The £20 uplift to Universal Credit has been a lifeline to thousands of people in the UK. Taking it away from those who are struggling to pay for food and utilities is wrong. Email your MP and tell them to act now to #CancelTheCut to #UniversalCredit - unitetheunion.org/campaigns/canc…

My article on the heroic action of the Linaria crew during the Spanish Civil War. It’s in the latest issue of ¡No Pasarán!, as usual packed with interesting stuff. Join the IBMT to get on the mailing list: international-brigades.org.uk/catalog/member…

Thanks to Peredur Owen Griffiths AS/MS for supporting our NHS Pay Campaign. Lynne Neagle Peter Fox OBE MS Delyth Jewell AS / MS @Dawn_Bowden Dr Hefin David MS/AS Rhianon Passmore MS are you supportive of our campaign? Our NHS members deserve better than 3%.

We mourn the loss of IBMT Ireland Secretary Manus O’Riordan at the age of 72. Proud Dubliner, trade unionist, son of International Brigader Michael O’Riordan and prolific writer and speaker about the International Brigades. ¡Salud camarada! ¡No pasarán!

A short film tribute to Manus O'Riordan (1949-2021), trade unionist, writer and Ireland Secretary of the IBMT. Manus took up the mantle of his father, International Brigader Michael O'Riordan, and tirelessly upheld the legacy of the volunteers. youtube.com/watch?v=VvyM5z…

Wales will fall silent this morning to remember those who were taken from us in the totally avoidable Aberfan disaster. 55 years may have passed, but we will never forget them. Cofiwch Aberfan ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Celebrating Charlie Hutchison, International Brigader & ‘working class action hero’, in this new mural in a #Witney café ¡No pasarán! #BlackHistoryMonth IBMT bit.ly/3m4XIAR

There are plenty of #WelshHeroes in our exhibition, UNISON and the Welsh labour movement – coming soon. You’ll learn about Thora Silverthorne, pioneering nurse and so much more.

How a Basque refugee football team overcame tragedy to take Wales by storm- interesting article by Chris Evans in the sport pages of nation.cymru/sport/how-a-ba… Modern Languages Nation.Cymru

Thora Silverthorne, nurse and trade unionist who cared for Spanish Civil War anti-fascist soldiers, and helped establish the National Association of Nurses to highlight poor pay and conditions, was born at Abertillery #Wales #onthisday 1910 biography.wales/article/s12-SI… #WelshHistory

Join us this Saturday for talks, poetry, music performances and wreath-laying in memory of International Brigade volunteers killed in the Spanish Civil War’s battle of Jarama. Manchester Central Library is the venue. Details in attached programme. All welcome.

Today - talks, poetry & musical performances about the Spanish Civil War and commemoration of north-west volunteers who joined the International Brigade and fought for democracy against fascism. Manchester Central Library. Free and all welcome IBMT Manchester Libraries ManchesterHist

She battled fascists in Spain before leading the fight for nurses' rights at home. southwalesargus.co.uk/news/20128062.…

Trade union nursing pioneer to be honoured with commemorative plaque nursingtimes.net/news/history-o…

Great coverage of a great Welsh woman, Thora Silverthorne, who helped launch UK's first nurses' union, now part of UNISON - UK's largest union and will be remembered with the unveiling of a Purple Plaque in her home town of Abertillery this afternoon. thenational.wales/news/20135550.…

Just a few weeks to go until we'll be in Tredegar supporting this year's Bevan Festival. From live music to a trade union banner parade, this year's festival has everything. Here's a full rundown of the programme for the weekend ⬇️ Join us if you can. #BevanFestival

When P&O broke the law this Government gave them a slap on the wrist. When trade unions defend pay and jobs they change the law and stoke division It’s clear this gov is on the side of bad bosses. Unite the union: join a union is well prepared for all eventualities. unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…

Enough is enough. It's time to turn anger into action. Join the campaign to fight the cost-of-living crisis. wesayenough.co.uk

If any of you earn £1 Million a year you’re about to get a £55,000 tax cut. That’s twice what a typical earner brings home a year. It’s time to pick a side! #minibudget2022