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The changing world of work and the trade union movement’s response

The economy and employment are changing fast, but there are important steps that UK unions can take to be prepared.

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The final panel session at the Unions 21 conference in 2016 discussed the union movement’s response to the debate on the future of work, and in the past year I have attended events, read reports, and had endless discussions on the ‘future of work’. Quite rightly, the broader policy discussions are on robotics, artificial intelligence, and the use of technology. But for unions, we think that there are three fundamental questions that we must ask: