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
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
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
@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?
@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
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.
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
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?
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
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
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.
“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