of parents are struggling to afford food for their children more now than five years ago
59% of parents said they'd gone an entire day without food because they couldn't afford it. 77% reported skipping meals.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/06/0...
thecanary.co
Palantir deal could hand your personal data to Trump administration
Palantir’s deal with the UK financial regulator could your hand your personal data to Trump— MPs and campaigners sound the alarm
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
www.ituc-csi.org/global-right...
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Palantir’s deal with the UK financial regulator could your hand your personal data to Trump— MPs and campaigners sound the alarm.
thecanary.co
Palantir deal could hand your personal data to Trump administration
Palantir’s deal with the UK financial regulator could your hand your personal data to Trump— MPs and campaigners sound the alarm
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reeves examines using private sector funds to build new towns. It is PFI renamed as public-private partnerships (PPP). The state guarantees corporate profits for decades. £1 private investment results in £6 govt repayment. Cheaper for govt to borrow. It can issue public bonds.
theguardian.com
Reeves examines using private sector funds to speed building of new towns
Chancellor in talks with banks and investment funds about public-private partnerships to build infrastructure
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ITUC @ituc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🚨 Workers’ rights are under growing attack worldwide! 🚨 The 2026 ITUC Global Rights Index rates 151 countries on workers’ rights and democracy. 🌍 Find your country’s rating and take action. Learn more 👉 www.ituc-csi.org/global-right... #RightsIndex26 #FightForDemocracy
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 02/06/2026
#OtD 2 Jun 1986 during the Wapping printers' dispute in East London, paper supplies at nearby Convoy's Wharf were hit by mystery arson stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9205...
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GFTU Educational Trust @gftuet.org.uk · 27/05/2026
🎙@gftu.org.uk #SummerSchool 🔥 👉 Part of an unmissable and unforgettable trade union education programme. 📅 13 - 15 July | 📍 Quorn Grange. 🔎 Sign up today, places are almost gone - gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-s… #GFTUET #GFTU #TradeUnion #Collaboration #Education #Learning
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
⏰ Whilst the govt hits snooze, £394 Billion of dirty cash will work its way through the UK and its Overseas Territories. There's no time to waste, the UK needs to tackle its dirty money problem. Find out more: taxjustice.uk/campaign/dir...
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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
3 stories on the water industry. Can you spot the link? 🚰 Thousands without water 💩 Sewage pumped into the sea in a 'storm overflow' during a drought 💰 Record profits How long do we have to put up with this?
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The DWP have a compliant corporate media to breathlessly repeat their ableist propaganda -but here's what they missed from the Milburn report By @rachelcdailey.bsky.social
thecanary.co
DWP Milburn Report is another excuse to throw disabled kids under the bus
The DWP have a compliant corporate media to breathlessly repeat their ableist propaganda -but here's what they missed from the Milburn report
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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
A member of CPAG’s youth panel, Yash, commented:
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Zia Yusuf is threatening to abolish the Equality and Human Rights Commission
leftfootforward.org
Zia Yusuf responds to complaint about Islamophobia in Reform by threatening the equalities watchdog
27 MPs have called for a formal investigation into Islamophobia in Reform
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
www.tuc.org.uk/research-ana...
tuc.org.uk
Young People and Work Report: Call for evidence
The youth NEET crisis has been years in the making and is now being exacerbated by slow economic growth. We need urgent action now - for the generation who have already been let down and the children ...
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The deluded Tories are foolishly attacking nationalisation Privatisation is something the public always hated. As such, we applaud Badenoch & the Tories decision to make themselves the face of it. www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
thecanary.co
The deluded Tories are foolishly attacking nationalisation
Privatisation is something the public always hated. As such, we applaud Badenoch & the Tories decision to make themselves the face of it.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Typical UK household energy bill to rise by £221 a year to £1,862. Blamed on Iran war. Will caut inflation, poverty, premature deaths Govt can End profiteering Decouple price of electricity from gas Abolish VAT on domestic fuel Transfer levies to general taxation Nationalise energy.
bbc.co.uk
Typical energy bill to rise by £221 a year from July due to Iran war
Millions of household energy bills governed by Ofgem's price cap will increase in July, the regulator says.
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 27/05/2026
Warm wishes to everyone celebrating Eid al-Adha. Eid Mubarak from all of us at UNISON.
Eid Mubarak from UNISON.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
eventbrite.co.uk
Screening of the film: The People's Emergency Briefing
The National Emergency Briefing film - to ensure the UK is fully briefed on the climate and nature crises. Discussion will follow.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
action.unison.org.uk/page/189034/...
action.unison.org.uk
Tell your MP: Stand with migrant workers
Migrant care workers deserve fair visas. Tell your MP to act now.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unit...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Unity builds the power of NHS workers to change the system
AT THE height of the 2022-23 strike “wave,” nurses, paramedics, doctors, civil servants, teachers and many others took part in the largest surge of industrial action seen in decades.What distinguished...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
act.praxis.org.uk/labour-mp-em...
act.praxis.org.uk
Tell your Labour MP - surging to the right doesn't win support, it drives people away. Email them now.
The local elections results were the clearest sign yet that the Government's hostile approach to immigration - lifting ideas straight from the far-right playbook - has failed. The Government must chan...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
the.organise.network/campaigns/Br...
the.organise.network
Bring National Grid into public ownership.
A private company owns the backbone of Britain's energy network. They're making billions. You're paying for it. Sign the petition.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
Samsung workers in South Korea threaten AI boom with a mass strike - Socialist Worker
A massive strike in South Korea has the potential to derail the AI boom—and humble one of the world’s biggest multinational firms. Some 40,000 workers at Samsung Electronics were set to walk out for 1...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/unio...
morningstaronline.co.uk
Unions hit out at ‘epidemic of insecure work’ as economic fallout from Iran war revealed
UNIONS hit out at an “epidemic of insecure work” as the economic fallout from the Iran war was revealed for the first time today.Youth unemployment has risen to its highest rate in more than a decade ...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
www.tuc.org.uk/research-ana...
tuc.org.uk
TUC response to Timms Review of Personal Independence Payment: Call for Evidence
The evidence shows a system that is difficult to access, unreliable and poorly aligned with modern working life. Respondents called for both structural reform and a shift away from treating claimants ...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
www.unison.org.uk/news/article...
unison.org.uk
Opinion: Bold structural change needed for public services - UNISON National
General secretary Andrea Egan responds to the King's Speech, arguing that only long-term investment in public services can deliver national renewal
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...
socialistworker.co.uk
Bolivia’s general strike intensifies - Socialist Worker
Roadblocks and mass protests brought Bolivia’s major cities to a halt last week amid a nationwide strike of miners and rural workers. Protesters marched on motorways and faced down riot police and tea...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
thegrayzone.substack.com/p/evo-morale...
thegrayzone.substack.com
Evo Morales to The Grayzone: ‘The people have reached their breaking point’
The Grayzone’s Oscar Leon interviews Evo Morales, former president of Bolivia and leader of the country’s indigenous and peasant sectors, about the national uprising which now threatens the survival o...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
act.praxis.org.uk/labour-mp-em...
act.praxis.org.uk
Tell your Labour MP - surging to the right doesn't win support, it drives people away. Email them now.
The local elections results were the clearest sign yet that the Government's hostile approach to immigration - lifting ideas straight from the far-right playbook - has failed. The Government must chan...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.tickettailor.com/events/stopt...
tickettailor.com
Buy tickets – International Conference Against War – Central Hall Westminster
International Conference Against War – Central Hall Westminster, Sat 20 Jun 2026 - The wolf is at the door.  Talk of war has become preparation for war across the European continent. We, the people of...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
action.unison.org.uk/page/189034/...
action.unison.org.uk
Tell your MP: Stand with migrant workers
Migrant care workers deserve fair visas. Tell your MP to act now.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
eventbrite.co.uk
Screening of the film: The People's Emergency Briefing
The National Emergency Briefing film - to ensure the UK is fully briefed on the climate and nature crises. Discussion will follow.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.unison.org.uk/events/navig...
unison.org.uk
Navigating Immigration Changes: Support for International Health and Care Staff - UNISON National
To mark International Nurses Day, UNISON is hosting this national webinar to raise awareness, share key information, and highlight where support is available.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
thecanary.co
Campaigners challenge Trump's NHS drug price rip-off
They believe the UK government has acted unlawfully in pushing through changes to NHS drug price control frameworks.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/05/1...
thecanary.co
Huge Tesco boss pay exposes myth of ‘cost of living crisis’
Tesco CEO pay increased by almost one million last year — such corporate dominance shows the affordability crisis is manufactured
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
thecanary.co
Rich List 2026: 157 billionaires hold 22% of the UK's GDP in wealth
Billionaires on the Sunday Times Rich List hold such ridiculous amounts of wealth, it's double what the UK spends on the NHS
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
the.organise.network/campaigns/em...
the.organise.network
Email your MP: Earned Settlement!
Up to 90,000 children could be kept in poverty by the Government's Earned Settlement plans. Email your MP today and demand a fair pathway to citizenship!
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
the.organise.network/campaigns/Br...
the.organise.network
Bring National Grid into public ownership.
A private company owns the backbone of Britain's energy network. They're making billions. You're paying for it. Sign the petition.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.unison.org.uk/events/navig...
unison.org.uk
Navigating Immigration Changes: Support for International Health and Care Staff - UNISON National
To mark International Nurses Day, UNISON is hosting this national webinar to raise awareness, share key information, and highlight where support is available.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
thecanary.co
UN expert alarmed by systemic erosion of the right to protest in UK
As the Met tools up ahead of a big day of protest in London on Saturday 16 May, the UN has warned that the UK is eroding people's rights.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.tuc.org.uk/blogs/6-ways...
tuc.org.uk
6 ways to protect jobs and households from the next gas price crisis
We can't keep paying the price for gas price shocks. Here's how to fix it.
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.stopwar.org.uk/article/supp...
stopwar.org.uk
Support for the International Anti-War Conference is growing at pace in the trade union movement
Is your branch here? If not pass the resolution and organise your delegation! International Anti-War Conference...
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
thecanary.co
Labour's water reforms 'a gift to shareholders' and 'an insult to every community impacted by sewage'
Labour's reforms to the water industry, announced in the King's Speech, have been met with widespread criticism from environmentalists and campaigners
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prestontuc.bsky.social @prestontuc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
thecanary.co
Billionaires in the UK have doubled since 2010
While the number of billionaires has doubled, real wages have stagnated. Real pay grew by 4.5% since 2010 or 0.3% a year.
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