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We Don’t Know, What We Don’t Know

Unless workers and their unions capacity build to understand how digital technologies work, and what causes the harms and otherwise negative impacts on workers, they will forever be one step behind, writes Christina Colclough.

How much money is your union losing because of your online join?

The Join Together blog looks at the value in increasing joining conversion rates for union membership.

Is check-off checking out?

Join Together look at the pros and cons of check-off subscription payments, whether they might leave unions open to attack by an adversarial government, and what unions could do about it.

Trade union website league table 2022

Simon Parry has done his annual round up of union websites for domain authority. Useful companion reading to our recent report on SEO for unions.

Why reps avoid online join forms (and what it means for a union)

The JoinTogether blog looks at desire paths and what it means for a union when reps and prospective members find it easier to work around the union’s own systems for joining.

People are turning to unions again

The team behind the TUC-backed online joining tech provider Join Together blog on why they started the project, and why it’s so important as the cost of living crisis bites.

Knowledge is power – how unions can use data

The UnionDues podcast covers the publication of a new report on unions and data from Unions21.

Why are we talking data in unions?

Becky Wright previews Unions21’s upcoming conference, which will feature a strand on improving the use of data in unions.

Little Tech is coming for workers

Report and database from CoWorker.org, investigating the current wave of work related tech products. A record amount of capital is being invested in developing new management software tools that are being released without proper consideration for their harmful effects on working people.

Powering the picket line: Workers are turning to tech in their labor battles

The Washington Post covers a increase in worker and union online activity around disputes in the US.