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Wrong time, wrong bill. Anti-strike legislation won’t help make Britain work.

17/01/2023

Britain isn’t working and the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill won’t help. Here’s why. CONTINUE READING

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Updated: Possible new anti-strike laws: What are they? Will they work?

4/01/2023

Government is gearing up for more strike restrictions when only negotiation can resolve the impasse CONTINUE READING

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Strikes and how to solve them – part 3

22/12/2022

Talking strikes and how to solve them with @rickedwards1 on the @bbc5live breakfast show this morning. CONTINUE READING

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Strikes and how to solve them

19/12/2022

Here’s my discussion with Chris Buckler on BBC Radio 5live. CONTINUE READING

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Shock news: Union “bogeymen” do not exist

9/12/2022

Strikes don’t happen by accident or neglect. Here’s what you need to know. CONTINUE READING

Podcasts

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

Podcasts

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

Podcasts

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

Loudshirts Blog  Podcasts

UnionDays – It’s here!

18/05/2022

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