Three out of the five main French union confederations are now led by women. (The others are @maryliseleon.cfdt.fr @cfdt.fr and @sophie.binet.cgt.fr @cgt.fr )
#TuckFrump
Le Monde
Kristallnacht in the UK. We know what happened next
UK, France, Norway, Australia, Canada and New Zealand take some action against illegal Israeli settlements. www.gov.uk/government/n...
House Democrats Sidestepped Mike Johnson to Pass Pro-Union Bill
EU's new EPA with Sub-Saharan Africa partners (Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Seychelles) includes Sustainable Development Chapter covering @ilo.org rules; enforced through general dispute settlement provisions; and a Civil Society DAG. Better than Mercosur & India ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Good @roxanaminzatu.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu backing @ilo.org in its reform programme as US withholds its contributions and has nominated a DDG focussed on dismantling the organisation. 1/2
Troubling support for RefUK, if this survey is correct (I don’t believe the numbers for @ucu.org.uk in particular). As for @unitetheunion.bsky.social , maybe @unitesharon.bsky.social could pause her incessant maximalist critique of Labour
Massive US debt to @ilo.org reported in Reform programme👇 www.ilo.org/about-ilo/il....
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announces co-ordinated sanctions with international partners targeting individuals and entities involved in financing and enabling settler violence in the occupied West...
The violent racism unfolding in Northern Ireland is shocking, but sadly unsurprising. What is unfolding follows a pattern of collective punishment, fuelled by the far right and enabled by weak political responses.
Union leaders have been quick to brand Nigel Farage an "enemy of trade unions" and claimed he would launch "worse attacks on workers' rights than Thatcher"
We are very happy to announce the 90 outstanding researchers from across the world who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society this year, in fields from astronomy and cancer research to mathematics and biotechnology. #RSFellows
royalsociety.org/news/2026/05...
On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.
Excellent meeting with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo.
The EU reaffirms its full commitment to supporting the ILO and its core mandate - decent work and social justice for all.
As the largest donor, the EU & its Member States back ILO’s reform to make the organisation stronger.
Runnymede Trust
Union leaders have rejected an invitation by Nigel Farage to quit Labour and affiliate with Reform UK. In a video on social media, Farage heralded…
Over 90 outstanding researchers from across the world have this year been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences.
