APPLE workers in Glasgow have made history by becoming the firm’s first British store to secure union recognition.
Their union, GMB, hailed the move as “another compelling new chapter in the trade union story.”
The workers at the mega-rich US-owned tech giant’s branch on Buchanan Street secured a “clear majority of two-thirds support” for recognition in a statutory ballot overseen by conciliation service Acas, according to the union.
LAURA DAVISON traces how Murdoch’s mass sackings, political deals and legal loopholes shattered collective bargaining 40 years ago – and how persistent NUJ organising, landmark court victories and new employment rights legislation are finally challenging that legacy
LOUISA BULL traces how derecognition, outsourcing and digitalisation reshaped the industry, weakened collective bargaining and created today’s precarious media workforce


