How unions can use ChatGPT and generative AI for growth
What are the ways that unions could use generative AI and ChatGPT to grow in membership or lift capacity? In this article, I want to briefly go over some of the areas that unions could use ChatGPT and...
View ArticleRevisiting “Using Data to Build Strong Unions” by Unions21
In 2022, Unions21 published the Using Data to Build Strong Unions report. A year later, I wanted to revisit this report to summarise its key points and discuss what, if anything, has changed. It is...
View ArticleWorker data rights, not AI, is the most important future frontier
During the pandemic, employer collection of worker data increased significantly. In almost all cases, especially in Australia, this collection is completely unregulated. As Matthew Painter at the...
View ArticleWhat I’m reading (Aug 2023)
Stories and links that are of interest or relevance to union leaders, strategists, campaigners and organisers. Unions and union growth Workers’ rights AI and the future of work Campaigning, organising...
View ArticlePhilip Lowe says we need less democracy. That would be a disaster.
In a recent opinion piece at The New Daily, Michael Pascoe drew attention to a concerning perspective held by former RBA Governor Philip Lowe (and likely shared by many influential “opinion leaders” in...
View ArticleThree key ways to use innovation and technology for union growth
How can unions turn tech innovation into sustainable, scalable growth? Growth has always been important for unions, and in the current era of rapid economic transition, climate crisis and AI, it is...
View ArticleBoost your member retention rate (growth hack Sep 2023)
What is a relatively simple channel for unions to grow and boost member retention? The humble email inbox. Increasing your union’s volume of email to existing members is a fantastic, low cost and...
View ArticleWhat I’m reading (Sep 2023)
Stories and links that are of interest or relevance to union leaders, strategists, campaigners and organisers. Unions and union growth Workers’ rights Data and worker privacy AI and the future of work...
View ArticleAdapting to changing work: job-hopping and union membership
When workers are asked about how the nature of work has changed, they often mention things like technology, safety, complexity and digital transformation. Unions are (mostly) well adapted to these...
View ArticleWhat I’m reading (October 2023)
Stories and links that are of interest or relevance to union leaders, strategists, campaigners and organisers. Unions and union growth Workers’ rights Data and worker privacy AI and the future of work...
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