Mostly here for the strikes.
Portsmouth, UK
Joined November 2010
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Ben Norman retweeted
#OtD 21 Jul 1972 five union shop stewards were jailed for picketing a container depot in East London. The next day strikes broke out, with 250,000 taking industrial action and 90,000 on all-out strike. The "Pentonville Five" were released on the 26th stories.workingclasshistory.…
Ben Norman retweeted
Delegates to the @UAW constitutional convention affirmed the aggressive direction the union has taken under President Shawn Fain, who took office in 2023 and immediately set the 400,000-member union on a new path, illustrated in bold campaigns like the Big 3 Strike (link in 🧵)
The ZEV mandate change is a half measure helping no one.
EV producing plants like Ellesmere Port need demand to grow.
The low volume crisis is caused by high prices & growing Chinese imports.
Affordable UK EV production & a strategy for infrastructure should be the mission.
Ben Norman retweeted
my deep dive on the most inspiring new union win in years
how bus factory workers unionized a whole company, from Alabama to Kentucky to NY:
🤝 union rank & file leading new organizing
🚍 pressure from city bus buyers
⚔️ fighting stewards on shop floor
labornotes.org/2026/05/bus-f…
Fancy fucking up some industries with reheated Thatcherism? Ever wanted to decimate a community? Apply below:
I am looking to hire a chief economic advisor.
As Reform prepare for government we are looking to expand our growing team of policy advisors.
I’m after an exceptionally talented individual with a strong grounding in macro economics.
If you’re passionate about getting growth again in the economy, and have ideas to shake up our stale economic debate, this role is for you.
We have a once in a generation opportunity to build a new economic model that transforms this country for the better. If you have the energy and determination to do that with us, this role is for you.
The job will involve:
-policy development
-modelling
-in-depth research
No experience in Westminster is required. Business experience is preferable.
The pay is highly competitive, but variable depending on the candidate.
Please email your CV and a cover letter to [email protected]
Applications close on the 29th May but will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
It’s GS election time at Unite, the union of which I’m a member and staff.
All I ask is that those hiding behind anon accounts don’t embarrass us all in front of any members who may unwisely still be on here. Let’s see if we can get through this with some dignity still intact.
Ben Norman retweeted
Just over a week until our national commemoration of the 1926 #GeneralStrike100 centenary in #Barnsley on Saturday 2nd May
There's loads going on - have a look at our free newspaper online to find out more: heyzine.com/flip-book/6e90fd…
Workers & renters now have stronger protections. A win for the union movement.
Reform plan to take those protections, and the protections in the Equalities Act, away.
Fair play to Paul - our senior rep at Vauxhall Luton - for calling that out.
#StopTheSteal
Workers need better rights at work, not worse!
🚫Real ban on zero hours and #FireandRehire
✊Freedom to organise in trade unions
Ben Norman retweeted
Farage's Reform has pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters - handing power to bad bosses and rogue landlords.
The planned attacks include:
• Taking sick pay, bereavement leave, and pregnancy protections off millions of workers.
• Legalising fire-and-rehire and workplace discrimination.
• Reintroducing "no-fault" evictions and reducing limits on rent increases.
#StopTheSteal
Energy boss travels from the Victorian era to tell us profiteering is inescapable.
"If it stays as it is, I think that's inescapable"
Chris O'Shea, CEO of Centrica, says that energy bills will increase in July if the price shock continues. The boss of Centrica, who owns British Gas, also warned that it is "too early to speculate".
#BBCLauraK
Ben Norman retweeted
Working people shouldn't pay the cost of Trumpflation. What they need is an end to Trump's war.
@nowak_paul
Ben Norman retweeted
Every time a warmonger kicks off you pay for it. We need energy independence now.
Ben Norman retweeted
The same people insisting that there’s a fiscal boom awaiting if we license new North Sea oil and gas fields are also berating the Energy Profits Levy tax on offshore production. A good reason to be sceptical!
When one side of a debate has Jim Ratcliffe, Reform, the Tory Party & fossil fuel employers’ associations on it - that’s not our side.
End energy profiteering.
Stop the war.
Protection for workers paying the price for every global shock.
Invest in green energy to create jobs.
Ben Norman retweeted
BREAKING 🚨 | Nigel Farage’s Reform received a £3 MILLION donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne.
That's in addition to the £9 million donation he gave before.
@Nowak_Paul asks: "What does that tell us about who funds Reform - and why?"
Ben Norman retweeted
The @UAW is pushing California to embrace a pro-worker green industrial policy.
That would mean targeted investments in electric vehicles and batteries, offshore wind, and heat pump manufacturing and installations, with strong labor protections.jacobin.com/2026/02/uaw-gree…
Ben Norman retweeted
Donald Trump has announced plans to raise tariffs again - causing huge uncertainty for UK industry.
This worker asks:
Why on earth did Nigel Farage help Trump get elected? Whose side is he on?
Ben Norman retweeted
BREAKING🚨| Reform want to legalise discrimination.
@Nowak_Paul: “If you don’t look like Nigel Farage or me… you could be in trouble.”
Ben Norman retweeted
Congratulations to workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant on reaching a historic tentative agreement! The tentative contract deal provides 20% across-the-board wage increases, affordable health care, real job security, and more. Collective action gets the goods! ✊🔥
#StandUpVW #UAWRegion8