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Tackling sexual harassment

28/06/2023

Sexual Harassment is in the news, and that in itself is bad news. The latest UnionDues podcast looks at union activity in this area, guided by a new LRD publication CONTINUE READING

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We can’t go on meeting like this….

1/06/2023

Union conferences cost a small fortune to organise. It is an overwhelming imperative to get best value for what is spent. Accompanies the latest Union Days podcast. CONTINUE READING

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Exposed: the secret art of union negotiators

8/02/2023

Companion blog for the new UnionDays podcast. Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays CONTINUE READING

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TUC president on activism, faith and sexuality

15/11/2022

Newly elected TUC President Maria Exall on activism, faith and sexuality. Accompanies the UnionDues podcast at bit.ly/3UBstwo CONTINUE READING

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UnionDays Episode 7: Searching for tractors

21/07/2022

Why do so many men think looking at porn in works time on work equipment is ok? (Are they possibly searching for tractors?) Accompanies UnionDays episode 7 bit.ly/UnionDays7 CONTINUE READING

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Discipline at work and the case for a learning culture

20/07/2022

Accompanying episode 6 of UnionDays – meet the unfortunate and the miscreant and find out how the union saved their jobs! Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays6 CONTINUE READING

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Unions and climate change, just transition and all things green

6/07/2022

Companion blog to episode 5 of the UnionDays podcast. Links, signposting, background. Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays5 CONTINUE READING

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The perils of outsourcing (or “Be careful what you wish for.”)

22/06/2022

In my experience, cost trumps expertise almost every time. I mean you wouldn’t outsource things if it was more cost-effective to provide them in-house would you? Accompanies Episode 4 of UnionDays. Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays4 CONTINUE READING

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UnionDays episode 3 – the scourge of unsafe work

8/06/2022

When computer working practices left employees crippled, it took union action to secure necessary change.  Here’s the inside story.  Accompanies the podcast which can be accessed at bit.ly/UnionDays3 CONTINUE READING

Loudshirts Blog  Podcasts

UnionDays episode 2 – From Fringe Bodies to Weapons of Doom

25/05/2022

A good local rep is the union equivalent of gold dust – but beware the risks of burnout. CONTINUE READING

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