Gawain Little - General Federation of Trade Unions

22/06/2026

⏰ Applications will close a week today for the GFTU Summer School 2026.

👇 Don't miss out on one of the most important educational events of the year - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-school

15/06/2026

This weekend, I attended the AGM of the Cuba Solidarity Campaign. It was a well-attended and defiant conference, determined to triple our solidarity efforts with Cuba and oppose the ongoing US aggression against the Cuban people.

There has never been a more important time to stand with Cuba and its people. To do your bit, joint the Cuba Solidarity Campaign and get active now: https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/

15/06/2026

🚨 The GFTU is one of the most important events in our educational calendar.

This unique residential programme brings together trade union activists, organisers and leaders from across the movement to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions and discuss the opportunities and challenges ahead. 🚀

🔥 Summer School offers something increasingly rare: time to step back from the day-to-day, connect and think strategically about how we build a stronger movement for the future.

📢 Places are limited and demand is already high. If you've been considering attending, now is the time to secure your place - https://gftuet.org.uk/courses/gftu-summer-school

15/06/2026

We send solidarity greetings to all taking part in today's Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK lobby for Palestine 🇵🇸.

15/06/2026

Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People 🇵🇸.

Our executive are proud to send their greetings to all.

Get your poster in today's The Morning Star

End the genocide.

15/06/2026

✊ Our GS, Gawain Little - General Federation of Trade Unions, was proud to be at last weekend's Cuba Solidarity's AGM for 2026, reaffirming our commitment to international and support for .

11/06/2026

100% correct from the Morning Star today:

"In this 90th anniversary of Cable Street, when communists, socialists and the Jewish community mobilised in their hundreds of thousands to bar the way to Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts, the left needs to rebuild the solidarity and militancy that faced down fascism in 1936.

"That means building within communities — with campaigns on housing, healthcare and local services that demonstrate the solidarity we preach."

Our job to make it a reality!

FACED with a far right ever readier to terrorise the streets, the need to stand up in defence of black and immigrant communities is more urgent than ever.Horrific scenes in Belfast, where racists went house to house smashing down doors, evicting black residents and setting properties on fire cannot....

11/06/2026

03/06/2026

Today, I joined MPs, peers and trade unionists outside parliament to say no to Trump's war on Cuba. The Cuban people have the right to choose their own future and our government must call for an end to all US attacks on Cuban sovereignty.

Sign the call for peace and sovereignty now: https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/peace-and-sovereignty/

British MPs, peers and trade union leaders gathered outside Parliament today to call on the UK Government to oppose the Trump administration's escalating aggression against Cuba and reject any threat of military intervention against the island. The photo call, organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campai...

29/05/2026

SWU invites social workers, trade unionists, and activists to join us for the online screening of the new version of The Story of Jenin followed by a Q&A with director Ehab Ghafri: https://swu-union.org.uk/2026/05/swu-online-screening-story-of-jenin-with-director-ehab-ghafri

Ehab Ghafri Film making Palestine Solidarity Campaign UK Palestine-UK Social Work Network General Federation of Trade Unions GFTU Educational Trust Stop the War Coalition The British Association of Social Workers Scottish Association of Social Work BASW Northern Ireland BASW Cymru