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Green Party Trade Union Group

@greenpartytu.bsky.social

Self-organised trade unionists and allies in @greenparty.org.uk Promoted by Green Party Trade Union Group (Green Party) c/o PO Box 78066, London, SE16 9GQ

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Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📣 The workers' rights demands Labour has shelved - why the Greens have launched a Workers' Charter ✊🏼 UNISON NDC '26 Green Party fringe 6pm, Thursday 18 June - Harbour Hotel, Brighton BN1 1NA With Sarissa Guo, Robyn Banks, Tim Green, Shireen Asaw, Sacha Ismail. Chair: Kameron Spence

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Read the Green Party’s “Workers Charter”, launched at our May Day Rally by @zackpolanski.bsky.social Labour now take more money from corporations than unions, they watered down the employment rights act, and speak against striking workers. @greenparty.org.uk are the strongest party for workers.

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Since Thatcher crushed the unions profits and productivity continued to soar whilst wages collapsed.

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Mail doesn't think seem to think workers, of all ages, are worth £15 an hour. That's fair pay for a fair day's work, with money workers will put back into the economy. We are the party for workers. Vote Green on 7th May.

Warnings of a fresh surge in youth unemployment as green party pledges to bring in a £15 per hour minimum wage for ALL ages

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Greens are now the strongest party for workers 🤘

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hannah Spencer, "Labour elected under a banner of change.. Why should we be grateful for crumbs when Labour promised a full loaf" Then she criticising Parliament's drinking culture, "And can any of us imagine going to work after a few drinks and making big decisions about everyone else"

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3mo ago

“It’s really important that we pay our workers properly. That starts with a £15 minimum wage - and it shouldn’t change depending on your age.” Green Party leader Zack Polanski on wages at the launch of the Green Workers’ Charter.

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

On International Women's Day, Hannah Spencer used her maiden speech to highlight some of the many working class, trade unionist women who began the fight we continue today. She calls for other working class people to join her as an MP. Bus drivers, nursery workers, scaffolders etc. GPTUG agrees. ✊

Where I’m from, we give a nod to the statue of Emmeline Pankhurst, we remember the farm worker and seamstress Hannah Mitchell, the Trade Unionist Mary Quaile and the mill worker Annie Kenney. And of course Elsie Plant, who’s from just down the road from me, and who I named one of my beautiful greyhounds after.

I think of these brilliant women a lot and especially today as we debate International Women’s Day.

And I think of many others too, from pits, slums and factories. The women who changed the system so that I could be here. The women of colour, whose names we will never know because history didn’t bother to recognise or remember them. But we do today, because without their struggle and their fight and their determination to stick together, none of this could be possible.

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And our struggles may be different, but our humanity is the same. We always stick together- we always fight for each other. And that is what I want us to take forward from International Women’s Day – and to do that every single day.

The cleaners, the bus drivers, the nursery workers, the foster carers, the home carers, the unpaid carers, the teaching assistants, the bin collectors, the warehouse workers, the delivery drivers, the school dinner staff, the lollipop wardens, the supermarket workers, the posties, the library staff, the kitchen porters, the farm workers, the mechanics, the groundworkers, the scaffolders, the electricians, the plasterers, and the plumbers.

We deserve to be here. Every single one of us. And I will make space for you to come and join me, to get to have your say.

Historic photo of Hannah Mitchell, trade unionist, feminist etc.

Historic photo of Mary Quaile, trade unionist, feminist etc.

Historic photo of Annie Kenney, trade unionist, feminist etc.

The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 5mo ago

"The women who changed the system so I could be here" @greenpartyhan.bsky.social pays homage to women who fought for change in her maiden speech during the International Women's Day debate.

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Unite votes to cut Labour funding by 40%. UNISON elects Andrea Egan as general secretary. The Greens soar past Labour in popularity amongst NEU members. We are witnessing historic shifts in the trade union movement.

Photo by Green Party Trade Union Group on March 12, 2026. May be an image of banner and text that says "Unite the UNION Unite votes to cut funding to Labour by 40%! Green Party Trade Union Group Statement Green Party TRADE UNION GROUP Promoted by the Green Party Trade Union Group (Green Party) a at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.".

Green Party Trade Union Group Statement on Unite Affiliation Decision

The decision by Unite to cut its financial affiliation to the Labour Party reflects a deep and growing frustration among working people who feel abandoned by a party that was founded to represent them.

From the treatment of Birmingham bin workers to uncertainty facing energy workers and the ongoing undervaluing of public sector staff, Labour’s response to the challenges in 2026 facing working people is too often out of touch, managerial and disconnected from the reality of workers’ lives.

Trade unionists are right to demand better.

Across the country, working people are facing a cost of living crisis, insecure work and a hollowed out industrial base. We need political leadership that stands clearly and unapologetically on the side of workers.

Workers also need a serious plan for the future of jobs and industry. The transition away from fossil fuels must not be used as an excuse to abandon workers. Instead, it must be a planned and properly funded just transition that guarantees new, secure unionised jobs and empowers workers, bringing pride and economic regeneration to communities.

That is why increasing numbers of trade unionists are looking to the Green Party.

The Greens support the right to strike, strong collective bargaining, higher pay, secure work and a just transition that protects and empowers workers and communities.

The Green Party Trade Union Group stands in solidarity with workers organising for dignity, security and power in the workplace.

We would encourage all workers who want a political party that truly backs trade unionism to join the Green Party and the Green Party Trade Union Group to help build a stronger voice for workers in politics.

Jack @jacklikesfilms.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The minimum wage for people over 21 is wholly inadequate as it is. For those under, it's utterly shameful. Farage's suggestion that it needs to be brought down further is shameful. People starting out in the workplace deserve better than him, better than Reform, and better than Labour.

Green Party Trade Union Group@greenpartytu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Young Workers Month has just started and Farage has announced that Reform wants to lower the minimum wage for young workers. ✊ Join us to fight for a £15 minimum wage and an end to wage discrimination.

Graphic with a quote from Nigel Farage that reads "the minimum wage is to high for younger workers"

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · 9mo ago

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 9mo ago

Reminder: Here's what Nigel Farage tried to take away from you this week...

SOME OF THE THINGS THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS GIVES US
Protection from torture
Right to a fair trial Right to privacy & family life
Freedom of expression
Freedom of religion & belief
Freedom of assembly
Protection from discrimination
Right to free & fair elections
Accountability for the state
Prohibition of slavery & forced labour
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Partv, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🎃 Thirteen years of service rewarded with a £3 rise – a chilling reminder of how little value is placed on experience. #StopTheAgencyRipOff ✍️ Write to your MP and demand fair pay for supply teachers👉 bit.ly/4777aKxA

Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Big shout out to the 100+ British Library members out on the picket line today, on strike over pay. Thanks to @rmtunion.bsky.social general secretary Eddie Dempsey who came along to speak to the strikers in #solidarity. #BritishLibraryOnStrike #PCSonStrike

General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · 9mo ago

🔌 Plug into the only mailing list built for fighters, dreamers, organisers, educators, and those who refuse to sit out the future. 🧱 Because the movement isn’t something we watch. It’s something we build, one informed member at a time - https://gftu.org.uk/newsletter-subscription/ #GFTU

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 9mo ago

Voting for the UNISON general secretary opens today 🗳️ 🏠 Look out for your ballot paper in the post to your home address 📮 Vote and return using the Freepost envelope ➤ Let your friends and colleagues know by sharing It's your chance to have a say in your union 👉 unsn.uk/43AqMWf

European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Major victory for workers’ rights across Europe: the EU formally adopted the revision of the European Works Councils Directive. Strengthens workers’ representation in multinational companies & ensures enforceable rights to information and consultation on decisions that affect jobs & conditions.

Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Defective equipment, no sick pay & ‘blackmail’😳 Birmingham Bin agency staff have come forward with what happens behind the scenes at Job & Talent - the refuse agency that currently has a contract with Birmingham City Council. It’s no wonder workers are balloting to strike 📣

GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · 9mo ago

Amazon cutting 14,000 jobs while registering astronomical profits shows everything that’s wrong with the business. Bezos spends billions launching celebs into space, but he can’t treat his loyal workforce with dignity. We'll always stand with Amazon workers.

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · 9mo ago

We’re into week two of the ballot, time to get back to basics. Why vote? Because your voice is the only way to change what’s happening in our sector: 📉 Falling pay ⚠️ Rising insecurity 💬 Broken national agreements Every vote counts. Vote YES. Post your ballot. #WeAreTheUniversity

UNISON @unison.org.uk · last yr.

Too hot to work? Find out the rules around working in the heat: www.unison.org.uk/health-and-s...

Blazing sun background. 'Too hot to work?

ASLEF @aslefunion.bsky.social · last yr.

ASLEF urges the Government to rethink the proposed reforms to the welfare system

ASLEF is firmly anti-austerity.

This legislation will impact the most vulnerable in our society, pushing hundreds of thousands of people into poverty, people who have already experienced 14 years of the Conservative's economic attacks.

There must be real consultation on all proposed changes and proper time must be given to consider the results before a vote on any changes can take place.

We urge the Government to listen to the concerns raised by Labour politicians and disabled organisations and charities and reconsider this course of action.

Public and Commercial Services Union @pcsunion.bsky.social · last yr.

PCS is supporting the counter-protest at 1pm on Saturday, 28 June, as we stand together against the far right’s attempt to exploit the issue of grooming gangs to spread racism and Islamophobia. Speakers will include PCS president, Martin Cavanagh among other leading trade unionists and campaigners.

Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social · last yr.

Our pay campaign is just beginning. At conference, delegates voted to approve a plan: ✅Win pay progression ✅Address pay inequality ✅Recover after years of austerity To deliver this, we need investment. If sufficient progress is not made, we will consider industrial action.

Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social · last yr.

It's time to reverse austerity - not double down on it. Cuts to disability benefits are an attack on all of us. There is an alternative: tax the rich. If you're in London on Monday, join the protest outside parliament at 4.30pm

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · last yr.

Today’s signing of the Just Transition agreement brought together unions across the sector @gmb.org.uk @unitetheunion.bsky.social @unison.org.uk @neunion.bsky.social 🌍✊ This agreement puts staff at the centre of building the green skills and infrastructure our colleges and communities need.

Green Party Trade Union Group @greenpartytu.bsky.social · last yr.

🔥The planet is warming and workers are impacted more each year. Join the Workers Planet launch call on the 18th June to learn more about how the climate crisis is a workers issue. Sign-up 👇 actionnetwork.org/events/worke...

Workers Planet Mobilising Generation Strike

Young people are no longer waiting in the wings. Faced with insecure work, rising rents, and a planet in crisis, young people are joining unions, backing strikes, and demanding change. In fact, pollin...

actionnetwork.org

General Federation of Trade Unions @gftu.org.uk · last yr.

❤️ #FedNews shows the very heart of the movement. Interested in all things trade unionism, equality, and making a difference? Stay informed and empowered, sign up today - gftu.org.uk/newsletter-s... #GFTU

UNISON @unison.org.uk · last yr.

‘UNISON continues to say, loudly and clearly, water must be publicly owned’ “Public services should serve people – not markets,” says UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea www.unison.org.uk/news/article...

Climate change and water renationalisation take the lead at 2025 WET conference | Article | News | UNISON National

'UNISON continues to say, loudly and clearly, water must be publicly owned'

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you an actor musician? Want to see terms improve for actor musicians in union agreements? Come to the network meeting this Friday 20th June! 🎦🎵 Find out how to get involved at: tinyurl.com/EquityActorMusician20June

Image is text only, it reads 'Equity Actor Musician Network' in deep purple and forest green text on a light pink background

Lincoln Green Party @lincolngreenparty.bsky.social · last yr.

Job losses in any community are devastating for locals! Solidarity to the workers! Greens are the only party that: 💚 Will repeal anti-trade union legislation 💚 Supports workers rights to organise together @greenpartytu.bsky.social @uculincolnbranch.bsky.social #lincoln #tradeunion #ukpolitics

University and College Union (UCU)@ucu.org.uk · last yr.

🚨 Lincoln Uni staff vote to strike after nearly 300 redundancies announced. 🔺 86% backed action 🔺 95% no confidence in management 🔺 220 jobs already lost last year Send your support and solidarity to @uculincolnbranch.bsky.social www.ucu.org.uk/article/1404...

GMB Union @gmb.org.uk · last yr.

Nigel Farage the worker’s friend? No chance. He voted against ending fire and rehire. He voted against sick pay from day 1. He wants to privatise the NHS. We see you.