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
Terry Pullinger, CWU DGS (Postal) gives the inside story of a tumultuous decade, and his hopes for post-Covid Britain. CONTINUE READING
The Wales TUC General Secretary is a force of nature, and has Covid redefined the annual TUC Congress for good? CONTINUE READING
Union website league table revealed, why office based servers are a recipe for risk, the threat posed by ignorance about data laws, and why happiness lies in search engine optimisation. CONTINUE READING
In this episode: New Bakers’ union leader Sarah Woolley, Key Workers in Vogue, Trouble brewing at BA, BT. CONTINUE READING
Getting our message across is especially important in these Covid-ridden times. CONTINUE READING
A 97% strike vote on a 76% turnout can’t be fixed by court action CONTINUE READING
The newly-launched #CWU supporters club could be a game-changer CONTINUE READING
We need to be different. We need to be daring. We need to be brave. Frankly, what’s the alternative? What’s left to lose? CONTINUE READING
Technology is now at the point where broadcasters and others can give preferential treatment to their own or supported content and “throttle – the offerings from rivals. This is bad news for us all. CONTINUE READING
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