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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Standing for HE Service Group Executive for UNISON in Scotland alongside the excellent Bec Oliva, our branch's Equalities Officer. We are serious when it comes to organising and WINNING. If you are a member and fed up of the state of HE, give us your vote. Let's do something about this shit ✊

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Alongside the ERB passing, Sunderland beating Newcastle this weekend and Scotland qualifying for the world cup, safe to say I am entering this Christmas period feeling absolutely class 👍

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

No secret to those who know me, but I am absolutely DELIGHTED to see Andrea Egan be voted in as the General Secretary of our union, and am proud to have played a part in her campaign for election alongside some excellent activists. What a day for the left!

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Metal Gear Summer '27 ☀️🥀☠️ @mgearsolidarity.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

smiling at everyone like your life is about to change as you carry your toilet paper starter kit home

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trouteyes @trouteyes.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Me and Kenny sell shampoo door-to-door because we're (wait for it) Jojoba's Witnesses

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BeardedGenius @beardedgenius.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Whenever someone in power blames immigrants on the difficulties facing working people, working class communities and those struggling to make ends meet in disadvantaged areas, remember two words: 'managed decline'.

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UNISON University of Glasgow @unison-uofg.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Join the resistance! The rebel alliance needs you - get your ballots posted in the HE pay ballot ✊ @unison.org.uk @ucu.org.uk @unitetheunion.bsky.social @eisunion.bsky.social (Insert your Star Wars themed ballot puns below ↘️)

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Son of Edwin Davies @edwinjdavies.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

JG Ballard lives!

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

In fact it goes even deeper than that. One of the first ever albums that I really loved, as a kid, was 'Do You Like My Tight Sweater?' by Moloko. My dad had it on tape and we used to play it in the car. Giggling at Killer Bunnies. Fuck you, Roisin. It feels like a kind of grief.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Seeing Roisin Murphy slip into full TERFdom is one of the saddest things. I genuinely loved RM. Me and my mam bonded over her music - I bought her a ticket to see her earlier this year and we went together, it felt special. So stupid to attack a community that built your career. Infuriating.

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Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️ @graceonfootball.com · 23/10/2025

losing my mind on this. she was murdered. she didn't die of a social media overdose.

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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The Workers' Stories Project published 55 stories from Scottish workers during the COVID-19 lockdown. I've co-authored a new journal article on the project and working-class narratives of the pandemic with three other members of the project team Hailey Maxwell, Ruth Gilbert and Suki Sangha.

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Scottish Workers’ Stories of Life and Labour during Covid-19 from the Workers’ Stories Project

This article explores how Scottish workers narrated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their life and work, by analysing 55 fifty-five submissions to the Workers' Stories Project. Between 2020 and...

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Ah cool, cos I'm coming to the conclusion that you're a walking stereotype of a smug, patronising centrist

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Spelling Mistakes Cost Lives @darrencullen.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Just found out Shell has been running an AI awards for the last few years. I think they need to award someone damages for the berserk AI-generated post on their official facebook page that featured a gorilla drinking petrol after it had a 'tough fight' with a tribal mob of South Africans?

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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 10/10/2025

what if there were one car company that did every shitty thing imaginable

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Dundee UCU @ducuuo.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We have voted to force management to rule out the use of compulsory redundancies. The result demonstrates the anger & disappointment with the lack of progress and failure of successive leaderships at the University to deliver a sustainable way forward that protects jobs and the University’s future.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

It makes me cringe so hard that I turn inside out.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New game: how long can you last scrolling through LinkedIn before you want to throw your phone across the room? Today I Iasted about 38 seconds 🙏

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Glasgow Trades Council is very active thankfully. Their May Day programme every year is fantastic.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

What an absolute fucking loser 😂

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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

NEW The Kneecap prosecution collapsed because police and prosecutors did not take terrorism law seriously Where "a technicality" hides a fundamental error By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-kneeca... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/09/the-...

At the bottom of this mess is a simple point: the police and the prosecutors were careless with terrorism law and careless about its express safeguards.

Things were left to the last minute and a consent (which may or may not have been given) - a step imposed by parliament as a crucial step - was not obtained.

And this mishap meant that the Chief Magistrate of England and Wales had no jurisdiction to hear what was on the face of it a terrorism case.

Police and the prosecutors should remember that this is terrorism law that they are dealing with.

Terrorism law should be taken seriously.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

As a Sunderland fan... It's pretty funny to see how wound up Arsenal are getting. They are winding yous up and it's working 😂

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Nice - Just attended my first trades council meeting this week as a delegate! 🙌

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Okay! Sorry, just a Glasgow term of endearment. Just trying to provide my perspective is all. I'll always be a fierce ally for the trans community, but you don't have to like me or my methods it's cool.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Are you a member of a trade union, or a trade union activist? Genuinely interested!

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm on your side here pal, I'm not sure what there is to argue about? UNISON is full of strong trans people, many of whom I know and will be hugely disappointed. Some have no choice but to join UNISON if that's who their employer recognises? Who do you suggest I join instead?

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

We can if there is a will from members. Would suggest voting for a change in general secretary is a good start ☺️

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Correct - the members did not vote on this. Only an exec committee of very few members.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Branches and LL members can write to LL exec to express their disappointment. They can also write to the General Secretary. This would put pressure on them to rethink the process for the future, but if by the rulebook and then the rule would need to be changed by membership.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I want to make it clear that UNISON is made of 1.4 million members, who have passed motions which directly oppose Phillipson's politics The decision on who to support was made by the Labour link Exec - a very small group of people. This does not represent the views of UNISON's members at large

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Aileen McLoughlin @aileenpmcl.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I am in Labour Link in @unison.org.uk Who made this decision? Is this what democrac looks like in our largest trade union? It demonstrates what we know - the UNISON establishment supports Starmer's wishes wherever they lead. Andrea will review Labour Link. We need change at the top andrea4gs.org.uk

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Andrea Egan for General Secretary

Social worker. Straight-talking working class trade unionist. Campaigning to be the next General Secretary of UNISON.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Although the choices were not exactly the most inspiring, the least my union could do was consult with its labour link members and not just it's exec.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Labour Link members were not consulted when making this decision - a decision to endorse a transphobe, a zionist and someone who has overseen the erosion of our universties in the UK. There is a reason why I'm supporting @andrea4gs.bsky.social in this unison election for general secretary.

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm hearing that Labour Link members were not consulted in this decision? Is this true?

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Sophie Watson @sizzleleg.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Get yersels down to the Village Hotel picket in Glasgow tomorrow, 4.30pm. big Jez will even be there. Go on. It will be class. Was at the picket below a couple weeks ago and was amazing to see the solidarity from across the city and hear the (mostly young) workers share their stories.

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Antonia Bance MP @antoniabance.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Very helpful blog from the TUC’s @timsharp.bsky.social on the changes the Lords made to the employment rights bill. No, we don’t want a “right to request” nicely not to be on a zero hours contract. And the manifesto said day one protection from unfair dismissal, not day six months

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Obstruction on the line: Employment Rights Bill delayed by peers’ amendments

Workers anticipating overdue improvements to their rights will have to wait longer after Tory and Lib Dem peers voted to water down key protections.

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Bobsession @bobservo.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

love when a paywall sounds like it’s drawing a gun on you

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Ungagged! @ungagged.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Join. A. Union.

Photo of CEO and HR person who tried to dodge a Coldplay concert camera. They allegedly were having an affair. The ceo is labelled, "Their boss." The woman he is hugging from behind, is labelled HR.
Text: Join a union.

Fight for a Union

Non union members:

"I'm having an issue with my boss, I'll just discuss it with HR"

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

ACADEMIC BOOK SALE I am moving and want to move less books if at all possible... Please get in touch if you are interested in the following titles (all prices include postage and I am open to offers)

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