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Future of Trade Unions II: Protecting Gig Workers Down Under

Future of Trade Unions II: Protecting Gig Workers Down Under

FromIn our Tech Society


Future of Trade Unions II: Protecting Gig Workers Down Under

FromIn our Tech Society

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Trade unions are not the force they once were in Australia. But in the struggle for protections and rights for gig workers, could unionisation be the solution? 
Joining me to discuss how to reform trade unions to face declining membership and the gig economy is Professor Anthony Forsyth, author of The Future of Unions and Worker Representation: The Digital Picket Line.
5.25: Neoliberalism and trade unions
9.59: How has the gig economy changed the game?
26.20: Can unions succeed in the platform economy?
29.30: How to improve wage bargaining
36.40: The future of trade unions
Released:
Oct 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (36)

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