Episodes
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Unions21 Conference 2019 - part 1; the Future of Collective Voice
Monday Jun 24, 2019
Monday Jun 24, 2019
This is the first of two podcasts capturing the highlights of our 2019 conference, held last month at the splendidly refurbished offices of the International Transport workers’ Federation (thanks very much for having us).
Part 2 will look at the Future of Work and the impact of digital tech and AI. Thisepisode is all about that other burning issue – collective voice in the 21stcentury. We hear from Mike Clancy, Andrea Genaro, Mel Simms and Danny Mortimer, all under the watchful eyes of Baroness Margaret Prosser and U21 Executive Director Becky Wright.
There are also contributions from Denise Linay, Betsy Dillner, Nick Child and Judy Shaw. A full running order is below.
With the report from our Commission for Collective Voice being published on 26 June, this podcast is the perfect companion, explainer and foil. You can join the debate by emailing us at info@unions21.org.uk, or tweeting us @unions21. We’d love to hear your views.
You can access all Unions21 podcasts here. A Makes-You-Think production
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Running Order
- Becky Wright, Unions21
- Margaret Prosser,* Commission on Collective Voice
- Mike Clancy, Prospect
- Andrea Garnero,* OECD
- Danny Mortimer*, NHS Employers’
- Mel Simms*, University of Glasgow
- Nick Child, Royal College of Midwives
- Mel Simms and Danny Mortimer on youth engagement
- Betsy Dillner, Social Change Agency
- Denise Linay, Royal College of Midwives
- Judy Shaw, National Association of Head Teachers
The survey that Andrea refers to is his contribution can be found here.
*pictured
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Can The Industrial Strategy Deliver? - w/Andy Haldane
Monday Jun 03, 2019
Monday Jun 03, 2019
We welcome Andy Haldane, Chief Economist at the Bank of England to the last podcast of the current series. Andy spoke with us in his capacity as the chair of the Industrial Strategy Council– charged with holding the government to account over its delivery (or not) of the strategy’s objectives.
We made clear our surprise and concern at the apparent absence of any trade union input into the strategy when it was published. Can Andy say anything to reassure us? Will the Council be watch dog or a lap dog? And would increasing wages be a route to higher productivity? Becky also reflects about the quality of union democracy after a visit to the TCO conference in Stockholm.
Thanks as ever for your support: We’ll be back with series 5 in September. A Makes-You-Think production.