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💡 Put your expertise in front of organisations looking for trusted, cost-effective solutions, while helping generate income for the #GFTUET.

💯 Business opportunity + movement support + investment in education

Sounds like a Win:Win 💪 - https://gftu.org.uk/winwin/

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October 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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👇 Is neurodiversity on your union’s agenda?

🔎 Explore workplace barriers & how reps can better support members - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/bargaining-and-organising-for-neurodiversity-part-1

Led by Janine Booth, bringing trade union expertise and lived experience 🔥

#GFTUET #Neurodiversity
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October 12, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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🙌 When people have the opportunity to learn, they have more power to shape what comes next.

📰 Read the new Friends of GFTUET 2026-2027 brochure. Find out where we’ve been, what #Friends have helped make possible, and where we’re heading next - https://gftuet.org.uk/friends

#GFTUET
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October 8, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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📺Catch up on the first session of the #tradeunion and working-class #history series 2026-2027, featuring Ben Stevenson & Roger Seifert.

Delivered in partnership with Marx Memorial Library, @wcmlibrary.bsky.social & People's History Museum.

📷Watch & share: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3AA...

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October 8, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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💚 Education is one of the best investments a trade union can make.

💬 Question 🔄 Coversation 🔄 Action

Our #EducationFund makes our programmes accessible.

🔥 Not paying for places on courses, but investing in people - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET
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October 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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More than a meal. 🎈

A chance to celebrate the people powering independent trade union education - and those taking that learning back to their workplaces.

✊ Join us for the Friends of #GFTUET Gala Dinner, November 2026: https://bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDinner2026

#FriendsOfET #GalaDinner2026
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October 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
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🚨📢 UPDATE

👀We've moved our #TULIP course to March 2027.

🔥Book your place now - gftuet.org.uk/courses/trad...

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October 8, 2026 at 11:18 AM
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The next course you need might be one message away 📱

Our programme covers everything from workplace representation and organising to political economy, history, leadership + more.

👉 We’ve made it easy to follow - https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUW5DMizvDVLxt0dLZaHi3

#GFTUET #WorkersWhatsApp
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October 7, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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🍎 Our Bitesize: Employment Law series is new & improved

✊ In partnership with @ieruk.bsky.social.

👉 Designed to fit around you, learn at your own pace.

🔴 Limited spaces: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/bitesize-sessions-political-economy

#GFTUET #EmploymentLaw
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October 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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📫 You're invited!

🎉 Our #Friends have helped us reach more workers and build an education programme that responds to the challenges facing trade unionists today.

✨💃 Join as we celebrate with an exceptional #GalaDinner2026 - https://bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDinner2026

#GFTUET #FriendsOfGFTUET
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October 6, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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✍ Poetry with a purpose.

We have powerful working-class poetry and writing in the #GFTUET shop, and every purchase helps fund education programmes for workers, activists and trade unionists.

📚 Explore the collection: https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#NationalPoetryDay
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October 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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🔊 Why Can't Our Universities Be Free? Higher Education, Financialisation and Workers' Struggle.

@soaseconomics.bsky.social & @freefreeforum.bsky.social & @thenewschool.bsky.social

➡ Hybird, 7-9pm UK time: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/sape-why-cant-our-universities-be-free

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October 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Sign up to support #GFTUET today.

✨ Win a brand-new Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max with 512GB storage in the Union Lotto October Super Draw, all for just £1 a week.

🎃 Get your tickets before Saturday 31st October - https://www.unionlotto.org/support/gftu-educational-trust

#GFTUWinWin
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October 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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👀 ✊ When you take up a service with Morrish Solicitors through us, you're helping fund progessive and independent trade union education from #GFTUET.

Morrish has represented the interests of working people since 1882 👏

A real win:win for all - https://gftu.org.uk/morrish-solicitors/

#GFTUWinWin
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September 30, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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🎊 Be part of a programme that benefits all.

1️⃣ Become a partner
2️⃣ Provide high-quality services to the movement
3️⃣ Help #GFTUET fund their education programmes

Get in touch via winwin@gftu.org.uk today.

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September 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Trade union education should be something workers can access, share & build on, wherever they are in the movement.

🛣️ For non-GFTU-affiliated union branches, regions & local Trades Councils, the #EducationFund creates a route into our programme - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET
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September 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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🔥 Who believes that education matters?

🎊 Celebrate the work of the Trust
✊ Recognise the growing #Friends community
🍽 Share a commitment to the future of trade union education

🌹 Join us for an evening with purpose - https://bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDinner2026

#GFTUET #GalaDinner2026
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September 30, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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🧱 Our Health & Safety Stage 1 course is the essential starting point for building the knowledge and confidence you need in your role.

Practical learning 🤝 sharing experiences

Develop skills you can take with you: https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/health-safety-stage-1-jan-2027

#GFTUET #Health #Safety
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September 28, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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🛍️ A bit of movement history for your bookshelf?

🏪 Our shop is home to books and resources that explore trade unionism, political economy, working-class history and the ideas that help us understand our movement.

👀 Support our future work - https://gftuet.org.uk/shop-page

#GFTUET
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September 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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🔔 Political Economy for Beginners explores inequality, insecure work, housing pressures, who benefits from the current system, and how collective action can drive change.

❌ Political economy education like this is hard to find - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/political-economy-for-beginners

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September 24, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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🚀 Our Gala Dinner is fast-approaching.

📣 Secure your spot today - bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDi...

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#GFTUET #FriendsOfET #GalaDinner2026
Fundraising gala dinner for Trade Union Education
Join us for a Gala dinner as we celebrate and raise money for the incredible work of our Educational Trust.
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September 23, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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🚀 If your union branch, region or local Trades Union Council isn’t affiliated to the #GFTU, the #EducationFund gives you a way to access our growing programme of high-quality education.

✨ Find out more - gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET #TradeUnionEducation #WorkersEducation
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September 23, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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📲 Don't miss anymore opportunities

Join our #WhatsApp group for the latest from our education programme.

🔥 Whether you’re a new activist, an experienced rep or somewhere in between, there’s always something to learn.

Join the conversation: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUW5DMizvDVLxt0dLZaHi3

#GFTUET
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September 22, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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💙 Since 2023, 5,000+ people have attended a #GFTUET course.

💌 Hear more about our work, meet fellow supporters, enjoy a great evening and help us raise vital funds for our education programmes at our #GalaDinner2026.

🎉 20 November > Quorn Grange Hotel > 🔗 https://bit.ly/GFTUETGalaDinner2026
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September 21, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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We stand by our belief that everyone should have access to education.

✊ Now, we've turned that belief into reality with the #EducationFund.

🙏 Investing in the future of workers’ education is strenghtening the trade union movement - https://gftuet.org.uk/educationfund

#GFTUET
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September 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM