Research undertaken in 2012 by pro-union academic Panos Panagiotopoulos found that globally, unions are increasingly viewing digital tools as essential to improving communications and member engagement. Over 61% of unions said that digital was considered a “priority” given budget and…
LabourStart is composed of almost 900 volunteer trade unionists around the world. 85 in Canada alone (where I reside). We operate largely autonomously from each other. While Eric is prominent among them/us as webmaster and founder, he…
LabourStart is composed of almost 900 volunteer trade unionists around the world. 85 in Canada alone (where I reside). We operate largely autonomously from each other. While Eric is prominent among them/us as webmaster and founder, he…
LabourStart is composed of almost 900 volunteer trade unionists around the world. 85 in Canada alone (where I reside). We operate largely autonomously from each other. While Eric is prominent among them/us as webmaster and founder, he…
A week ago, The Guardian’s Global Development Professionals Network held a live-chat with a panel of global digital campaigners to talk about “best practice”. On the panel included campaigners from highly regarded outfits like Avaaz, Change.org and Kony 2012 creators Invisible…
I often make references here to “digital utopians,” the folks of the ‘90s who kept telling us the internet would set our minds and news media free from the constraints and censorship imposed by corporate ownership. We could all be our own newspaper, TV…
I often make references here to “digital utopians,” the folks of the ‘90s who kept telling us the internet would set our minds and news media free from the constraints and censorship imposed by corporate ownership. We could all be our own newspap…
I’ve harped on (and on) before about the lack of interactivity in unions’ use of so-called new media. Readers have responded in two ways, saying either, “It takes resources we don’t have to manage it all;” or, “What do you mean! We respond to every ema…
I’ve harped on (and on) before about the lack of interactivity in unions’ use of so-called new media. Readers have responded in two ways, saying either, “It takes resources we don’t have to manage it all;” or, “What do you mean! We respond …
A couple of IWDs ago I used my Webwork column to look at the distressingly negative experiences many women have online, including being flamed or otherwise harassed. And how those experiences might negatively affect women’s receptiveness to their union…