Data, automation and AI in the time of Covid-19

Last week, over 70 participants from unions all over the world participated in a UNI Global Union workshop entitled “What’s all this about data, AI and automation – an introduction/recap.” It was the first of four workshops that UNI’s Director of Platform and Agency Workers, Digitalization and Trade…

Covid19 puts the right to disconnect center stage

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused many countries to either recommend or force a large portion of the labor force to work from home. While the flexibility to work remotely is important and allows employees to carry on with their work, it also gives rise to an important challenge: When you work…

At the forefront of AI

On March 4, Negotia’s President Monica Paulsen, sat down with UNIs Christina Colclough for a chat about artificial intelligence, AI, workers data rights, the fears and reality of automation and much more. Here are a few key excerpts: Monica: What are main technical developments we should be aware of

PODCAST: Yours, mine and our data

Make a coffee, feet up and listen to this podcast on why we need to be critical towards the massive surveillance and monitoring we are subject to. At work, as workers and as citizens. Recorded at a debate meeting at Kulturhuset in Oslo on February 11, 2020, Christina Colclough takes the audience…

Survey: Grim Reality for Young Workers

Results from a 1,700 strong survey conducted in Australia, the UK and Latin America reveal that young workers face mounting frustration over insufficient wages, rising costs, understaffing, and the consequences of digitalisation, all of which compound poor mental health.

Spotlight Beta Test II ?

Prospect and Bectu teams from the UK dug deep into the possibilities of using Spotlight – our privacy respecting, worker empowering tool – at our event today. Unions can use Spotlight in their campaigns – track working time, use of work apps throughout the day, distance traveled for work and so much…

Right to Disconnect – UNI Campaign

As the barrier between work and personal time erodes, a new global campaign to help workers reclaim their right to disconnect from their jobs is launched. Lead by UNI Global Union’s Professionals & Managers (UNI P&M) the campaign will be rolled out worldwide with the help of the first-ever…

Podcast: In Data We Trust?

Listen up to hear from 3 experts why we must change our attitude towards data. UNIs Christina Colclough advocates strongly for workers’ data rights – neglected in many data protections and in many discussions. Human Rights Commissioner from Australia Ed Santow provides hair-raising examples of data…

The Right To Be Human

Over the summer, numerous more examples of how data is used to manipulate us have flooded the news. Take the documentary aired now on Netflix called The Great Hack on the link between ruthless data brokers and politics. Or the BBC program aired August 11 called Is Your Boss Watching You. It is so…

Too busy to love?

Met your unreal girlfriend: Hikari Azuma, the digital assistant that is designed to make you like her. Live with her. Maybe even love her. Whilst Amazon and Google are busy persuading us all of the use value of their digital assistants, Alexa and Google Home, Takechi’s company Gatebox has gone one…