Blogs
Identity and race: Tackling discrimination in the NHS
I have multiple identities: I am a British woman. I am a Muslim. I am of Asian descent. I am a midwife. I am also the Head of Quality and Safety for the Royal College of Midwives
blog: 24 September 2020
Trade union newcomers: an untapped resource?
Kurt Vandaele of the European Trade Union Institute explores how with the recent rise in membership during the pandemic unions have a unique opportunity to integrate and utilise newcomers in order to boost their power.
blog: 10 September 2020
Lobbying During A Crisis
Louise McMullan explains how Equity and its members have been lobbying and campaigning the Government to protect workers and indeed the entire art, entertainment and recreation sector in this crisis
blog: 20 May 2020
Understanding Strategic Corporate Research
Becky Wright, Executive Director Unions 21, outlines the benefits of strategic corporate research for union organising.
blog: 27 April 2020
Getting the right digital tools
Henry Skewes explores the digital tools we use at Unions 21, what we have learnt from our experience with remote working and how digital tools have improved the way we work.
blog: 16 April 2020
Managing home workers
Collette Bradford, Head of organising and engagement at the PDA, outlines how to effectively manage a remote team in this challenging and ever changing time for unions and wider society.
blog: 14 April 2020
Unions 21 webinars: A how-to guide
A quick how-to guide to joining our online Masterclasses.
blog: 14 April 2020
Refining digital strategy
Duncan Robertson, Unions 21 Digital Consultant, delves into how to create and refine your unions' digital strategy to boost engagement.
blog: 3 April 2020
Member engagement doesn’t work in isolation
Vic Barlow takes a look at how member engagement works and why it needs to be done in partnership across your union and with a clear strategy behind it.
blog: 25 March 2020
How to make union working from home, work
For some unions, the government guidelines have asked them to think about home working on a large scale, possibly for the very first time. So I wanted to share some ideas on how to handle home working, both as a staff member and manager.
blog: 17 March 2020
