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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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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

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The perils of outsourcing (or “Be careful what you wish for.”)

22/06/2022

In my experience, cost trumps expertise almost every time. I mean you wouldn’t outsource things if it was more cost-effective to provide them in-house would you? Accompanies Episode 4 of UnionDays. Listen at bit.ly/UnionDays4 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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Labour market regulation needs strong unions

11/01/2022

Millions of workers rely on labour market regulation – but unions are the best guarantee of compliance CONTINUE READING

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Are we there yet? Unions and gender equality

15/12/2021

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

Podcasts

Industry without Art is Brutality

20/07/2021

Companion blog to the new episode feat. Artists’ Union Zita Holbourne, Mel Simms’ #thought4theweek and Josiah Mortimer’s #RadicalRoundUp. CONTINUE READING

Podcasts

Social Partnership is not a theory…..w/ ACAS Chair Clare Chapman

22/06/2021

In depth – the ACAS view on the future of work and fairness at work plus the latest from Mel Simms and Josiah Mortimer. CONTINUE READING

Podcasts

People Power!

25/05/2021

Links and background to the latest UnionDues podcast – community activism and unions, shop-workers transformed, and much more. CONTINUE READING

Podcasts

New Podcast – Techworkers unionise

11/05/2021

“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

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