CLASS (Centre for Labour & Social Studies) produces research which supports efforts to advocate for and organise working class people.

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Joined March 2012
🚨 An announcement from CLASS's Management Committee 🚨
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💥 Our new report - The Divide and Rule Playbook - uses language analysis on over 500 sources just like this to analyse the "anti-woke" story which is so common in our media. Read here 👇 classonline.org.uk/pubs/item…
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🚨 The final part of our Race Class Narrative project is now out! Using language analysis, we explored political discourse on race and class across the political spectrum over the past two years. Read it here 👇 classonline.org.uk/pubs/item…
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Our project has shown that language, and especially metaphors matter.
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We cannot keep repeating the language of our opponents. To propagate this story that we are all against each other, that we are a polarized society, leads to a pessimistic and disempowered state of mind – not the starting place we need for people to join together and take action.
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Bernie Sanders and Mick Lynch at a RMT rally in London earlier today. Dream team.
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GMB WIN 🥳: Windsor bin strike ends after one day with pay rise of up to 17% 👏👏
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“The people are with us, they’re not with the ruling class. Let’s see a wave of solidarity. Victory to the workers of Britain!” @RMTunion’s Mick Lynch addresses striking posties in London today. #EnoughIsEnough
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Postman Pat is clearly a union member. There's no way he's getting the right to bring his cat to work, as well as enough control & flexibility over his working time to support the people of Greendale with their problems, without the backing of the CWU.
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Let this be a wave of change, a wave of solidarity, a wave of action - Mick Lynch @RMTunion speaking at @CWUnews strike rally in support of Post Office strikers.
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Tomorrow, 115,000 posties across Britain will go on strike. They’re fighting against a real-terms pay cut in a company that: - Made £758 million in profit last year - Paid £400 million to shareholders - Gave £2 million in executive bonuses #EnoughIsEnough
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CLASS retweeted
The 👑 has arrived #StandByYourPost
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115,000 postal workers strike tomorrow. Please comment, retweet and like if you have their backs #StandByYourPost
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