by Ramzy Baroud
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Technology and automation – delivering skills and workplace protection
Unions are crucial in minimising the impact of automation on workers and a strong union presence is essential to protecting jobs, argues Usdaw leader PADDY LILLIS
Shopworkers are a vital part of the economy
US-based labour and social movements authors and organisers Robert Ovetz and James Tracy interview DANIEL GROSS about his new book, Unions of Our Own: Eight Building Blocks to Change Work and the World
Innovation in biotechnology is changing how we conceive of meat, say ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT of SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
JOHN CALLOW introduces the work of Geoffrey Trease, who placed ordinary people at the centre of his historical fiction for children, creating adventurous stories to inspire the possibilities of social change
Is the Scottish government in favour of drilling or not? Evasiveness and incoherence are the order of the day, argues KENNY MacASKILL
The Isle of Wight’s Victorian holiday boom drew visitors from across Europe, including the founders of scientific socialism, writes KEITH FLETT
TECHNOLOGY has in many ways made our lives easier and more enjoyable, but there are significant concerns over how it is introduced and used in the workplace.
The expansion of new technology and automation is an important and urgent issue for the trade union movement.
It is estimated that nine in 10 UK employees will need to retrain by 2030, resulting in massive changes that are likely to affect how we do our jobs, what we do and how we are managed.
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