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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

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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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UnionDays – It’s here!

18/05/2022

Union structures can be horizontal or vertical, but culture transcends both. CONTINUE READING

Podcasts

UnionDays – coming soon

10/05/2022

It’s time to open the scrapbook of union stories. CONTINUE READING

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Knowledge is power – how unions can use data

27/04/2022

New report shows how unions are using data to transform their organising, servicing and culture. CONTINUE READING

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Podcasts  Politics

Reach, information, persuasion – three pillars of successful union comms

22/02/2022

An important contribution to the debate about how unions can best communicate with members, representatives and other stakeholders. A fascinating glimpse behind the curtain of what has been termed “the most difficult job in British politics.” A riveting comparison of the Comms role when you are in and out of power. CONTINUE READING

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