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Simon Sapper

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UnionDues: ‘Industry without art is brutality’ – meeting the Artists Union of England

Simon Sapper
20 July, 2021

Many of their members got no support from the coronavirus income protection schemes, Simon Sapper writes.

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UnionDues: What was behind the ‘world’s biggest strike’?

Simon Sapper
6 July, 2021

The latest UnionDues podcast goes behind the headlines of the 2020 General Strike in India. Some of the issues are familiar to the UK…

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UnionDues: Is social partnership the way forward for workers after the pandemic?

Simon Sapper
22 June, 2021

The ACAS chair speaks to Simon Sapper on bringing workers and bosses together.

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UnionDues: Big data and the union movement

Simon Sapper
8 June, 2021

Bosses know how to use data on their workers. How can unions get ahead of the game?

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UnionDues: When the shop floor becomes the front line

Simon Sapper
25 May, 2021

Aggression and intimidation towards supermarket workers, the vital role of supermarket reps and the Kenmure Street Blockade – all covered in this week’s Union Dues Podcast.

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UnionDues: Can we unionise the tech industry?

Simon Sapper
11 May, 2021

Inside the creation of a new tech workers’ union.

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Why unions need a supply chain strategy

Simon Sapper
27 April, 2021

International trade is too important to be left to economists, businesspeople, and politicians. It needs trade union intervention, writes Simon Sapper.

The pandemic has shown we need global trade unionism more than ever

Simon Sapper
9 March, 2021

Health and safety at work is a fundamental right – and we need to fight for it across borders, writes Simon Sapper.

UnionDues: On a tumultuous few years for entertainment workers

Simon Sapper
2 March, 2021

From #MeToo to mergers and a pandemic: Simon Sapper speaks to the head of BECTU.

UnionDues: The government has lost control of health and safety in Britain’s workplaces

Simon Sapper
23 February, 2021

Plus: Why unions can’t rely on the courts.

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