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NGSU’s digital strategy

Unions21’s Duncan Robertson worked with NGSU recently to analyse engagement with the union’s content on web and social media.

Big brother and big boss: Is surveillance in the workplace the new normal?

Prospect’s Andrew Pakes joins a panel in this recording from the 2021 CogX festival of AI, looking at what the growth in digital surveillance at work means for working people, and what can be done about it.

Fruit of the Zoom: NUJ delegate meeting

The NUJ’s Tim Dawson gives a glimpse behind the scenes at the NUJ’s annual conference, held online for the first time.

Voor 14: FNV’s movement for a decent wage.

A case study of the Dutch unions’ digital campaign for a raise in the minimum wage, by organising consultancy Tectonica.

The pandemic has catalysed a new era for Britain’s trade unions

Ellie Mae O’Hagan of CLASS writes for the Guardian on how the pandemic and lockdown has necessitated the growth of new aspects of trades unionism.

How PCS used P2P texts to reach 100,000 petition signatures

Case study from supplier CallHub on how PCS used peer to peer SMS and phone banking to support their civil service pay campaign.

Three years of silence – the government’s response to electronic balloting must be lost in the post

You can order your shopping, pay your bills and even vote in many political party ballots online. But when it comes to voting in union elections, the government insists only paper postal ballots will do.

Unions mobilise to turn the tables on wage-theft in hospitality

Hospo Voice and ACTU have launched Mobilise – an app based on OUR WalMart’s Work-it AI advice and community platform, which aims to help organise Australian hospitality workers.

The benefits of technology at work should be for everyone, not just employers and big tech companies

The use of new technology to manage how we work has risen during the coronavirus pandemic. But without new rules on how we deal with this, it could mean working people losing out – two thirds of workers say there is no consultation when new tech is introduced into the workplace. Trade unions are working to change that, Mary Towers blogs for the TUC.

Which unions are the most influential on Twitter 2020?

Simon Parry’s annual roundup of how unions score using Kred’s Twitter influence measurements.