Stories and links that are of interest or relevance to union leaders, strategists, campaigners and organisers.
Unions and union growth
Retention is the new acquisition (lessons from fundraising for union growth)
What are the key takeaways from running 5,000 online fundraising experiments? Find out and get new test ideas.
Inside the organization that’s trying to finally unionize architecture
After a failed union vote at the famed architecture firm Snøhetta, Architectural Workers United is doubling down on helping overworked and underpaid designers speak up for themselves.
You may have heard of the ‘union boom.’ The numbers tell a different story
Despite a stream of headlines last year about unionization drives throughout the nation, the share of American workers in unions fell to its lowest level on record. What’s going on?
Workers’ rights
Newsroom unions are pushing management to negotiate AI use
Newsroom unions are urging management to agree to new terms on the topic of AI and the impact it will have on their employees and editorial production.
The WGA Is on Strike — Here’s Why We’ll Win
A primer on the Writers Guild of America’s strike, what its members are fighting for, and why writers – and the film/TV industry – will ultimately come out on top
Strike threats in Italy and stoppages in Greece as workers struggle with heat
Parts of Sicily reach almost 47C and Spanish coastal water temperatures hit new high for mid-July
AI and the future of work
Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
When tested, “Over 90% of 1,008 generated jokes were the same 25 jokes.”
Campaigning, organising and digital/social media
The World’s Most Important App (For Now)
Telegram played a central role in Yevgeny Prigozhin’s revolt—and in so many other chaotic events that have defined recent history.
Quiller, the Revolutionary Platform Empowering Teams With AI-Generated Fundraising Content, Has Launched Today
Quiller Raises $1.2M in Pre-Seed Funding, Brings on Hillary Lehr as CEO
The AI Race is On and Strategists Expect It Will Move Quickly Ahead of ’24
Democratic technologists are making no secret of their goal to harness the power of AI to win the 2024 campaign cycle.
DeSantis PAC uses AI-generated Trump voice in ad attacking ex-president
The spot illustrates the new frontiers in political advertising.
Preview Text Hack You May Want to Use in Every Email
Learn the preview text hack that creates white space in this valuable piece of email real estate.
Society, media, news and culture
Judge Rules for Microsoft: Mergers Are Good
Judge Jacqueline Corley penned a remarkably shoddy decision in the Microsoft-Activision case. We have a problem with bad and often random decisions by judges.
