Despite a victory in the UK Supreme Court and the landmark GMB deal, the ADCU union leader is sceptical about Uber’s intentions. CONTINUE READING
Category Podcasts
Feathers and Pennies – the 1888 Matchgirls and us
There is a golden thread that links the Matchgirls Strike from 1888 to today. A new collection of poems and prose gives fresh perspectives. CONTINUE READING
Industry without Art is Brutality
Companion blog to the new episode feat. Artists’ Union Zita Holbourne, Mel Simms’ #thought4theweek and Josiah Mortimer’s #RadicalRoundUp. CONTINUE READING
How to get 250m workers on strike
Behind the headlines of the world’s biggest strike, with Ajitesh Pandey CONTINUE READING
Social Partnership is not a theory…..w/ ACAS Chair Clare Chapman
In depth – the ACAS view on the future of work and fairness at work plus the latest from Mel Simms and Josiah Mortimer. CONTINUE READING
GMB/Uber deal – how did it happen, what does it mean?
In this special episode, Simon chats with GMB National Organiser Martin Smith on his union’s ground-breaking deal with Uber.
A candid conversation about the opportunities and challenges of organising in a company known for its hostility to unions puts the deal in economic and historical context – and nothing is off-limits. CONTINUE READING
This much we know – the union thirst for data
Companion post for the latest UnionDues podcast. Listen at bit.ly/DuesUnion CONTINUE READING
People Power!
Links and background to the latest UnionDues podcast – community activism and unions, shop-workers transformed, and much more. CONTINUE READING
New Podcast – Techworkers unionise
“The biggest job is translating a union and its benefits for a generation that doesn’t understand what they are.” Have UTAW broken the mould of old-style unionising? CONTINUE READING
Why unions need a supply chain strategy
UnionDues returns, featuring Mel Simms, Josiah Mortimer and special guest John Earls CONTINUE READING
