Lucy Shaddock

'Nothing is too good for ordinary people.' Trade union campaigner inspired anew!

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@ZoeJardiniere 100% recommend @LDNBikeKitchen! The intro to maintenance class is ace, 3 people per class. Still in Hoxton I think

[UKs #1 Race Baiter @Shadowbandolero]

Did you think women were gonna organise it for you?

[Visa is doing marketing consults (see pinned!) @visakanv]

the phrase 'learning curve' is interestingly misunderstood, people tend to say things like "that has a steep learning curve" to imply that something is hard to learn. but actually the steep learning part is the good part. a hard to learn thing has a long and flat early stage

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@NorthernUNISON Diane's tiny!

[Gavin Edwards @GavinEdwards77]

The level of disrespect on display here is staggering. Care work is skilled work. Migrant care workers are skilled workers. *Every* care worker is a skilled professional. Thank God they are no longer sat around the Cabinet table

[Genevieve Holl-Allen @genevieve_holl]

Break: we caught up with the protestor from the PM's speech

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

What a thought-provoking and very lovely stunt 👏 2 weeks’ paternity leave on less than half of minimum wage is pretty barbaric when you think about it https://t.co/Ctjpcq1hPU

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@RobYeldham Thought this was great, Rob, thanks. Loads to reflect on. I was interested in your point about not surrendering the social space. Have you got your own view about remaining on X?

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@ShaunLintern They'll win it as well. So far @unisontheunion healthcare support staff around the country have won themselves around £80m in back pay. Getting the right band for the job they do, earning real power at work, inspiring colleagues & improving patient care #PayFairForPatientCare

[BBC Archive @BBCArchive]

1971: Highbury's housewives welcomed the return of the football season. Women from the local area discussed the benefits of getting the menfolk out of the house.

[Cycleway, my arse! @issaddlethereis.bsky.social @IsSaddleThereIs]

When cars took over the roads, they didn’t just curtail kids’ freedom; they also made life much harder for grown-ups, @stephmurrayyyy writes: https://t.co/R6ditEkhqu

[Duncan Shrubsole @duncanshrubsole]

Watch this. Do not look away.
Palestinian civilians forced to flee again & again as Israel bombs again & again houses already destroyed & even the so-called humanitarian zone it had previously told them to flee to.
Violence without end, without morals, without humanity, for what?

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@Terri_White Good thread, Terri. Seems to fit the rule that if it needs a *rape exemption*, it's a bad policy...

[Lucy Shaddock @LucyShaddock]

@ChristineFoJD 😮

[Cat Hobbs @CatHobbs]

Thames Water cannot be held accountable by the public

You can't make them go on the BBC
You can't switch company if you're a customer
You can't unelect them
You can't say no to boss's bonus (£195k) or planned bill rises (59%)

But the government can and should NATIONALISE them

[Gavin Edwards @GavinEdwards77]

Here is Sam Thornton, one of our brilliant @unisontheunion care worker members in today's Guardian, talking about a Fair Pay Agreement and a National Care Service

[Rob Canton @RobCanton1]

As James Timpson takes up office, there is much talk about the value of ‘second chances’. Some reflections are decent and positive; others are ill-informed and unkind. But it is worth remembering that there are large numbers of people in prison who never had a FIRST chance.

[In These Times @inthesetimesmag]

“We need way more power being built. We need people out of advocacy mode, out of mobilizing mode and into really serious organizing.”— Jane McAlevey, a major voice in labor, died today.

Jane had many pieces with In These Times. Most recent was this Q&A.
https://t.co/aEAboIILcP