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    • Shaping the new world of work

      21 November 2016

      Author:

      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 ...
      Read More Shaping the new world of work

    • Why the digital gig economy needs co-ops and unions

      27 September 2016

      Author:

      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 ...
      Read More Why the digital gig economy needs co-ops and unions

    • It’s a matter of time: can Deliveroo deliver collective bargaining for the gig economy?

      16 August 2016

      Author:

      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 ...
      Read More It’s a matter of time: can Deliveroo deliver collective bargaining for the gig economy?

    • Organising in the “digital wild west”: Can strategic bottlenecks help prevent a race to the bottom for online workers?

      11 May 2016

      Author:

      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. ...
      Read More Organising in the “digital wild west”: Can strategic bottlenecks help prevent a race to the bottom for online workers?

    • Can virtual workers strike? Book chapter on identity and collective action in microwork

      3 November 2015

      Author:

      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 ...
      Read More Can virtual workers strike? Book chapter on identity and collective action in microwork

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