Adebayo Adeniran·3 days agoIn Britain, The Summer of Discontent Is Well and Truly Upon UsAnd it may be the best thing yet. It was Mick Lynch who got the party started. It was he who clearly marshalled his arguments with statistics, facts and a razor sharp wit, which caught the mood of the British people. As expected, the knives were out for our protagonist…Trade Unions3 min read
NOVO·3 days agoKeir Starmer Doesn't Get It. To WIN you NEED workers.Keir Starmer, in the 2020 leadership election, described himself as a “proud trade unionist”. Fast-forward to 2022 and he’s opposed. An official Labour Party position which is somehow pro-”right-to-strike” and also “anti-strike”. That is a contradiction. A costly one, given that the Conservative Party out-polled Labour by double-digit figures among…UK Politics2 min read
Patrick Hollis·3 days agoWhat happened to the Labour Party?In the wake of three days of striking, Labour have continually failed to show support for workers taking action — Three days of RTM strikes put trade union action into the national spotlight for the first time in a long time. Tens of thousands of workers walked out in support of a pay rise which keeps inline with rising inflation as well as improving conditions on the railway. Union leader…Writing3 min read
Dan O' Neill·Jun 23Unions must bargain for wages and equalityFirst published in Look Left on the 13th of June 2022 — Creating greater equality should always be a core aim of trade unions. The constitution of The Irish Congress of Trade Unions lists ensuring full equality in all aspects of employment opportunity and striving for equality in civil society as two of its key objectives. We must never lose sight of…Industrial Relations6 min read
Charlie J. Mitchell·Jun 13What Does A Labor Union Do?Learning The Left — In recent months, support for an old American tradition, the labor union, has reached new heights. According to Gallup, a leader in global analytics, 65% of Americans had a positive opinion of unions. …Unions6 min read
Dan O' Neill·Jun 8Collective bargaining’s time has comeTrade unions and collective bargaining have a key role post-pandemic. Advocates of both need to ensure that they raise their voices and shape the debate on their future. Imagine a force which through common endeavour could improve the lot of society in general. A force that truly could raise all…Industrial Relations5 min read
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public PurposeinUCL IIPP Blog·Jun 7The Work Project: Organising in the Fifth RevolutionBy Hilary Cottam This is the fifth blog in a new series about the future of work. The series reflects on workshops that were held in five locations across Britain over the past two years. The project has been generously funded by Laudes Foundation, Open Society Foundation and James Anderson. …Economics11 min read
Michael Abberton·Apr 17Severance — an allegory of corporate cultureSpoiler-free zone — The SF thriller hit from Apple TV+ that should be a must-watch for anyone with an office job. Severance (Apple TV+, 2022) is a science fiction thriller series that should be a must watch for every corporate employee. Brought to life by excellent design, writing, performance and…Severance5 min read
Martha MackenzieinCivic Power Fund·Apr 12Guest Article: Workplace and Community Organising in the 21st CenturyCivic Power Fund Trustee Josh Simons reflects on our recent event exploring the shared learnings across workplace and community organising. Organising is as old as democracy itself. The root of the word democracy is the kratos, power, of the demos, people. As well as a set of political institutions, democracy…Community Organising3 min read
Tim Crossland-Page·Apr 12Writing Through Grim Times.Unfortunately I’ve been busy. An office closing means working with people who may be faced with losing their jobs. I’ve been doing this from the Trade Union side. It is grim work. Especially at the moment with this scary economic climate. They have also just run a permanency exercise and…Trade Unions2 min read
