Our guest blogger, Andrew Redpath, is researching the North East Coast Tug-boatmen’s Association. In this post he describes the history of the Association, its rivals and potential merger partners of the TGWU bit.ly/4eywX05 Unite the union: join a union

Great meeting so many people at the Library stall at today’s Welcome Fair at Aldgate Campus 😀 We look forward to seeing you in the Library soon 👍

Our Global Diversity Staff Network and Centre for Equity and Inclusion are proud to host this #BlackHistoryMonth event for students and staff. This In Conversation With will feature two award-winning authors, Marcia Brissett-Bailey and Jade Benn. Find out more 👉 ldnmet.ac/qMv150Tu5BL

An earlier iteration of our current BSc Music Technology and Production course @londonmetuni, students of 1954 could enrol on Radio Servicing Evening Courses at our Holloway campus. Discover more on our online catalogue - collections.londonmet.ac.uk #Archives #University

Our colleague Jeff has pulled together a fantastic online exhibition about trailblazer Jackie Lewis, following their archive records recently being deposited London Met Uni - libguides.londonmet.ac.uk/special-collec… #LGBTQIA #CollectiveVoice

3️⃣ Dr Jessica Kelly, Dr. Claire Jamieson and Dr Adeyemi Akande among the researchers awarded Royal Institute of British Architects Research Funding! 📚 Read more: ldnmet.ac/Uvua50THGub (4/6)

Join BCA and @royalholloway for 'Animating the Archives, Part 3: Black British Literature & Theatre as Activism' on 31 Oct. This workshop explores archive materials that point to histories of activism through Black British writers. Reserve your seat buff.ly/4h0RXP4

Read Dr Lena Wånggren on our blog tinyurl.com/23b5yzpefor looking at women’s early trade union periodicals key to spreading the word and connecting women workers, as evidence of past struggles & inspiration for the ongoing battle for equality and decent work.

This year’s Black History Month theme, Reclaiming Narratives, emphasises the importance of recognising and correcting historical and cultural narratives of Black communities. Through these shared stories, we continue our journey of learning, growth and celebration together.

Green Curtain Theatre urgently needs your help for its next production - a combination of songs & stories focussed on Irish identity They want to hear from Irish people living in Britain, including 2nd & 3rd generation Irish who have an Irish passport☘️ greencurtaintheatre.co.uk/my-irish-passp…

Converted our “Workers United” 150 years of @the_TUC exhibition for MS365 SWAY exploring the extraordinary holdings of the TUC Library Collections sway.cloud.microsoft/HTU6WykIyEdZf4… Please share

Thanks to GMB Union Race Achievement Scholarship Programme [GRASP] activists, who came in for a class on the history of Race, Class & Trade Unions incl. our #BlackTradeUnionOralHistoryProject see tinyurl.com/bdde2n5j for more.

New interview with Jacquie Burnett-Pitt #BlackTradeUnionOralHistoryProject represents GMB Midlands & sits on the Regional GMB Equality Forum, talks about Monaghan and Henry reports & est. of Black Workers Group in Welsh region tinyurl.com/3ds8zpzj