Tag: unions
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Shaping the new world of work
21 November 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
The European Trade Union Institute has just put together a 40-page report that comes out of their conference on ‘Shaping the new world of work. The impacts of digitalisation ...
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Why the digital gig economy needs co-ops and unions
27 September 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
We live in a world in which it is increasingly possible to use online labour markets to outsource work directly to any corner of the planet. Millions of new ...
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It’s a matter of time: can Deliveroo deliver collective bargaining for the gig economy?
16 August 2016
Authors: Alex Wood
Last week ‘gig’ workers took to the streets in a show of public discontent. London’s Deliveroo couriers (moped or cycle riding workers who pick up food from restaurants and ...
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Organising in the “digital wild west”: Can strategic bottlenecks help prevent a race to the bottom for online workers?
11 May 2016
Authors: Mark Graham
For decades, large firms have been outsourcing and offshoring jobs. Work flowed from developed economies to developing ones, where wages were lower and regulations were of a lighter touch. ...
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Can virtual workers strike? Book chapter on identity and collective action in microwork
3 November 2015
Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta
Tyldesley miners during the 1926 General Strike (Wikipedia) I’ve posted online a pre-print version of my upcoming chapter in Space, place and global digital work, edited by Jörg Flecker ...
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