Organising to Win - A trade union organising podcast from UNISON North West

In this month's edition, James Bull talks to Sarah Glenister of the Institute of Employment Rights about their policy paper 'A manifesto for Labour Law', which informed the influential 2017 Labour Party manifesto. Music by Podington Bear used under a creative commons license.

We report from the Manchester Mayoral Hustings organised by CitizensUK, where UNISON challenged mayoral candidates on their commitment to social care, and James Bull speaks to CitizensUK's Furquan Naeem about how the organisation can help empower communities and workers around areas of common concern. Music by Podington Bear used under a creative commons license.

In our April episode, we speak to a group of teaching assistants from Derby who have been involved in an inspirational campaign to challenge a 25% wage cut, and interview author and documentary filmmaker Sarah Boston about her experience of battling sexism and building power for women in trade unions during the 1970s. Music by Podington Bear used under a creative commons license.

In our first episode of 2017, James Bull speaks to Neil Todd of Thompsons Solicitors about the implications of the new measures brought into law by the Trade Union Act 2016, which are due to come into force in March, and Kevin Lucas visits picket lines in Copeland where council workers are taking action against cuts to services and jobs.

In this December edition, we speak to Nigel Flanagan from UNI Global Union about power mapping, and hear from Julie Finnegan of UNISON's Oldham Local Government Branch where members have been fighting back against threats to their terms and conditions.

In this November edition of our podcast, we explore the murky world of union busting and consider what activists can do to fight back against expensive and regressive tactics by employers to stop their staff pursuing independent, collective representation at work. Featuring music by Podington Bear used under a creative commons license.

In this special social care edition of our monthly podcast, we take an in depth look at UNISON's ambitious new social care campaign, which aims to improve standards in the sector and tackle the mistreatment of workers providing vital support to people in our communities.

In this September 2016 edition of Organising to Win, Kevin Lucas speaks to Louise Chinnery and Dr. Richard Saundry about how we can best recruit and develop new activists, and Peter Urwin interviews homecare worker Judith Montgomery, who UNISON helped win a substantial payout after her employer failed to pay her the minimum wage.

This month, we speak to Irish trade unionist Ethel Buckley about effective ways to engage communities in trade union campaigns, and interview a group of UNISON activists from Calderstones Hospital about how they built the union in their workplace into a force that has won incredible improvements in terms and conditions for members. Music by Podington Bear, used under a creative commons license.

In this month's episode, we speak to american trade unionist and academic Jane McAlevey, author of 'Raising Expectations and Raising Hell: My Decade Fighting for the Labour Movement', and find out how a group of UNISON NW activists won the campaign to bring privatised ambulance services back into the National Health Service, increasing trade union density at the same time.