Co-inciding perfectly with the TUC’s 150th birthday celebrations, the latest stats on union membership arrive, and Becky, Jane Holgate and I lose no time in dissecting them on the latest unions 21 podcast.
What Does Eurovsion Teach us?
The new @unions21 podcast: Me and @beckyunions21 and talk the future of unions with @GavinJKelly1. It’s not for the faint-hearted. And we have an EXCLUSIVE with @angelaeagle, discussing her book The New Serfdom, co-authored with @Imi_Ahmed. Plus What Next after the TUC New Deal demo, and did SuRie do the right thing at Eurovision. A Makes-you-Think production
Unions Get The Job Done!
The more we get away from the self-serving, dishonest and default denigration that unions generally receive in much of our media - the better for all of us.
Our Podcasting Year: You Heard It Here First Folks
Only 4% of union web site front pages have any audio content. Yet the audience for podcasts has expanded exponentially.
Could Scent-And-Scratchcard Row Bring Ryanair Down?
Ryanair's woes continue: You know things are bad when you turn on your own staff.
Blueprint For Union Growth – But Still Much To Do
The importance of concerted action to arrest and reverse declining membership levels can never be over-stated or repeated too often. And this is an existential crisis partly of our own making.
51 Days’ Work And No Pay – Why We Need Equal Pay
Supporting equal pay is as much in my interests as those who, statistically, I am paid more than.
Is Union Recognition Key To Addressing Westminster “Sex-pest” Culture?
(Photocredit: James Sloan/Getty) On Monday MPs gathered in the Commons chamber for a statement from the leader of the House, Andrea Leadsom. For the first time women outnumbered men. The subject? Sexual harassment by MPs. Great that there was a statement. But a pretty weak response to what looks and smells like a scandal. Excellent … Continue reading Is Union Recognition Key To Addressing Westminster “Sex-pest” Culture?
Say Sorry Like You Mean It
Without the employee voice, usually expressed through trade unions, being front and centre, corporate apologies are unlikely to be meaningful.
A Longer Look At Taylor – Is It Marmalade When We Wanted Marmite?
Black-and-White analysis of Taylor overlooks a more nuanced set of recommendations
Makes You Think 