Arm staff warned Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner of the consequences of a planned £31 billion sale of the UK software and semiconductor giant to rival firm NVIDIA ahead of a parliamentary adjournment…Read more…
Tech firm deal ‘not in the UK’s national interest’
The government must prevent the £31 billion sale of UK software and semiconductor giant Arm to US multinational Nvidia in order to protect the UK’s tech sector, Unite said today (September 15). The…Read more…
‘Humans forgotten’
Unite has criticised a new report on the ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in public services for failing to discuss the real threat to public sector jobs. A Unite analysis of the threat…Read more…
‘When’
Do you remember when the phone plugged into the wall had its own table in the hall? When the dial had letters as well as numbers? Were you one of those who liked mystery and went ex-directory? …Read more…
‘Our voices must be heard’
For the TUC’s I Heart Unions week (February 11-15), we’re highlighting the wonderful work trade unions do to empower workers — in this instance through peaceful protest. On Monday…Read more…
‘Serious issues’
Unite has raised concerns over the possibility of staff at UK firms being implanted with microchips for security and efficiency purposes. A handful of financial and legal firms are in…Read more…
‘Star Wars’ digital revolution is coming
Serious questions are being asked whether the UK is fully geared up to profit from the ‘Star Wars’ digital revolution so eagerly being embraced by its economic competitors. As the prospect of…Read more…
We have collectively chosen to drive the car towards an increasingly unequal society
James Meadway, Chief Economist at the New Economics Foundation gives us his thoughts ahead of Tuesday’s TUC fringe ‘Will the current education system deliver skills for the workforce of…Read more…
Autumn Statement 2014 – What’s in it for industry?
Today’s Autumn Statement contained an important package on growth and productivity. So what did we get? And was it enough? First, there was good news on infrastructure. £15bn was committed to improve the national road network. This includes around £6bn to resurface 80% of the national…Read more…