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
Companion post for the latest UnionDues podcast. Listen at bit.ly/DuesUnion CONTINUE READING
Links and background to the latest UnionDues podcast – community activism and unions, shop-workers transformed, and much more. CONTINUE READING
“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
UnionDues returns, featuring Mel Simms, Josiah Mortimer and special guest John Earls CONTINUE READING
UnionDues returns on 27 April for our fourth season. Here’s what we have in store. CONTINUE READING
The “European Super League” debacle has, as my 17 year old observed, united the country in a quite spectacular and impressive way. However, some strands of the debate don’t have universal support. Take the possibility, before the ESL project self-destructed, of players from the so-called “Greedy 6” being barred from playing for their country. Gary… CONTINUE READING
Global unions, saving lives and and a slow handclap of shame. it’s the latest UnionDues episode! CONTINUE READING
My article for the new Techworker site looks at the growing appetite for collective voice amongst the UK’s now-majority digitally native workforce, and explores whether that will translate into a resurgence of trade unionism and a rebalancing of power in workplaces. https://techworker.com/2021/03/01/tech-workers-in-the-uk-are-finding-their-voice-but-will-they-unionize/… CONTINUE READING
We chat with Bectu chief Philippa Childs about Covid, Brexit, BBC and dignity at work. CONTINUE READING
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