Mark McHugh

Whilst the company are saying it isnt fire and rehire, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck… bfawu.org/news-from-bake…

Well deserved, sister @xeireannmcauley 👏

Even with a 6% increase in minimum wage, workers will still need to claim benefits to afford a near-basic existence. Meanwhile, their bosses pay, and corporate profits will boom. We need a real Living wage £15Now

📢 Don't let your voice be silenced! @UnityConsults can help you amplify your message and reach a wider audience. We offer campaigns and comms expertise to trade unions and third-sector organisations. unityconsulting.scot

Belgian Workers Party Belgian MP Nabil Boukili confronted the Israeli ambassador to Belgium, Idit Rosenzweig Abu, in a heated exchange in the Belgian parliament on 22 October.

NOW🇧🇪: In Brussels, striking security guards protest in front of the premises of Arxia, the professional federation of the private security sector in the country. The workers demand more respect and better working conditions. UNI Europa stands with them.

What an @BFAWUOfficial Women’s Network meeting we’ve just had! Mainly 1st timers Developing ideas to celebrate the fantastic women in out union Calling out bosses that own Ferraris whilst their workers struggle on ZHC, low pay & so much more!! See you all next time #BFAWU

More coverage of the report we did for ⁦@WheatleyHousing⁩ well done ⁦@TommyKane3⁩ and the ⁦@UnityConsults⁩ team Two child limit entrenching families into poverty - TFN tfn.scot/news/two-child…

BFAWU is encouraging members to join the peaceful demonstration alongside thousands of other trade unionists, anti-fascist and anti-racist campaigners in central London to reject the politics of hate. #BFAWU #StandUpToRacism

We remember with great sadness the Aberfan disaster. A colliery spoil heap engulfed the village, including the local school, #OnThisDay in 1966. The disaster claimed the lives of 144 people, including 116 children. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by the tragedy.

At the TUC General Council meeting today there was a lovely tribute to the memory of former Deputy General Secretary Joe Simpson. I thank the TUC and General Council for their tribute. Steve Gillan Gen Sec.

An oldie but goodie on #WorldFoodDay 🍊🍞 'Workers in the food chain', #HesaMag issue #23 🗞️ A special report offering an insight into the daily lives of #workers in the food chain 💡 A la carte 📖👇 ⏩ 'What kind of #agriculture do we want for tomorrow’s world?' 🗨️ interview w/ Kristjan Bragason @EFFAT_GS ⏩ 'Change a long time coming for subcontracted slaughterhouse workers' ⏩ 'Serfdom in the orchard of Europe' ⏩ 'The brave women of the fishing industry' ...and much more! Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z8V Aussi disponible en français!

This #WorldFoodDay, we highlight our broken food system where hunger persists, workers are exploited, and the environment suffers. It's time for change. EFFAT calls for fair wages, safe conditions, and sustainable practices across the food chain. #WFD24 effat.org/featured/world…

Couldn't have said it any better @sarahwoolley01

Thank you Jeremy Paxman for speaking out against salmon farming: "The Norwegian companies that dominate the industry prefer to raise fish in Scotland because the controls there are more lax than in Scandinavia."

BREAKING: Ireland and Spain call on European Union countries to suspend their free trade agreement with Israel in response to Netanyahu’s genocidal assault on Gaza.

I’ve signed @RichardBurgon Early Day Motion calling on the Government to impose sanctions on Israel.

Spalletti on Italy's game against Israel: "It's truly sad we are forced to play games against such countries. Russia was immediately kicked out of everything UEFA and FIFA but the same is not done for Israel, who have been committing a genocide against the Palestinians."

More than 200 Spanish trade unions have announced a general strike in Spain to protest the genocide in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine. “The message we want to send to the Spanish government, the EU, and the world is to end all relations with Israel.”

"I found a considerable lack of work after doing concerts for Palestinian children.. if that's the way it has to be, that's the way it has to be. If you support human rights, you gotta support them everywhere." - Kris Kristofferson