If the only thing that is inevitable and constant is change, how can unions make it work both for their organisation and their members? CONTINUE READING
Archive Podcasts
NEW PODCAST: New Union Organising Models
In the latest Unions21 podcast, Becky Wright and me talk with John Forth and Mathias Askholm about union organising models – specifically why #unions are in the grip of a #costdisease, what that means, how it can be detected and what can be done about it. This coincides with the publication of our new paper, downloadable from the… CONTINUE READING
NEW POD: UCU General Secretary-elect Dr Jo Grady
What makes the next incumbent of one of education’s top jobs get out of bed in the morning? CONTINUE READING
NEW PODCAST: Industrial Strategy and Collective Voice
How to ensure that collective worker voice is embodied in the UK’s industrial strategy is
both a live and challenging issue. CONTINUE READING
NEW PODCAST What Makes NHS Employers Tick?
The lack of co-ordination and appetite amongst employers is a major inhibitor of good industrial relations. So, when the lead negotiator for the employer of the largest workforce in the country offers to share his thoughts, that seems a good opportunity to learn something. CONTINUE READING
NEW PODCAST: How To Win Union Recognition
In a David-and Goliath tale for our times, hear how a retail/pharma giant was called out by their own staff. CONTINUE READING
Kiwi Lessons In Union Innovation
Although 12,000 miles and 13 time zones away, there are important lessons to learn from some impressive initiatives. CONTINUE READING
PODCAST Why New Rights Won’t Fix One-Sided Flexibility At Work
In the season finale, and last episode of 2018, Becky Wright and Simon Sapper look at the Government’s new commitments on worker rights– and highlight what really needs to happen to address one-sided flexibility in employment. We also look back over a memorable podcasting year, with the help of Michele Stanistreet,Gavin Kellyand Charlotte Bence,and lay out a roadmap for work on Collective Worker Voice and… CONTINUE READING
How Collective Bargaining Controls Algorithms
The Robots Are Coming but Sweden Is Fine – so ran a memorable headline of a New York Times article last year about the looming impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and employment. But why are the Swedes apparently so relaxed about this? What is the truth behind the headline? In this week’s Unions21 podcast, we… CONTINUE READING
Lifting The Lid On The Low Pay Commission
Negotiations deliver a consensus on how far we can raise the pay rates without jeopardising employment. But this is a legal floor, not the limit of our aspirations. CONTINUE READING
