Simon Sapper Makes You Think

#Campaigning is in our blood – isn’t it? The answer must surely be Yes, but do we always campaign for the things that we really truly want and need? So, if you have lost sight of your campaign objectives, are bedazzled by spurious metrics, listen to the latest #OrganisingForAChange #podcast and feel better. We don’t have the answers, but we know the right questions to ask yourself to make sure you do. Access this and all episodes at bit.ly/o4ac #unions #organising #future #change #leverage

£104 million in recovered back pay, £41 million in members’ pay per year going forward, 5000 new members recruited and 164 days of Industrial action with employers who refused to engage. That’s the output, so far, for #Unison ’s campaign to recruit and organise #HealthcareAssistants in the #NHS. National officer #LouiseChinnery tells how it was done and what’s been learned, and why she describes this work as “the single most amazing thing I have had the pleasure to be involved with”, in her 30 years of working in the union movement. Definitely a signpost more than a weather-vane! Listen now at bit.ly/o4ac #organising #unions #change #future #NHS #Unison #HealthcareAssistants

The latest #OrganisingForAChange podcast is out now - all about building unity. Peppered with anectodtes and insights from our (mine and #MartinSmith) 80 years of combined union experience. Prepare to be challenged! Listen now at bit.ly/o4ac #Unions #organising #podcast #unity #change #future

No “sign up for cheaper car insurance”, no “click this link for a membership form”, no “follow us on social media”.  How boots-on-the-ground generated over 100k new members in British schools. Hear the full story in the latest Organising For A Change podcast - listen now at bit.ly/o4ac #organising #unions #change #schools #podcast

A fine evening at the #IndependentPodcastAwards on Wednesday - #UnionDues and #UnDocumented both shortlisted and a great buzz around the hall.

Unfortunately, there's no theory of change a union can take off the shelf and say, right, if we do that, that'll work. You have to start in your own organisation. And are we really honestly answering the question, What is our union built for? How can unions find and adopt a theory of change? Listen now at bit.ly/o4ac #organising #change #podcast

How and Why do people join unions? The latest Organising For A Change podcast Access this and all episodes at bit.ly/o4ac

Delighted to share that the #UnionDues podcast has been shortlisted for the 2024 #IndependentPodcastAwards. Fingers' crossed for awards night on 23 October! Access all episodes at bit.ly/DuesUnion

In the latest #OrganisingForAChange podcast, we look at what happens when despite a great organising campaign – one where you recruit lots of people, and you make a lot of noise, and you really gain traction - and then you reach a certain point, and then enter the #CAC process for formal statutory recognition, or something else happens, which means you hit a sort of ceiling, and you stop. What then happens to the energy? What then happens to the membership? What happens to the union building process in such circumstances? Listen at bit.ly/o4acBanking. Access all episodes at bit.ly/o4ac. Companion blog at bit.ly/Loudshirts #unions #change #podcast #bankingsuccess #organising

The new anti-apartheid docu-drama-thriller London Recruits is about to hit UK movie-screens. In this special UnionDues podcast, director/writer Gordon Main takes us on the 10 year journey to bring to life the true story of how young British students travelled undercover to 1970s oppressive South Africa, to support the liberation struggle of the African National Congress. Having made the film, Gordon talks about the key role unions and trade unionists will play in making this the UK's most successful independent movie launch ever! Listen at bit.ly/DuesUnion Companion blog at bit.ly/Loudshirts #unions #LondonRecruits #podcast #apartheid #SouthAfrica #ANC #GordonMain