The rise in union support can be explained by the growing recognition people are having of their own disadvantages, and the anger they feel about it.
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Tech firms are relying on low-wage workers to power their AI models. That raises serious ethical questions about how the technology is being developed.
Unions have long advocated for a ban on replacement workers, arguing their use unduly shifts power to employers and gives the boss an unfair advantage in collective bargaining.
Over 80% of secondary schools are academies, which don’t have to teach the national curriculum.
Changing attitudes to maths from the start of education can lead to more success later on.
The work environment is a social determinant of health. However, work has been underused as a lever to address health inequalities.
Labour has vowed to crack down on smuggling gangs.
Companies like Uber and Lyft have a long way to go in improving worker safety to ensure both drivers and passengers feel safe on the road.
While blatant discrimination is easy to condemn because of how obvious it is, there are subtler, more insidious forms that also need to be rooted out.
While the digital landscape offers opportunities for unions to engage and mobilize supporters, it also presents challenges, including the risk of being marginalized in the vast online world.
When it comes to picket lines, courts aim to uphold civil and property rights without jeopardizing workers’ freedom of expression.
Establishing an inclusive and accommodating work environment for people with dyslexia can foster a diverse workforce and improve productivity, innovation and performance.
The movie offers both Hollywood history and Cruise’s presence as weapons of human resistance to the hazards of AI in filmmaking.
Today, as in the past, pro-car sentiment is a backlash against nascent environmental protest.
Trading the right to strike for binding interest arbitration is a minefield for unions.
Although work in journalism has never been a safe bet, it’s now rife with deepening uncertainty. The TVO strike aimed at job security is a matter of public interest.
The emotional realities experienced by women coaches are adversely impacting their ability to thrive in a culture that doesn’t recognize or support key parts of their work.
One way to dramatically improve the lives of people with disabilities is by understanding time in a way that considers how people with disabilities experience barriers — something known as “crip time.”
Past prime ministers could afford to talk big on climate change – but now the impact of the environmental crisis is manifestly real, Sunak can’t afford to appease those who oppose green policies.
We need a new agreement between employers and employees in the B.C. ports that will allow both sides to enjoy the benefits of new workplace technologies.
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Paul Whiteley is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex
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Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of Stirling
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