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Season four of You delves into the misogyny and monstrous behaviour that can lurk beyond university facades.
Results already in from the first direct leadership election in the UAW’s 88-year history present a sharply divided leadership.
Bob Hawke spent 24 years married to his second wife, Blanche d'Alpuget, whose canny 1981 biography helped make him ALP leader – and one of our most beloved PMs. Chris Wallace tells their story.
Workers have gradually lost all powers to take industrial action when they feel conditions are unfair.
The strikes (minimum service levels) bill making its way through parliament potentially means employers can block named workers from taking industrial action.
With real wages in many countries having been stagnant for years, the inflation surge has brought unions back to life.
Workers have filed the most union petitions since 2015 and the number of strikes have surged, but whether this turns into a sustained increase in membership rates is still unclear.
Psychological and social perspectives on economy that were developed by 19th-century philosophers can help us re-imagine economics with a human face.
Unions are calling on the government to negotiate on pay, here’s how it could mediate discussions between employers and unions.
Improving the ability for worker’s voices and perspectives to be heard in the workplace could have wide ranging benefits for employers and broader society at large.
Education strikes by university and public school workers are political fights about diminished respect for education as a public good and workers’ rights in an economy that perpetuates inequality.
There are ways in which platform workers can resist the rise in job insecurity and poor working conditions brought on by digital labour platforms.
Frustration about unsettled bargaining that predates the pandemic could get channelled into pronounced resistance from educational workers during the coming months.
The Ontario government’s latest use of the notwithstanding clause is at odds with its stated intention to keep kids in school amid a labour dispute — and at odds with the heart of labour relations norms.
Research shows that workers rarely call out unethical behavior or even just operational problems, in large part because they fear serious consequences.
Nigeria’s public university system has lost about 57 months to industrial action since 1999. This has implications for the future workforce.
Workers still need to approve the deal, which was brokered by President Biden in 20 hours of last-minute negotiations.
If any industry is crying out for unionization, it’s this one.
Public support for unions is at a near 60-year high. Meanwhile, self-organizers at major American chains are spearheading a new movement to mobilize.
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Professor of Management, Co-Director of the MIT Sloan Institute for Work and Employment Research, MIT Sloan School of Management
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