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By Christopher Pesterfield

Issue 35 // 20th April 2026

This issue departs from the usual themed approach, instead presenting a diverse collection of articles on unions and Big Tech, worker assetization, and AI, reflecting the broad and evolving concerns shaping the future of work. Read more of the article

How Big Tech threatens European capitalism and what Europe and unions can do about it

By Andreas Kornelakis

Issue 35 // 20th April 2026

European labour market liberalisation and financialisation have weakened job quality and fuelled crises, while the rise of Big Tech and digitalisation now threatens workers’ rights further, highlighting the need for stronger, coordinated EU regulation and industrial policy. Read more of the article

The Employment Rights Act Improves Trade Union Recognition: Amazon workers in Coventry helped make this happen

By Tom Vickers and Stuart Richards

Issue 35 // 20th April 2026

The Employment Rights Act strengthens workers’ ability to gain union recognition and counters employer anti-union tactics, largely shaped by the struggles of Amazon Coventry workers. Read more of the article

From Employees to Assets: Assetisation, LinkedIn, and the Future of Work

By Paul Richard

Issue 35 // 20th April 2026

LinkedIn exemplifies how workers are increasingly encouraged to treat their online identities as assets, enabling organizations to extract value from employees’ personal brand, networks, and self-presentation beyond their formal labour. Read more of the article

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: the ‘Friend Yet Foe’ Paradox

By Xiaoting Luo and Christopher Pesterfield

Issue 35 // 20th April 2026

Students use AI as both a helpful tool and a questionable shortcut, valuing its efficiency while risking the erosion of critical skills they need for future work. Read more of the article

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Where is the “Modern Slavery” Agenda Heading?

By Pankhuri Agarwal and Sharmila Parmanand

Issue 33 // 13th October 2025

The modern slavery agenda has shifted from protecting workers’ rights to serving political and corporate interests through surveillance, border control, and spectacle, while ignoring the structural causes of exploitation. Read more of the article

Rewriting the rules of the gig economy: Can regulation really change the game?

By Angel Martin-Caballero

Issue 30 // 14th January 2025

Angel Martin-Caballero highlights how gig platforms disrupt labor markets, worsening conditions and posing regulatory challenges. He asks: Have things improved, or are precarious jobs just evolving? Read more of the article

Reshaping responsibility: Platforms, clients and the online gig economy

By Karthika Nadarajah

Issue 30 // 14th January 2025

Karthika Nadarajah highlights how digital platforms reshape gig work, but client accountability is lacking. Shared responsibility models and clearer roles can balance fairness with innovation in the gig economy. Read more of the article

Implications of AI for the Future of Work for people with Serious Mental Illness  

By Kendall Atterbury

Issue 29 // 16th October 2024

People with serious mental illnesses (SMI) face unemployment rates of 75-85% and rely on inadequate benefits. Kendall Atterbury argues that as automation reduces job opportunities, stigma against those with psychiatric disabilities increases, highlighting the need to address the structural barriers they face in employment. Read more of the article

#cancel_efood: Online solidarity to platform workers

By Gregory Tsardanidis

Issue 27 // 29th April 2024

Gregory Tsardanidis looks at the power of boycotting in the digital age, when used by workers fighting unfair employment conditions. Read more of the article