IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch

There will no more tweets from this account and we would encourage you to follow the main Foster Care Workers branch account @fcwunion

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

Children in foster care need well supported & well rested foster carers

[Jeremy Balfour @JeremyRBalfour]

There are over 4,000 foster families caring for children across Scotland 👩‍👦

It was great to meet a some Edinburgh foster carers who are part of @IWGBSFCWUnion at @ScotParl last week. We need to continue to support them in the essential role that they play in children’s lives.

[alex marshall @alexjkmarshall]

Today the @IWGBunion will fight to get the £1million in holiday pay 45 TDL couriers have been denied. We will be represented by Gen Sec @MoyerLee and this sums up the IWGB. The Gen Sec storms loading bays with us and stands in court to represent us. We are all in this together✊

[alex marshall @alexjkmarshall]

Heading to York and Sheffield on Wednesday to ratify two sub branches and talk to couriers about the rights they are being denied and the better pay we can get if we unite and push back against the blatant exploitation of #deliveroo and the like. Please share with anyone local ✊

[IWGB @IWGBunion]

“We had to knock and knock. Nobody paid attention to us,” she says. “But if you make a big noise they have to hear you.” - Loreta Younsi, @IWGBunion

@FinancialTimes feature on the "upstart #unions taking on the #gigeconomy

https://t.co/9du5Yz9fcb

[IWGB Couriers @IWGB_CLB]

The solidarity is flying in from all over the world and will give @jamesfarrer of @United_PHD confidence as he stands tall in the face of intimidation from the police. Please keep the donations coming ✊✊✊

[IWGB women & marginalised genders ✊🏽 @IWGBwomen]

A full house at today's IWGB womxn's group where we had a workshop from @lawrsuk on income, benefits and tax! Get in touch for more details on future meetings / workshops and how you can get involved.

[Foster Care Workers Union, a branch of the IWGB @FCWUnion]

Actor Samantha Morton speaks out against #privatisation in social care.

"If we continue to privatise children's homes or any aspect of care of other people and we monetise it, it becomes a very dangerous game."

#FosterCare #fostering #austerity

https://t.co/yz0evXoHcE

[ADCU Scotland @ADCU_Scotland]

Stay safe this Christmas when using taxis and private hire taxis. Know whos car you're getting in to! Have a holly jolly, but safe Christmas! #knowwhatyouaregettinginto #uphd #iwgb #glasgow #uphdscotland #privatehire

https://t.co/STcFp0qHh2

[Jason Moyer-Lee @MoyerLee]

In the midst of the utter gloom, & with renewed vigour & dedication we must continue the fight for workers' & migrants' rights. We need to keep holding bosses & this right wing government to account. Help by supporting the @IWGBunion fight against #Boris: https://t.co/e9VB3FXLkw

[IWGB @IWGBunion]

It's been a while but we're hiring again!

The Foster Care Workers branch is looking for someone who can grow its regional groups in the UK

The role will be in Glasgow and is for 3days/wk at London Living Wage+£3 (currently £13.75)

👇 Apply today 👇
https://t.co/AfWvcBwIBd

[IWGB women & marginalised genders ✊🏽 @IWGBwomen]

On Int Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women we send solidarity to women everywhere, survivors and those fighting for change ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻

We're holding a Festival of Union Women to celebrate the migrant women at the forefront of our unions, and build a safer world for all.

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

We live in a wealthy country where millions are condemned to insecurity and low pay.

That's why it's so important to support @UCL outsourced workers demanding good terms, conditions and pay.

Please donate whatever you can to the strike fund! https://t.co/oUN2t6QDEt @IWGBunion

[IWGB women & marginalised genders ✊🏽 @IWGBwomen]

'One common misconception is that foster caring is just like being a parent. It's a lot more complex than that...' - A great piece by Jane Wright, the chair of our @IWGBSFCWUnion foster carers branch.

https://t.co/wlEpxJUHYB

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

Turned out to be a really productive meeting. Foster carers confidently speaking about the impact that these changes will have for them and the children they care for. Commitment from the council to hold meaningful and regular consultation going forward

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

Heading to Stirling this morning to facilitate a meeting between foster carers facing pay cuts and their local MSPs and councillors. Time and again fcs and their children are an easy target when money is to be saved. No rights = No protection for foster carers #fostering

[Jamie @jamie_woodcock]

The president of the @IWGBUoL branch speaking to the pickets: "you are no longer invisible, @ucl must listen to you!" #endoutsourcing

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

@FosterCareColl @YouthWorkerBish @HeatherOttaway @selwyn_j @fosteringnet We have a meeting with @fosteringnet tomorrow. Happy to ask them if they are researching foster carer burn out. Feedback from our members would suggest that many carers are struggling but too afraid to ask for help

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

Heading to Stirling this morning to facilitate a meeting between foster carers facing pay cuts and their local MSPs and councillors. Time and again fcs and their children are an easy target when money is to be saved. No rights = No protection for foster carers #fostering

[IWGB Scotland and NI Foster Care Workers Branch @IWGBSFCWUnion]

@UPHD_Scotland @MoyerLee Looking forward to working with you to improve working conditions for all our members

[Marcela Benedetti @MarcelaBenede10]

Delighted to have delivered this training to @IWGBunion on behalf of @lawrsuk . We stand together in defending the rights of migrant workers ✊🏼

[Duncan Carson @DuncanCarson6]

At midnight I was sacked by Asda after 13 years. Not for doing anything wrong but for refusing to sign a new contract agreeing to work whatever days, hours and Bank holidays that suits them that week. Not asked, told. Sign it or you're fired.
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