Emeritus Professor of Employment Relations, Uni Salford; ‘Labour Revolt in Britain 1910-14’ @PlutoPress; currently writing a new political biography of Tom Mann

Manchester
Joined January 2011
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Please note this meeting date has now been postponed for a couple of weeks to Thursday 22 Oct 6.00-7.30pm
Annual MIRS Shirley Lerner Memorial Lecture: Prof Jo McBride (University of Durham) ‘In-Work Poverty: An Exploration of Causes, Consequences and Impacts in the North East of England.’ Thurs 8 Oct, 6-7.30pm, Man Met Uni Business School and via Zoom: eventbrite.co.uk
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New Podcast Episode: Employment Tribunals in Crisis – The Blind Spot in the New Deal for Working People with Andrei Savitski from the Work Rights Centre. Listen via: Spotify - open.spotify.com/episode/1Db… Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcas… YouTube - youtu.be/jnh0wdRBbO4
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ANNOUNCEMENT| We'll be hosting our 8th conference 11-12 June 2027, in Ghent Belgium. The theme this year is: Contested Countrysides: Conflicts, Claims and the Making of the Modern World. Full info: iassc-net.org/index.php/news… #IASSC #IASSC8 #Ghent #Belgium
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Prof.Richard Whittle believes AI is a cost-cutting tool in modern organisations. Listen to the podcast on: Spotify - buff.ly/tFrhR1v Apple Podcasts - buff.ly/9uUaJsf YouTube - buff.ly/hrW15X5 #ai @ILRReview @BUIRAonline @irrelations @ManchesterIRS
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My book, Lady Insurrectionists, is about the bolshy, bawdy and brilliant chartist women. It’s out in November but Waterstones are offering 25 percent off Sheila Rowbotham says the book “made me want to leap from my chair to hail them with admiration and delight” @VersoBooks
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Book launch of "To her The Trade Union Movement was her life" a biography of Manchester Irishwoman and trade unionist, Mary Quaile (1886 to 1958). Saturday, 8 August, 2pm, Friends Meeting House, Manchester. maryquaileclub.wordpress.com…
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NEW 🚨| 22 trade union leaders, representing more than 1.3 million workers, are calling on @RockstarGames to stop playing games with workers' rights and recognise the @IWGB_GW. Read, like and share the letter below 👇 #Solidarity #StrikeMap
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🚨 IT'S HERE. ✨ One of the most ambitious trade union education programmes anywhere. 🔥 Learn from leading organisers, campaigners and thinkers - including the legendary Angela Davis. 📌 Register your place on our unbeatable programme now - gftuet.org.uk/education #GFTUET
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We're on the brink of something very exciting. When the new British Newspaper Archive platform launches, we'll be introducing a significantly more powerful and intelligent search experience, enabling you to find more of what matters to you. Discover more: bit.ly/4wgqhN5
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Looking forward to speaking at this year’s Marxism Festival on ‘The Revolutionary Left and the Trade Union Bureaucracy 1910-1926’ at 4.15pm-5.30pm on Saturday 4 July. Check out the full programme of meetings and events: socialistworker.co.uk/wp-con…
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In the latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast, labour historian John Mann speaks about the Bliss Mill Strike of 1913–14. Read the article and listen via: Substack - buff.ly/ConX14c @ILRReview @BUIRAonline @irrelations @ManchesterIRS @The_TUC
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The latest episode of the We Can Work It Out podcast is out now with Dr Chris Kirkland discussing the General Strike of 1926: Britain in Crisis. shorturl.at/jQMLX #tradeunions #workersrights #generalstrike @The_TUC @ILRReview @BUIRAonline @irrelations @ManchesterIRS
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Our partners the @britishlibrary have taken a look at how information was circulated through the General Strike of May 1926, using items from their Newspaper Collections and Printed Heritage Collections. Read the fascinating blog here: bit.ly/4cZs7eC #GeneralStrike
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Advance notice - I’ll be speaking at this 1926 General Strike commemoration event at the People’s History Museum in Manchester on Thursday 7th May from 5-8pm - all welcome!! eur01.safelinks.protection.o…
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Happy birthday Tom Mann - “I am a Dangerous Agitator and a Dangerous Man…an Enemy to Capitalism” ⁦@strike_map⁩ ⁦@iassconline⁩
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Strike threat successful. ✅ Cuts stopped ✅ Fighting back is the only way ✅ Up the workers! Well done @Oxfordshire_FBU. #StrikeMap
🚨 BREAKING: FBU WIN in Oxfordshire FBU members have been campaigning for months against dangerous proposals for cuts by Oxfordshire County Council. Firefighters' duty is to protect the public – and that is exactly what members have done. When FBU members fight back, we win.
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‘How to beat the boss? Understanding unionisation in the games industry’ - next hybrid @MIRS meeting with Jamie Woodcock and Sarah Bewley 6-7.30pm Thurs 19 March, MMU Business School mirs.org.uk
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The latest We Can Work It Out podcast takes us to the picket line at the National Coal Mining Museum for England, where workers supported by UNISON have been engaged in a prolonged industrial dispute. @UNISONWakefield @unisontheunion @NCMME Watch HERE > youtu.be/VgIn77g-V-8
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📣 The Labor Action Tracker 2025 Annual Report is officially here, courtesy of @ILRLaborAction, @cornellilr, and @LER_Illinois! Check out the link below for the full report or take a look at the overview in the following thread! ilr.cornell.edu/faculty-and-…
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