TUC Digital Lab, Author at TUC Digital Lab

Engaging members in new ways

Unions21’s blog on Prospect’s use of Thoughtexchange – the survey and outreach tool that UNI Global Union’s Young Workers’ Lab is testing in unions.

Catalonia has created a new kind of online activism. Everyone should pay attention

Wired reports on Catalan independence group Tsunami Democràtic, which is leveraging social media and peer-to-peer technology to orchestrate massive protests.

How can unions make a start on innovation?

“Sustainable innovation isn’t about putting the house on red and hoping to win” says Unions21’s Becky Wright. It’s about incremental change based on thorough research with members.

Supporting digital skills for union members

UNISON’s Katie Shaw writes for unionlearn on their work to support members to grow their digital skills and digital confidence.

Crowdsourced wage transparency spreadsheets are going ‘viral’. Are you ready to get involved?

Coworker blog looks at a wave of grassroots wage transparency activity across the US.

Making hi-tech a rule for revolutionaries

The use of technology in campaigning and organising is growing, writes NUS’ Linda Somerville for Scottish Left Review. Some social movements are reaping benefits from data-driven organising and mass communication channels.

Podcast: In Data We Trust?

ElementAI’s podcast hears from UNI Global Union’s Christina Colclough on workers’ data rights – neglected in many data protections.

Test Driving: Thought Exchange

Prospect worked with UNI Global Union on a digital pilot project, encouraging young archaeologist members to come together online with anonymous discussion and collective decision making tools.

Summer Patrol: taking offline conversations to online organising

The TUC Summer Patrol is an organising campaign run by young trade union unionists in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. The aim is to visit high streets to interview and engage young workers about their workplace conditions, their legal rights, and how they can organise to improve their workplace.

Are you election ready on Facebook?

As we enter a likely general election, many unions will be thinking how they can get their issues across more clearly online during such a high profile campaign moment.