Which unions are the most influential on Twitter in 2018?
Every November, I compile metrics to see which union are the most influential on Twitter. This is the seventh year I’ve been doing this analysis, and previous results can be found on this…Read more…
“UNISON celebrates becoming the UK’s biggest union”
“UNISON is marking becoming the UK’s biggest union by launching a month of recruitment activity today to reach out to every worker in the country providing public services.The union has now more than 1.3 million people in its membership who work in edu…Read more…
How can we make it easier to join trade unions?
What’s the most important page on a union website? I’d suggest it’s not the home page, or even the General Secretary’s biography, but the online joining form. In many unions, a majority of members…Read more…
TUC Communications Awards 2018
Every year, the TUC hosts an Annual Communication Awards ceremony to celebrate some of the great work being done by unions. I always take particular interest in the awards focused on using technology…Read more…
What have the Trade Unions done for us?
A great update by the TUC. Watch the inspiration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7tvauOJMHoRead more…
Testing times? Trade unions should be natural partners in digital co-design
User involvement in digital product design is fundamental to success. Human-centric and design thinking approaches make a huge difference to a digital project’s chances of achieving product/market…Read more…
Trade Union Website League Table 2018
Every June, I update the league table of trade union websites. The 2018 edition can be seen below (Previous results can be seen for 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012). It’s important to…Read more…
Which unions are the most influential on Twitter in 2017?
Towards the end of every year I take a look at which of the TUC-affiliated unions are the most influential on Twitter. I’ve been doing this for six years, with all previous results available on my…Read more…
How big is your union website in 2017?
A couple of years ago, I looked at the sizes of the websites of all the TUC affiliated unions, to see how they compared. I’ve found myself coming back to this analysis quite often. Various unions…Read more…
OK Google, let’s talk unions
One of the latest frontiers in technology is voice controlled smart assistants. Systems like Apple’s Siri, Google Now and Microsoft’s Cortana have been bringing voice controlled commands to mobiles,…Read more…
Unions aren’t to blame for the Southern Rail situation. They’re trying to help.
After much delay (it was completed in December) the DfT have finally published the Gibb Report into the causes of and solutions to the problems that beset the Southern Rail franchise. The report is complex and covers a huge amount of territory in its 1…Read more…
Trade Union Website League Table 2017
It’s time again for the annual trade union website league table. So how have the metrics changed in the last 12 months? (Previous results can be seen at 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012). The league…Read more…
ECJ Singapore ruling adds to case against ISDS in Brexit deal
Today the European Court of Justice (ECJ) gave an important boost to the case for scrapping Investor State Dispute Settlement, as well as other corporate court systems like it, in trade agreements. Part of the ECJ’s ruling today was that trade deals that contain ISDS need to be ratified in EU…Read more…
Careersmart 2.0
Back in 2014, Prospect launched the Careersmart.org.uk website, providing information and guidance on careers and work issues from a union perspective. The site has recently undergone a major…Read more…
Global trade deals can’t substitute for a good Brexit deal
This week the think tank OpenEurope published a report with recommendations for Britain’s future trade after it leaves the EU. It suggests that Britain may be able to make up much of its shortfall in trade resulting from leaving the EU by strengthening its trade, particularly in services, with…Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 92: Alt ‘Rights’: What does labor look like in the age of Trump
Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update Section This is decidedly not Walton Matt coming in from Chicago Chicago teachers strike Site of Haymarket square, Mayday for the American listeners Is there a memorial for the workers in Haymarket square? Using new tech for this podcast connections Zokos.com planned to be free software Indiana became […]Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 92: Alt ‘Rights’: What does labor look like in the age of Trump
Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update Section This is decidedly not Walton Matt coming in from Chicago Chicago teachers strike Site of Haymarket square, Mayday for the American listeners Is there a memorial for the workers in Haymarket square? Using new tech for this podcast connections Zokos.com planned to be free software Indiana became […]Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 92: Alt ‘Rights’: What does labor look like in the age of Trump
Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update Section This is decidedly not Walton Matt coming in from Chicago Chicago teachers strike Site of Haymarket square, Mayday for the American listeners Is there a memorial for the workers in Haymarket square? Using new tech for this podcast connections Zokos.com planned to be free software Indiana became […]Read more…
Cyberunions Episode 92: Alt ‘Rights’: What does labor look like in the age of Trump
Download Ogg Ogg lite MP3 Torrent Update Section This is decidedly not Walton Matt coming in from Chicago Chicago teachers strike Site of Haymarket square, Mayday for the American listeners Is there a memorial for the workers in Haymarket square? Using new tech for this podcast connections Zokos.com planned to be free software Indiana became […]Read more…