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Tyler Butler @lerler.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
My uni. So far, two of my three days of classes for my postgrad degree this semester will be instructor-less for as long as management refuses to take compulsory redundancies off the table. I stand with the unions, even as I'm terrified for what it'll mean for my degree and student visa.
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Andy Ash's job is about widening participation at a university that is supposed to be all about the common good. Today Andy is out with his @unison.org.uk colleagues on strike against cuts to jobs and education. It's time for @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social management to get back round the table!
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Kevin Campbell @unison.org.uk member at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social on why he's out on strike today along with his security colleagues to save jobs. Today we're taking our message to the students of tomorrow, our fight is for their education. Time for @alynsmith.bsky.social to get involved.
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
@unison.org.uk members @ @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social are on 15 days of strikes to stop needless threat of compulsory redundancies. Today unions are leafleting prospective students coming to an open day. Davena explains our struggle is for their right to decent education. @unisoninhe.bsky.social
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/09/2026
Last week, more than 20,000 council workers in Glasgow were threatened with dismissal in the biggest single act of fire and rehire in British history. ‘No worker… should ever again be told to accept worse terms and conditions or lose your job’ Louise Noble, UNISON Scotland tells Labour conference.
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Reconsider the Closure of Torquay DWP Office and Protect Local Jobs
This matters because the proposed closure isn't about the work ending, it's about an office closing. The jobs still need doing, but experienced staff could be forced out of the DWP or asked to travel ...
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...
megaphone.org.uk
Reconsider the Closure of Torquay DWP Office and Protect Local Jobs
This matters because the proposed closure isn't about the work ending, it's about an office closing. The jobs still need doing, but experienced staff could be forced out of the DWP or asked to travel ...
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/re...
megaphone.org.uk
Reconsider the Closure of Torquay DWP Office and Protect Local Jobs
This matters because the proposed closure isn't about the work ending, it's about an office closing. The jobs still need doing, but experienced staff could be forced out of the DWP or asked to travel ...
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 17/09/2026
Solidarity with UNISON members at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social on strike today. With reserves of £90m and growing, compulsory redundancies are a choice, not a necessity. Employers should be working with unions to protect jobs, not pushing through cuts. #Solidarity 💜✊
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Davena Rankin @unison.org.uk Branch Secretary at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social sets out why our members are solidly out on strike today. Fighting for jobs, education and the student experience. Time for Alyn Smith MSP the new minister to step in and get this dispute sorted! @unisoninhe.bsky.social
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@unisoninhe.bsky.social members at @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social out on strike against needless compulsory redundancies today. £90 million in reserves and growing yet! At ACAS management refused to utilise reserves to avoid compulsory cuts and to work with unions jointly. @unison.org.uk
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Your Branch Chair Andrew is in Brighton representing UNISON Scotland members at TUC 2026.
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
💜💚 Positive meeting tonight with our ODP members as we begin the Agenda for Change re-banding process. Great to have Bill Kilvington and Mike Donnellon from the College of ODPs joining us and supporting the process. Making sure ODP roles are recognised and valued ✊
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Some of our branch representatives are in Falkirk today for the Unity March, standing alongside trade unionists and communities against racism and the far right. ✊ Unity over division. Solidarity over hate. Hope not Hate. ❤️
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UNISON Scotland Labour Link @unisonlabourlinksc.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
UNISON Scotland Labour Link has endorsed Monica Lennon for Scottish Labour Leader. Scotland needs a leader who will stand up for public services, oppose cuts and fight for the investment our NHS, social care and councils urgently need 💜🌹
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
☀️ Good morning from St Andrews Community Hospital! 💜💚 We're here this morning meeting members, answering questions and promoting everything UNISON has to offer. If you see us around, come over and say hello—we're always happy to have a chat and help however we can. ✊ @unisonlouise.bsky.social
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UNISON Scotland Labour Link @unisonlabourlinksc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🗳️ Scottish Labour Leadership Election 2026 If you're a UNISON Labour Link member, you may be eligible to vote. 📧 Ballots are issued by email from 28 Aug. Check your contact details are up to date. More info 👇 fifehealth.unison.site/2026/08/04/%...
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our @unison.org.uk ward clerks are out on strike today across @nhsggc.bsky.social because they have been undervalued and underpaid for years. These vital staff (mostly women) are vital to patient care. @angelaconstance.bsky.social needs to get this sorted now! @unisonhealth.bsky.social
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 29/07/2026
"To me, they should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" Today PM Andy Burnham paid tribute to care workers and said he'd work with others to reform social care. UNISON is calling for the Fair Pay Agreement in care, a National Care Service, and a fair visa system
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UNISON Scotland Labour Link @unisonlabourlinksc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🌹 And that’s a wrap! UNISON’s National Labour Link Forum is over for another year. A great day of motions, debate and networking with colleagues from across our union (even indoors on a sunny day ☀️😅). Taking the learning back to our branches ✊💜💚
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 08/07/2026
🚨The UK-US pharma deal with Trump will cost 229,000 lives in England. The deal is so bad that the editor of the British Medical Journal says it suggests "We’ll kill our poor people to make your rich companies richer”. Dear Andy Burnham, tear up this deal as Prime Minister. Thank you.
A graphic with pictures of Trump and Burnham, a Guardian headline screenshot that says "US-UK drug deal would result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests", and a demand that Andy Burnham "show Trump the red card and tear up the pharma deal"
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Excellent piece by Aditya Chakrabortty on the terrible and lethal pharma deal signed by Starmer with Trump. "That extra money will go from British taxpayers to shareholders in multinational drug companies." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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Louise Noble @unisonlouise.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In Glasgow today tutoring the New Delegates Conference Course 💜💚 Always important to ensure Scottish delegates understand how conference works and feel confident participating on behalf of their branches and members ✊
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ask the government to stand firm on its pledge to ban zero hours contracts. I just signed, can you? This is a key moment: some businesses are pushing for the protections to be watered down ahead of the government’s upcoming consultation. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
megaphone.org.uk
Stamp out zero-hours contracts: protect all workers from exploitation
Ask the government to stand firm on its pledge to ban zero hours contracts. This is a key moment: some businesses are pushing for the protections to be watered down ahead of the government’s upcoming...
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UNISON Scotland Labour Link @unisonlabourlinksc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🌹 The UNISON Scottish Labour Link Committee AGM took place today. Our delegates have helped set the priorities and plan for the year ahead, focusing on engagement, campaigning and ensuring members’ voices continue to be heard ✊
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UNISON Scotland Labour Link @unisonlabourlinksc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Congratulations to Zia Hussain on being elected Chair of the UNISON Scotland Labour Link Committee today. A well-deserved appointment and an important role in helping strengthen the voice of working people across Scotland. Pictured here with UNISON Scotland Regional Manager Simon MacFarlane.
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Huge support from public with constant tooting at St. Peter the Apostle High School in Clydebank for UNISON Scotland learning assistants out on strike for fair grading and respect in West Dunbartonshire. #SupportStaffMakeSchoolsBetter
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Andrew Verrecchia @unisonandrew.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Solidarity with UNISON members in West Dunbartonshire taking strike action today. Learning Assistants play a vital role supporting children and young people every day, yet their work continues to be undervalued. Solidarity to everyone on the picket line today ✊️
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@unison.org.uk learning assistants are out on strike today because they are under valued and under paid. The job has changed so much over the years whilst the pay hasn't says Janine Anderson. Time for respect and fair pay. @unisonlg.bsky.social
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Too often, outsourcing comes at the expense of our services and the workers who keep them going. If you want public services to work for people, not just profit, sign the Record of Support for Labour’s insourcing pledge. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/of...
megaphone.org.uk
Official Record of Support: Back the Biggest Wave of Insourcing in a Generation
Outsourcing companies frequently compete to win public contracts by reducing costs: it's a race to the bottom on the pay, terms, and conditions for their workers. This has a knock-on effect for servic...
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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 09/05/2026
🇵🇸 Workplace Day of Action for Palestine | Thursday 14 May Join the TUC-backed day of action calling for a permanent ceasefire, an end to the occupation & respect for international law. 📸 Share a workplace photo action ✍️ Write to your MP unsn.uk/3Pp5Mhr
Banner in UNISON purple and green - End the occupation. Workplace day of action for Palestine. Thursday 14/5.
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Louise Noble @unisonlouise.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🗳️ USE YOUR VOTE 💜 Tomorrow is election day. I’m encouraging everyone to vote with public services in mind. ✊ Strong public services mean stronger communities, less poverty and a fairer Scotland. 🏴 Cast your ballot tomorrow and make your voice heard.
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Louise Noble @unisonlouise.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
💜💚 Feels like Monday… but it’s already Tuesday! I’m on site at Victoria Hospital this morning — come and say hello 👋 👉 Ask about the benefits of being in UNISON ✊ Not a member? Join today join.unison.org.uk
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Jacq Coyle Dow sets out clearly why our @unison.org.uk & @unitetheunion.bsky.social are on strike today for #FairPay at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social . We need the next Scottish Government to invest in higher education and the creative industries. @unisoninhe.bsky.social @unison-uofg.bsky.social
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Simon Macfarlane @simonmacfarlane.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Our members at @glasgow.ac.uk and @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social are striking today for fair and decent pay. 1.4% is a disgrace. #FairPayNow @unison-uofg.bsky.social @unisoninhe.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @unisonmedia.bsky.social
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Andrew Verrecchia @unisonandrew.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Older people deserve better. Too many face poverty, isolation and lack of support in retirement. ✊ We need action — investment in services that ensure dignity and security in later life. 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Too many older people face poverty, isolation & poor support in retirement ✊ UNISON calls for investment to ensure dignity & security in later life As elections approach: what will candidates do? 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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Andrew Verrecchia @unisonandrew.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Black workers deserve better. Systemic racism, pay inequality and lack of opportunity are still a reality. ✊ We need real change — fair pay, equal opportunities and accountability. 💜💚 Make this a public services election.
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Louise Noble @unisonlouise.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Too many older people face poverty, isolation & lack of support As our population ages, services must adapt with proper investment ✊ We need action to ensure dignity in later life What will candidates do to support older people?
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Black workers still face systemic racism — pay gaps, underrepresentation & unequal opportunities ✊ UNISON calls for real action on racial equality As elections approach: what will candidates do? 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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Andrew Verrecchia @unisonandrew.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Women workers deserve better. Pay gaps, insecure work and discrimination are still holding too many back. ✊ We need action — fair pay, secure jobs and workplaces that work for women. 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Women workers still face inequality — pay gaps, insecure work & discrimination ✊ UNISON is calling for action on fair pay, job security & equality As elections approach: what will candidates do? 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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Andrew Verrecchia @unisonandrew.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Disabled workers deserve better. Barriers, discrimination and lack of access to services are still holding too many people back. ✊ We need real change. As activists, let’s challenge candidates: what will you do to fix this? 💜💚 Make this a public services election
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Louise Noble @unisonlouise.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Black workers still face systemic racism — pay gaps & underrepresentation Without real change, this won’t improve ✊ We need action on fair pay, equality & accountability What will candidates do to deliver racial equality?
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UNISON Fife Health Branch @unisonfifehealth.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
💜💚 Disabled workers still face barriers to fair work & independent living UNISON is calling for proper support, enforced adjustments & investment in care and services ✊ As elections approach: what will candidates do to remove these barriers?
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