GFTU Educational Trust

@gftuet.org.uk

Delivering trade union education for @gftu.org.uk. Growing the trade union leaders of tomorrow. Building a powerful labour movement #GFTUET.

All our links here: beacons.ai/gftuet

@gftuet.org.uk Oct 9, 2026, 5:00 PM

💚 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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@gftuet.org.uk Oct 8, 2026, 3:10 PM

🙌 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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@gftuet.org.uk Oct 8, 2026, 11:19 AM

🔔 Sign up to our WhatsApp for course updates as they happen - chat.whatsapp.com/DUW5DMizvDVL...

@gftuet.org.uk Oct 8, 2026, 11:18 AM

🚨📢 UPDATE

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

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

#GFTUET

@gftu.org.uk Oct 1, 2026, 3:34 PMReposted by @gftuet.org.uk

✊ This Black History Month, the #GFTU and @gftuet.org.uk celebrates Black workers and trade unionists who have fought for equality, justice and dignity at work.

🚩 We remember their struggles, celebrate their achievements and continue to organise for a fairer future.

#BlackHistoryMonth

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@gftuet.org.uk Oct 8, 2026, 10:34 AM

📺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...

#GFTUET

@gftuet.org.uk Oct 7, 2026, 11:05 AM

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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@gftuet.org.uk Oct 6, 2026, 3:42 PM

📫 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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@gftuet.org.uk Oct 5, 2026, 1:54 PM

🍎 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

The image is a promotional graphic for the GFTU Educational Trust. It advertises "Bitesize: Employment Law," a course running every Monday from January 11 to March 15, 2027, with a total duration of 10 weeks, from 6‑6:30 PM. The Institute of Employment Rights, is highlighted as a partner. Several silhouettes holding tools and a gavel are visible in the background.

@gftuet.org.uk Oct 2, 2026, 5:01 PM

🔊 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

#GFTUET

@gftuet.org.uk Oct 1, 2026, 3:33 PM

✍ 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

Cover of the book "When We Were Almost Like Men" by Martin Hayes, featuring an abstract collage with a mechanical and organic appearance overlaying a grayscale face.

Cover of "Speaking Tools: Poems 1975-2005" by Doug Nicholls, featuring a person welding with bright sparks flying.

@sapetalks.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 8:28 AMReposted by @gftuet.org.uk

The session will be chaired by Costas Lapavitsas.

Organised by @soaseconomics.bsky.social, @nssrnews.bsky.social, and @freefreeforum.bsky.social, supported by @gftuet.org.uk.

@gftuet.org.uk Sep 30, 2026, 10:45 AM

🔥 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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@gftuet.org.uk Sep 29, 2026, 3:20 PM

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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@gftuet.org.uk Sep 28, 2026, 2:07 PM

🧱 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

@gftuet.org.uk Sep 25, 2026, 10:56 AM

🛍️ 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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@gftuet.org.uk Sep 24, 2026, 3:08 PM

🔔 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

#GFTUET

@gftuet.org.uk Sep 23, 2026, 5:59 PM

🚀 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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@gftuet.org.uk Sep 23, 2026, 9:33 AM

🚀 Our Gala Dinner is fast-approaching.

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

5/5

#GFTUET #FriendsOfET #GalaDinner2026

@sapetalks.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 12:36 PMReposted by @gftuet.org.uk

Our 2026/27 programme is here!
The 1st session 🚢 Energy and Food: Towards public ownership and reorganising production🌽 is a month away on 📍21 Oct📍.

We'll announce the speakers soon. Sign up for our mailing list to stay updated: bit.ly/4yI7Py2

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