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Trade unions in the UK and US have become more powerful despite political interference and falling memberships

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

Even more surprisingly perhaps, those same workers – in a dispute with three of America’s biggest car manufacturers – were later praised by Donald Trump.

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  • Even more surprisingly perhaps, those same workers – in a dispute with three of America’s biggest car manufacturers – were later praised by Donald Trump.
  • Meanwhile in the UK, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to repeal anti-strike laws, and “unequivocally” support the right to strike.
  • There is a shifting balance of power towards the unions, with employers increasingly agreeing settlements in the strikers’ favour.

Low numbers and high barriers

  • This culminated in 2016 legislation which established high legal barriers for strike action, such as requiring a 50% turnout, or placing tight restrictions on where and how pickets can be conducted.
  • In the US, striking rights are weaker still, with the balance of power overwhelmingly favouring employers.
  • For younger workers, with no memory or experience of what unions have achieved in the past, the numbers are even lower.
  • Only 4.4% of US workers aged 16 to 24 are members of a union, and in the UK it’s just 3.7%.

Striking a blow

  • The US saw a peak of 52.8 million lost working days in 1970, and a low of 200,000 in 2014.
  • In the UK, 29.5 million working days lost in 1979 went down to as little as 170,000 in 2015.
  • This snowball effect will only embolden unions further, and aggrieved workers will feel more confident about standing up to their employers.
  • Both parties need to accept that trade unionism is experiencing a revival few thought possible – and one that shows no signs of stopping.


Steven Daniels is a member of the University and College Union (UCU).

Vertical Aerospace Announces First Half-Year 2023 Financial Results

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (“Vertical” or the "Company") (NYSE: EVTL; EVTLW), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emission aviation, announces its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

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  • Vertical Aerospace Ltd. (“Vertical” or the "Company") (NYSE: EVTL; EVTLW), a global aerospace and technology company that is pioneering zero emission aviation, announces its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
  • “We have seen fantastic momentum at Vertical in the first half of 2023 across our testing, certification, and commercial efforts.
  • We are maintaining our disciplined spend with a £36m net operating loss for the first half of 2023.
  • In July 2023, Vertical announced the appointment of Stuart Simpson as Chief Financial Officer, joining in September 2023.

The end of Twitter – how Elon Musk's rebrand to X could foster the platform's dark side

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Friday, July 28, 2023

Despite never occupying more than 10% of social media’s online presence, western audiences are very aware of the platform.

Key Points: 
  • Despite never occupying more than 10% of social media’s online presence, western audiences are very aware of the platform.
  • That’s not least because of the way that the mass media echoes and amplifies the controversies and outrage born on Twitter.
  • Well before the fury at current owner Elon Musk’s changes, the platform occupied a strange dual position in our consciousness.
  • Pre-Musk, Twitter had made several efforts to crack down on this phenomenon, as well as on trolling and hate.
  • Among the many things levelled at Musk-era Twitter is the alleged reversal of these trends, confirmed by research but denied by Musk.

What X means for the brand

    • Often, these adventures are underwritten by a need to draw a line under old brand associations, freeing the company to become something new, different and bigger.
    • In 2001, with plans to expand into overseas markets, Royal Mail changed its name to Consignia.
    • The abandonment of Twitter’s brand position as light entertainment, in favour of the platform’s dark side, will surely be aided and abetted by the art deco logo.
    • We do not simply, blindly, run when we hear the whistle, jumping for the next shot of dopamine.

Global Postal Services Market Report 2023: E-commerce Opens Opportunities for Postal Services

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Postal services, with their long-established national networks and experience in last-mile delivery, are emerging as effective partners in this regard.

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  • Postal services, with their long-established national networks and experience in last-mile delivery, are emerging as effective partners in this regard.
  • However, many global postal services organizations are not equipped to take advantage of this growth in e-commerce.
  • While B2C eCommerce is growing at a global rate of 17%, parcel volumes among postal services organizations have been growing at less than 5%.
  • Part of the issue is the low adoption of digital technologies as core business and innovation drivers among low-performing postal services organizations.

United Kingdom Last Mile Delivery Market Report 2023: A $35.3 Billion Market by 2029 - COVID-19 Impacts, Industry Analysis 2018-2021 & Growth Trends and Market Forecast 2022-2029 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, May 18, 2023

The "UK Last Mile Delivery Market - Industry Analysis (2018 - 2021) - Growth Trends and Market Forecast (2022 - 2029)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "UK Last Mile Delivery Market - Industry Analysis (2018 - 2021) - Growth Trends and Market Forecast (2022 - 2029)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • The UK last mile delivery market is one of the most competitive and active last mile delivery service infrastructures in the world.
  • These developments are creating sound growth opportunities for the UK last mile delivery market.
  • Within the UK last mile delivery market, the London region is attaining the top spot as a major last mile hotspot in the country.

monday.com Named One of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in 2023

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Friday, April 28, 2023

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230501005037/en/
    monday.com is ranked among the top 5 companies for the UK’s Best Workplaces for Wellbeing 2023 in its class.
  • The company opened its first UK office, its European headquarters, in November 2021 and has scaled significantly with more than 65 employees and over 16,000 customers in the UK.
  • “Creating an attractive working environment for our UK team has been a top priority for monday.com ,” said Ben Barnett, UK Sales Regional Director at monday.com .
  • This includes achieving the top spot on the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech 2022.”

ZEELO SMART BUS COMMUTES RESOLVE MAJOR RECRUITMENT ISSUE FOR WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS PARKS IN THE UK

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Zeelo provides a seamless, comfortable, affordable and tech-optimised bus commute to frontline logistics staff along several routes where there are limited public transport links.

Key Points: 
  • Zeelo provides a seamless, comfortable, affordable and tech-optimised bus commute to frontline logistics staff along several routes where there are limited public transport links.
  • Zeelo has been running over 700 bus services per month, seven days a week since October 2022.
  • Logistics and distribution is essential work, but public transport services around business parks are not designed for the daily commutes of shift workers.
  • That's where Zeelo has come in to resolve a recruitment issue with a tech-enabled shared mobility solution that actually improves their access to the best jobs.

ZEELO SMART BUS COMMUTES RESOLVE MAJOR RECRUITMENT ISSUE FOR WAREHOUSE & LOGISTICS PARKS IN THE UK

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Zeelo provides a seamless, comfortable, affordable and tech-optimised bus commute to frontline logistics staff along several routes where there are limited public transport links.

Key Points: 
  • Zeelo provides a seamless, comfortable, affordable and tech-optimised bus commute to frontline logistics staff along several routes where there are limited public transport links.
  • Zeelo has been running over 700 bus services per month, seven days a week since October 2022.
  • Logistics and distribution is essential work, but public transport services around business parks are not designed for the daily commutes of shift workers.
  • That's where Zeelo has come in to resolve a recruitment issue with a tech-enabled shared mobility solution that actually improves their access to the best jobs.

United Kingdom Top Delivery Services and Carriers in Retail Analysis Report 2022 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, December 23, 2022

For economy services, Royal Mail is the most widely-used carrier with 114 customers out of the 487 who use delivery services using it, followed by DPD, which has 87 - having displaced Evri from second place.

Key Points: 
  • For economy services, Royal Mail is the most widely-used carrier with 114 customers out of the 487 who use delivery services using it, followed by DPD, which has 87 - having displaced Evri from second place.
  • As in the past, DPD is the most widely used next-day/express carrier, used by 96 customers.
  • Evri, although traditionally an economy carrier, now ranks second as its express services have gained traction across its large customer base.
  • The leading providers are ArrowXL, Wincanton and BJS but the segment is more fragmented than parcel delivery with significant usage of in-house operations.

ICO statement on Royal Mail incident

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Monday, January 16, 2023

Statement in response to reports of an incident at Royal Mail.

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Statement in response to reports of an incident at Royal Mail.
An ICO spokesperson said:
"Royal Mail has made us aware of an incident and we will be making enquiries."
The ICO exists to empower you through information.
Statement in response to reports of an incident at Royal Mail.
An ICO spokesperson said:
"Royal Mail has made us aware of an incident and we will be making enquiries."