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'It's Time for a Debate About Who Owns Our Media' Says Leader of the UK's Trade Union Movement (bylinetimes.com)

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[–] IanTwenty@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And while he highlighted some signs of unions reaching more people on platforms like TikTok, the union chief noted a stark fact: “Collectively, the trade union movement has fewer followers on X and Instagram than Nigel Farage on his own.”

“We directly represent five and a half million people, so we’ve got to get much better at using those social media platforms and talking directly to members and potential members,” the TUC head added.

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[–] frankPodmore@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 week ago

The TUC should start a newspaper (online, presumably, but that's not the point) again, like the Daily Herald used to be, and do podcasts etc., as well as having a joined up social media strategy. There needs to be a worker-backed alternative to the corporate news and just the odd little co-op here and there doesn't cut it (great though those are).