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Topic of the Week

Unions Yesterday and Today: The Basics

A labor union is an organization of workers joined to protect their common interests and improve their working conditions. It serves as an intermediary between the employer and the employees. The main purpose is to give workers power to negotiate more fav

Blog of the Week

Protecting Yourself When the Heat’s On in the Workplace

The dangers of working in excessive heat and humidity often get overlooked. Yet OSHA reported 24 heat-related injuries or fatalities between May and October in 2018.

Thought for the Week

It is clear that further support is needed to enable more people to report doping in sport. For this to happen, whistleblowers need practical and emotional support at every step in the whistleblowing journey. Evidence-based whistleblowing policies –- with explicit protections for whistleblowers and clear guidelines on when and how to report – are a key starting point for this and should be implemented and enforced.

–Kelsey Erickson Research Fellow & Susan Backhouse Director of Research Leeds Beckett University