For the predatory capitalist, precarious employment is profitable. But what if this subjugation and short-termism has had its time? As younger generations of workers increasingly see the benefits of a trade union, is the tide turning on those companies who have long exploited workers to swell their bottom line? Host, Ross Ashcroft, met up with Director of the Institute of Employment Rights, Carolyn Jones, and Volunteer Organiser, Carolyn Steinhoff, to discuss. Read all about it here: https://renegadeinc.com/workers-dont-just-organise-unionise/ Read and download transcript here: https://renegadeinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Workers-Don%E2%80%99t-Just-Organise-Unionise.pdf All full episodes also on https://renegadeinc.com/shows/renegade-inc/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Renegade Inc. provides its members with the content and connections that help navigate the ‘new normal’. Finding the people who are thinking differently about the world means we offer an alternative perspective on business, leadership, economics, education and the arts. Support us by subscribing here http://bit.ly/1db4xVQ - Become a Renegade Inc. member at our website here: http://www.RenegadeInc.com - Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/RenegadeEcon - Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RenEconomist ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt6_0BSrYjk

In an information age when most media brands deliberately nail their colours to the mast, one organisation that has just reached its 200 year anniversary still can’t explain what it really stands for – the Guardian. Loved by some, hated by others, but when it comes to an editorial standpoint, its mercurial choices have left many, many more really flummoxed. Host, Ross Ashcroft, met up with senior lecturer at the Department of Film Media and Cultural Studies at Birkbeck University, Justin Schlosberg, and head of media, communications and cultural studies at Goldsmiths University, Professor Des Freedman, to help unpick the enigma that is the Guardian. Read all about it here: https://renegadeinc.com/hasta-la-vista-guardianista/ Read and download transcript here: https://renegadeinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Hasta-La-Vista-Guardianista.pdf All full episodes also on https://renegadeinc.com/shows/renegade-inc/ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Renegade Inc. provides its members with the content and connections that help navigate the ‘new normal’. Finding the people who are thinking differently about the world means we offer an alternative perspective on business, leadership, economics, education and the arts. Support us by subscribing here http://bit.ly/1db4xVQ - Become a Renegade Inc. member at our website here: http://www.RenegadeInc.com - Follow us on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/RenegadeEcon - Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RenEconomist ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0dkGCwKS5k