UNI Global Union was asked to write a debate article for FES Info listing some of our core demands for the future of work. Just published and available here in German only on page 8, the op-ed lists four of our core policies. Here follows a shortened English version of the article:
In May 2018, Christina Colclough addressed the congress of the Irish Financial Services Union on the future world of work. The speech focused in on why workers must be aware of their data rights as management-by-algorithm spreads, and data is increasingly used in HR processes such as hiring, firing,…
Every month, if not every week, excellent papers and reports are published predicting massive job losses or the reverse: a zero-sum game as certain jobs will disappear whilst others will be created. We read these reports and learn a lot from them. From McKinsey’s 2017 report “Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained:
With 10 clear action points and priorities unanimously adopted, UNI Global Union has confirmed their commitment to ensuring we have a voice, are present and active in shaping the world of work we want. Acknowledging the challenges many workers across the world already face as jobs are displaced by…
Digital offers unions ways to reach out to workers that we’d find hard to access traditionally, due to hostile employers, geographical dispersion or limited organiser resources. It can also provide…
Simon Parry has been looking at SEO changes in union websites over the last year. Who’s got the top spot for 2018?
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It will come as little surprise that the comparison between online talent platforms and the temporary agency sector revealed significant differences along a number of dimensions. Access to training and social protection was significantly less for workers in the online talent platforms. This is not…
Learning to read and predict our changing environment through strategic use of data is crucial for the survival of trade unions, says Prospect’s Jenny Andrew.
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The OECD published today UNI Global Union’s article titled: Not Just a Facebook Problem: Ethical data collection must be employed at work It only takes a look at the world’s most valuable companies to see that data is the new gold. Already in 2014, global data flows accounted for US$2.8 trillion;…
On April 24, Google and Debating Europe hosted an event for policymakers, industry, trade unions, tech experts and start-ups to discuss the impact of automation on business growth, jobs and society. UNI Global Union was invited to the event to present our views on jobs, security, skills and why we…