With increasing numbers of women in leadership positions and with many more women being union members than men, is the race for gender equality is nearly run and done? CONTINUE READING
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Apocashopping* And Other Coronavirus Caricatures
We’re facing two ways at the same time on the coronavirus crisis. How can we make sense of it all? CONTINUE READING
Dad, Don’t Be A D*ck
Everyone parents in their own way and there is no playbook. But why do fathers take kids to the game if they are unable to look after them? CONTINUE READING
In Hartlepool, there are problems the minimum wage can’t fix – Low Pay Commission
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent body that advises the government about the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. Here’s my latest post for them, following a recent visit. There are people in the town doing great things. One of them called this piece “really challenging.” minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2019/06/17/in-hartlepool-there-are-problems-the-minimum-wage-cant-fix/ Featured image credit: minimumwage.blog.gov.uk… CONTINUE READING
Misogyny – A Hate Crime In All But Name (to some)
The deeply spurious nature of siphoning off misogyny from other Hate Crimes can be found in the definitions of each term. When it comes to attacks on women because they are women, they are interchangeable. CONTINUE READING
New Podcast: Battling Low Pay In British Theatres Matters To All Of Us
Charlotte Bence (Equity) and Becky Wright (Unions21) recording our latest podcast In 1982, Colin Welland won the Oscar for best screenplay. The film, also winner of the Oscar for best picture, was Chariots of Fire. Welland accepted his award with the clarion call: “The British Are Coming!” Setting aside he historical contradiction – those words… CONTINUE READING
NEW Union learning and CPD – a winning combination
In this second Unions21bite-size masterclass, Mary Bousted, Joint General Secretary of the National Education Unionspeaks on how levels of engagement and union education were transformed by embracing the need of members for continuing professional development (CPD). There is expert analysis from Becky Wright, SPERI’s Tom Hunt, and Simon Sapper. We welcome the support of welcome… CONTINUE READING
Oh Nick Cohen – Whose Side Are You On?
Nick Cohen’s article is a disappointing and misplaced, attack on unions CONTINUE READING
Death Warmed Up
The end-of-year obituary cloud provokes uncomfortable feelings of our own mortality, and reminds us of the pain of loss. CONTINUE READING
Lies, Damned Lies And Fake News
Fabrication, dissembling, being “économique avec la vérité” is seeping into everyday discourse on a wider scale and to a greater extent. It’s time to stop the lies. CONTINUE READING
