General Federation of Trade Unions

👀🔥 You could be the next Business Manager with @mstaronline.bsky.social. If you've got the necessary skills, determination and commitment to help in the quest to build the "Daily Miracle", apply today. 👉 All information can be found on our #Jobs page - https://gftu.org.uk/jobs/ #GFTU

“I want to be a union activist because I’m passionate about supporting my colleagues and ensuring that their voices are heard.” 🔁 Like and share Thomasz, #AegisActivist from this month's zoom launch. Join our Activist network: bit.ly/AegisActivist #AegistheUnion #Finance

✊ Thought-provoking article from our affiliate, @swu-uk.bsky.social, on the Harry Cleaver reader book launch with Robert Ovetz. 📖 Read here - https://swu-union.org.uk/2026/10/points-of-departure-a-harry-cleaver-reader-book-launch-with-robert-ovetz/ #GFTU

We've just sent £300 to the @unison.org.uk Leeds Theatre Assistants strike. Our #SolidarityFund is raising cash and delivering much needed funds to important strikes. Contribute here: bit.ly/StrikeMapSol... #StrikeMap

🚀 Our October update lands in your inbox this week. This edition includes: 🔦 Win:Win Partner spotlight 🌍 International action 🚩 National ballot 🔴 Action on redundancies 🔗 Trade union conference + more Get involved - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/ #GFTU #FedNews #Solidarity

78 years of fighting for hospital doctors. Today we take the next step. Our President Dr Claudia Paoloni reflects on what today’s launch means for every hospital doctor across the UK 👇 hospitaldoctorsunion.org/2026/10/from... #HospitalDoctorsUnion #NewNameSameUnion #TheHDU

New name. Same support for doctors. HCSA is now the Hospital Doctors Union (@thehdunion.bsky.social). The only union dedicated solely to hospital doctors at every grade. Formerly @hcsa-com.bsky.social. #HospitalDoctorsUnion #NewNameSameUnion #HDU hospitaldoctorsunion.org

✊ Workers Organising for Palestine We must turn #Solidarity into winning workplace campaigns. 🇵🇸 Join the @pscupdates.bsky.social trade union conference - https://palestinecampaign.org/events/workers-organising-for-palestine/ 📍 Saturday 14 November in Central London #GFTU #PSC

AFFILIATE ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Welcome @iwgbunion.bsky.social to the #StrikeMap family. Joining over 130 other affiliates. Read what this affiliation means to #IWGB👇

Building the power of finance workers is our priority. Read and share our general secretary, @brianamcdaid.bsky.social , in today's @mstaronline.bsky.social . #AegistheUnion #AIStartsWithWorkers #Finance #FinanceWorkers #FinanceSector

💭 Messages from within the movement deserve their own platform. The #GFTU's Whatsapp channel is that platform. Keep up-to-date in one place. 🔗 Take a few seconds and sign up - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCjXgBJZg45zroPvM1p

🚨 BREAKING | Our statement in response to today’s announcement of job cuts at Barclays amid growing reliance on AI. We recognise that without strong trade unions in the finance sector, including a rapid increase in union density and assertive trade unions in the workplace.

We've been having a fantastic week at Lowell recruiting new #AegistheUnion members. Being an Aegis member means, building power at work, negotiating the best possible terms and conditions, and winning campaigns that improve the lives of finance workers.

🔙 This #ThrowbackThursday, we revisit an important article by Janet Newsham, Coordinator and Chair of the Hazards Campaign, exploring the impact of air pollution and climate risks on workers. 📰 Read the article & sign up for more: https://gftu.substack.com/p/air-quality-and-climate-risks-for #GFTU

🌍 Federation News in much bigger than #GFTU. 📷 It captures the movement each month and shares the important updates, campaigns, events and news that keeps the movement going. Be part of the community that cares - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/ #FedNews #FederationNews

“Everyone should feel that their voice matters at work, and feel confident that they can raise their voice and be heard.” 🔁 Share Marie, #AegisActivist from last week's launch LIVE zoom. Join our Activist network: bit.ly/AegisActivist #AegistheUnion #Finance #FinanceSector

"#AegistheUnion is a member led union, we are encouraged we're welcomed and encouraged to bring ideas and work together." 📺 Share Cristiana, #AegisActivist from yesterday's zoom LIVE. Join our activist community: bit.ly/AegisActivist #Finance #FinanceWorkers

📺 🔁 Watch and share back tonight's #StrategySeries with @jazbrisack.bsky.social and @sarahwoolley1.bsky.social. youtu.be/aMJoLG2u2lE #GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #SALTing #TuEd #Union #Organisers #Workers

LIVE NOW 🔴 : Lessons from SALTING in the USA, how to organise Starbucks. Join here now: bit.ly/JazBrisackLIVE #GFTUET #TuEd #TradeUnionEducation #StrategySeries

🔙 A look back at GFTU’s archive: “Is the Probation Service Close to the Point of No Return?” 📲 Sign up to our Substack for more #GFTU news, analysis & archive content - https://substack.com/@gftu #ThrowbackThursday

LIVE NOW 🔴 | Join our #AegisActivist launch zoom live event with activists from across our union. 👩‍💻bit.ly/AegisActivistLaunchLIVE #AegistheUnion #Finance #FinanceWorkers #FinanceSector

🚨Less than two hours to go until our Become an #AegisActivist Zoom LIVE Register and join our growing community of activists. bit.ly/AegisActivistLaunchLIVE #AegistheUnion #Finance #FinanceWorkers #FinanceSectors

A new chapter for HCSA, the Hospital Doctors' Union, and our members begins next week. Watch this space.👀 #HospitalDoctorsUnion

BREAKING NEWS 📰| Today, we’ve written to @jonathanreynoldsmp demanding Government over @GreggsOfficial plans to make so many redundant. Read, like and share this post to your story to back the workers. #BFAWU #BakeJobsNotCuts #Greggs

🔥Tickets selling fast for the important @gftuet.org.uk fundraising Gala dinner. Now featuring a book signing and meet the authors of the brand new 'Reindustrialise Britain: A Strategy for Wealth Creation'. Book your tickets here: bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDi... #GFTU #TradeUnionEducation

📲 Your union movement, on your phone. The #GFTU WhatsApp channel - a simple way to stay connected with what’s happening across the Federation and beyond. 👉 Join us on WhatsApp. Keep up-to-date in a couple of clicks: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCjXgBJZg45zroPvM1p #TradeUnions #UnionMovement

💬 Don’t panic when the conversation turns to what’s happening across the trade union movement. 🔥 Our newsletter brings it all together, so you can build your knowledge, speak with confidence and turn that knowledge into action - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/ #GFTU

Our economy isn't working, and workers can fix it. Share our GS, @gawainlittle.bsky.social, on how the trade union movement can transform society by winning an alternative economic strategy. #GFTU #TUC2026 #Economy #PoliticalEconomy

Today, #GFTU highlights the vital role trade unions play in supporting mental health at work 💚 🧠 Our Mental Health: A Trade Union Response course delivered by @gftuet.org.uk is fully booked, showing strong demand. ✊ We’ll continue this vital work. #WorldMentalHealthDay

👋Meet Tara, one of our #AegisActivists In the day job, Tara supports customers to access their pensions. “I’m an Activist for Aegis because I believe in making changes to the community around us , and to the workplace as a whole.“ #AegistheUnion #FinanceWorkers #Finance

Being the last to know ➡ being the first Want #GFTU news, opportunities and updates as they happen? Our WhatsApp channel puts the latest information directly where you’re already checking every day. 📲 Follow today - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCjXgBJZg45zroPvM1p #UnionNews

🚨 1 week to go until our #AegisActivist launch zoom. 📺 🔁 Watch and share Christiana, one of our activists at Yorkshire Building Society. Register to join our LIVE zoom call: bit.ly/AegisActivistLaunchLIVE #AegistheUnion #FinanceWorkers #Finance #FinanceSector

Our general secretary, @gawainlittle.bsky.social , has just sent the below congratulations letter to Alasdaid McDiarmid 👇 👏Good luck in your new role as general secretary of @communityunion.bsky.social #GFTU #Community

Join us in Cardiff on the 17 October for an exploration of the culture of 1926. Details on how to book are on the @llafur.bsky.social website. @sslh.bsky.social @swminerslibrary.bsky.social @gftu.org.uk bsky.app/profile/llaf...

😮‍💨 Finding it hard to keep up with #GFTU? It's true, we're EVERYWHERE. From education to campaigns, events, resources and news from across the movement, our newsletter brings it all together. 🌱 Join our growing mailing list - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/ Image © Jess Hurd

Patient work on class issues can help turn the tide against the far right Share @gawainlittle.bsky.social on today’s #CableStreet90 anniversary in the @mstaronline.bsky.social : morningstaronline.co.uk/article/pati... #GFTU

🔙 Revisiting our Fed News archive from May 2025: The Employment Rights Bill and the Emperor’s New Clothes! A look at workers’ rights, security and the need for meaningful collective power. 📖 Read & subscribe: https://gftu.substack.com/p/the-employment-rights-bill-and-the #GFTU

✊ This Black History Month, the #GFTU and @gftuet.org.uk celebrates Black workers and trade unionists who have fought for equality, justice and dignity at work. 🚩 We remember their struggles, celebrate their achievements and continue to organise for a fairer future. #BlackHistoryMonth

🚀Launched today | We're growing our union with our new Activist role. From the introduction of AI to changes at work, we're clear that workers must be at the centre of these discussions. Nothing about us, without us. #AegistheUnion #AegisActivist #FinanceWorkers #Finance

📱 Get the #GFTU in your pocket. Our WhatsApp channel is your go-to source for real-time updates, exclusive opportunities, upcoming events, and important news. 🖱 Follow our WhatsApp channel today - https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VbCjXgBJZg45zroPvM1p #UnionNews #TradeUnionMovement

Ending the scandal of hunger should be one of Andy Burnham’s central missions. Ahead of tonight's #RightToFood 🍽️ launch, read @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social in the @mstaronline.bsky.social: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/ending-scandal-hunger-should-be-one-andy-burnhams-central-missions