100s of new members have joined our union since we served notice to strike ๐ข
A highly-profitable company canโt continue to hold down wages for the workers who make that profit!
See you on the picket line next week
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Growing up in Luton when the EDL were at their height, I remember how many white working-class people stood with us against the racists.
Excellent work from Paul Geary, former union rep at the Vauxhall plant.
The Old Divide: Sectarianism In Scotland - A History
We are pleased to be hosting this book launch with author and historian @chrisbambery on October 30th.
๐๏ธ Full details and tickets here: https://t.co/eLauJFJknR
Why did commentators once on the Scottish centre-left join the elite backlash against the Gaza solidarity movement?
@David_Jamieson7 surveys the writing of @iainmacwhirter, @kmckenna63 and @holyroodmandy.
'How (and why) the Commentariat Failed on Gaza' (link below)
Remember that yesterday wasnโt just 150 years since Hibsโ founding, but also 250 years since Daniel O'Connellโs birth!
That why Hibs were founded on that specific day. An Irish football club for by those continuing to campaign for Catholic emancipation and Irish liberation ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช
๐ฃ๏ธ "We're really excited with the direction we're heading."
Hibernian were founded on this day, 150 years ago, and to reflect we hear from former captain and manager Pat Stanton on the past, plus chairman Ian Gordon on the future โคต๏ธ
Hibs were founded 150 years ago today๐โฝ
Which got me wondering which other football clubs were also founded in 1875โฆ?
Some legendary, local, and forgotten clubs were born that yearโฆ ๐
๐ฉ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ต๐ธ Fortuna Dรผsseldorf announced it would not sign Shon Weissman, a striker for the Israeli national team, after fans criticised the move just hours after it was reported, citing messages he shared supporting Israel attacks on Gaza.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ก๐๐๐ฒ @HibernianFC โ
1๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ Years Old ๐ช
The ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ of Football โ๏ธ
"๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ...."
Hibernian FC were formed on the 6th of August ๐๐๐๐ at the St Patrickโs church, Cowgate, Edinburgh by ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐ง
He was elected as the Clubโs Manager & Life President & ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐๐ง appointed Captain (a position to be held many years later by his great great great grand-nephew & Hibernian Legend ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง)
It was Michael Whelahan who chose the name ๐๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐๐ง from the Latin word for '๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐' ๐ช
Paul Laverty: Dear Chief Constable of scotland Joe Farrell, are you aware of these bullying officers, or does it come from the top?https://t.co/Li0iAGdO9K
"Every Hibs goal is in memory of Hannan and all those troublesome immigrants of the Cowgate."
Hibernian FC celebrate 150th anniversary with special events and release of first biography of their founder | ICN https://t.co/EtwocvMdFQ
@meh_musings I remember some geezer called Romanov making similar claims. Within a few days some of them got his name tattooed on their backs and started wearing Russian hats. The geezer was Lithuanian too ๐คฃ He nearly finished them off. It's the sense of entitlement that always gets them.