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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the Imperial Typewriters strike in Leicester. The strike mainly involved South Asian women who faced discrimination in the workplace.

They lacked union support and their picket lines were attacked by the National Front but they fought back.🧵

Another early morning picket for workers across all unions in Sir Francis Hill in #Lincoln calling on the county council and chair of governors to take decisive action to resolve the dispute ASAP.

The late historian Eric Hobsbawm recalls the origins of May Day, the ‘dent’ made by workers in the calendar of gods and kings.
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Gary McD Nick Raine NEU East Midlands UNISON - UK's largest union NASUWT East Midlands Nick Raine is a class act who has done a huge amount for education workers in particular and the trade union movement in general in the East Midlands.

So proud to be part of this ever growing movement for #FreeSchoolMealsForAll ✊

Nothing is built without the toil of the workers, there is dignity and value in all labour. #Solidarity , support & greetings to all across the labour movement here & abroad on #InternationalWorkersDay #Mayday #IWD2024 #Mayday 2024

#Derbyshire #matlock Derbyshire Times Derbyshire Live Derbyshire UNISON Matlock Mercury UNISON - UK's largest union People's Assembly Strike Map Socialist Worker Morning Star #solidarity Derbyshire Labour Chesterfield CLP Chesterfield Unison UNISON East Midlands

📢Literacy in Primary Classrooms conference - last chance to register!

📅⌚ 8:45am, Saturday, 4 May.

Dive into workshops covering representation, inclusivity, poetry, and many other topics

Cost: £10.

✍️Book here👉 bit.ly/teaching_liter…

#NEUPrimaryLiteracy

📢 The NEU is taking our #FreeSchoolMealsForAll campaign to the global.

We are excited to join be the first trade union to join School Meals Coalition. Joining 100s of countries and partners advocating for universal access to free school meals.

Read more 👇
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Thanks Simon Kevin that might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me. Appreciated!

A big Thank You to Nick Raine and NEU East Midlands for all their support this afternoon at Lodge Park. Solidarity with our colleagues UNISON - UK's largest union and NASUWT East Midlands

Today National Education Union members at Sir Francis Hill, Lincoln, took their second day of strike action over unacceptable management practices
Joined today by NASUWT members

Bullying, misogyny, homophobia and racism are not acceptable, and the NEU and its members will always stand up to it

The rise in children’s mental health problems is 'fuelling' the school absence crisis, warns a new report from Centre for Mental Health and Children & Young People's Mental Health Coalition
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