The doctors’ union is much in the news these days. Chief Exec Tom Grinyer tells us how the BMA looks after its members… and their patients. CONTINUE READING
Category Podcasts
Uber – cultural change or blatant deceit? With James Farrar
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
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
