Reel News have produced a brilliant video that captures the background to the strike of our members at Goodlord as well as the struggles of young workers living in London during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Goodlord strike in sixth week
Here’s the latest in a fantastic series of videos that Unite London & Eastern region has produced covering the Goodlord dispute.
Alphabet workers unionise
There’s been a huge amount of media interest in the announcement that workers at Alphabet Inc – Google’s parent company – have formed a union as part of Communications Workers of America. Unite London Digital & Tech branch sends its greetings to our colleagues who’ve taken this bold step.
Returning to work: SAGE advice
For anyone returning to their usual place of work, being consulted about whether or not to return, or with questions about safety we recommend watching this video from the multi-disciplinary group of scientists Independent SAGE. Their weekly briefings feature questions from the public. It’s up to us to be informed, in case our employers aren’t.
A home working survival guide
Many employers are normalising homeworking arrangements for their entire or a portion of their workforce. This is clearly necessary in order to minimise the potential for Covid-19 to spread, but it should not be at the cost of employees’ physical or mental wellbeing.
Shocking findings in BCS diversity report
BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT continues to produce very useful analyses of the tech industry workforce. A recent report on diversity is a must-read. The first part is based on their own research and the second on Office for National Statistics data.