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
From podcasters to planners, the booming self-employment sector is a challenge and opportunity for unions. What have we learned so far and what more can we do? CONTINUE READING
The Wales TUC General Secretary is a force of nature, and has Covid redefined the annual TUC Congress for good? CONTINUE READING
Why now is the time for this all-things-unions podcast CONTINUE READING
How should unions engage with the new Conservative government? CONTINUE READING
Ill-informed comment and political interference won’t solve this high-stakes dispute CONTINUE READING
In the latest Unions21 podcast, Becky Wright and me talk with John Forth and Mathias Askholm about union organising models – specifically why #unions are in the grip of a #costdisease, what that means, how it can be detected and what can be done about it. This coincides with the publication of our new paper, downloadable from the… CONTINUE READING
The newly-launched #CWU supporters club could be a game-changer CONTINUE READING
So asked the Washington Post in 2013. So as the POTUS pays us a visit, we sat down with Damon Silvers, Director of Policy and Special Counsel at the AFL-CIO, America’s TUC to record a special Unions21 podcast. That question is even more important today, as a hostile environment rages against organised labour in the US. … CONTINUE READING
We talk women an work, childcare (why describing it as low-skill is so wide of the mark) why it’s good to laugh (“gags are supposed to be funny, that’s the point”), and why we shouldn’t be grateful when we win. CONTINUE READING
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