The GMB union has now gained over £1bn in compensation payments for gender-based wage discrimination in local councils & is not yet finished with the claims (another 10,000 look to be launched in 2026).

Its great news for the women gaining the compensation for under-payment & shows why unions (the collective organisation of labour) is necessary & also why our political class are not keen on supporting the revival of workers' right to organise.

#workers #unions #gender
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/27/equal-pay-settlements-for-female-council-workers-pass-1bn

The GMB union has now gained over £1bn in compensation payments for gender-based wage discrimination in local councils & is not yet finished with the claims (another 10,000 look to be launched in 2026).

Its great news for the women gaining the compensation for under-payment & shows why unions (the collective organisation of labour) is necessary & also why our political class are not keen on supporting the revival of workers' right to organise.

#workers #unions #gender
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/27/equal-pay-settlements-for-female-council-workers-pass-1bn

An interesting New York Times article talks about tech workers unionizing as our unique position in the world disappears:

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/business/tech-employees-activism-kickstarter.html

They reference the Tech Workers Coalition, which sounds pretty useful:

https://techworkerscoalition.org/

#unions #activism #tech

We already have a family that throws cheap pizza parties and guilt trips everyone

#Memes #Jokes #Unions #WorkerPower #WorkersRights

We already have a family that throws cheap pizza parties and guilt trips everyone

#Memes #Jokes #Unions #WorkerPower #WorkersRights

Press release: TikTok faces first legal action over unlawful union-busting in London

Foxglove are supporting two content moderators to challenge the mass redundancy of TikTok's entire safety workforce in London, announced just days before they were due to vote on forming a trade union.

#foxglove #tiktok #uk #unions

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/12/19/press-release-tiktok-faces-first-legal-action-over-unlawful-union-busting-in-london/

Press release: TikTok faces first legal action over unlawful union-busting in London

Foxglove are supporting two content moderators to challenge the mass redundancy of TikTok's entire safety workforce in London, announced just days before they were due to vote on forming a trade union.

#foxglove #tiktok #uk #unions

https://www.foxglove.org.uk/2025/12/19/press-release-tiktok-faces-first-legal-action-over-unlawful-union-busting-in-london/