Scotland's largest trade union, UNISON, has said the government's stance on Scottish Water is "deeply concerning" amid "eye-watering" executive pay and proposals by the publicly-owned company for a major hike to customer charges for the next six years.
Would be great for you to start joining Falkirk For All at the counter-protests outside the Cladhan, as well as the Falkirk Unity rally on the 6th December!
Brilliant to stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow trade unionists @scottishtuc.bsky.social St Andrew’s Day anti-racism march today - as well as flyer for the Falkirk Unity March.
🗓️ 6th Dec. Meet at Callendar House at 11am ✊
Look forward to seeing you all on Saturday comrades ✊🏻🏴 #solidarity #ayewelcomerefugees #falkirk #forthvalley
🏴 St Andrew's Day Anti-Racism & Anti-Fascism March and Rally 2025 with STUC!
📍Barrowlands Park to Adelaide Place Sat 29 🕥 10:30am > march at 11am > rally 12pm
Public services are the foundation of a fair Scotland, yet too many workers delivering them are living in poverty. Change happens when we stand together and demand investment in people, not cuts. #ScotlandDemandsBetter
A really exciting role for a talented + experienced organiser below.
I’ve had the pleasure of working in partnership with ABC for the past 4 years, + can promise you’d be joining an incredibly passionate, dedicated and skilled team that are doing exciting work across the UK!
Don’t delay ⬇️
🧵Supported by Falkirk TUC, Stand Up to Racism & coalition of local residents
We are concerned, a year on from the 2024 summer riots, by a protest organised at a hotel housing refugees in Falkirk -and by the involvement of individuals with links to dangerous far-right groups
@scottishtuc.bsky.social
📣 Almost 1 in 5 people claiming Universal Credit and disability payments have used a food bank in the last month.
Proposed cuts to disability support risk driving more people to food banks.
Please ask your MP to urge the Prime Minister to think again 👉 action.trussell.org.uk/disability-c...
🚨 Brilliant opp! 🚨
Trussell are looking for an Organising & Local Mobilisation Manager for Essex, Kent & South East London.
Are you a Changemaker who’s passionate about lived experience, community organising & campaigns that make a difference? Click below!
www.trussell.org.uk/jobs/organis...
Pleased the Scottish Govt have listened to @trussellscot.bsky.social & End Child Poverty coalition campaigners and will use their powers to scrap the cruel two child cap.
Hopefully the UK child poverty review will recommend scrapping the cap across the UK!
A fitting first post as Aamirah is an organiser supported by the amazing Organising & Local Mobilisation team at Trussell (and you might even spot me in the video)
Sobering new @trusselluk.bsky.social stats out today. In just 1st 6 months of this year, food banks in the Trussell community provided 1.42 million emergency food parcels. 508,000 were for children. Close to record levels of need, 69% higher than 5 years ago. 1/7🧵 www.trussell.org.uk/news-and-res...