Paul Novak
The Catalyst
Ideas with a spark, energy, range and the ability to start things.
Paul Novak is the new General Secretary of the TUC, representing the interests of millions of workers. This interview reveals his energetic approach to leadership, focusing on collaboration with management and the need for unions to adapt and thrive in a changing economic landscape.
“It's frustrating, and I think there are very good reasons for it, but let me tell you something through one to try and so our retail unions will tell you that every year they're recruiting around a quarter of their membership just to stay still because of the nature of the industry, where people are cycling in and out ”
“I do, and I think Francis in particular takes a lot of credit for that. I mean, I don't think it would happen and certainly wouldn't happen to the scale that we saw it happen without our intervention. I mean, a couple of weeks before the Chancellor announced Fairlow, I'd actually given evidence to a parliamentary selec”
“And that is 90% of the work that unions do. So, Greg's also have a relationship with the Baker's Union. I was up in BNM Bargains in Runcorn in one of their warehouse and distribution centres. Usdor, our shop workers union, working really closely with management there. They've turned a situation around where they had 50”
Political Thinking with Nick Robinson — The Paul Nowak One
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