Creative Unions

Work and Family

Atosha — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:22:43 +0000

From the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions in Belguim, a poster about work/life balance.

CWU TV – video news for union members

alex — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:06:21 +0000

The UK Communications Workers Union – covering the postal industry (such as British Mail) has a fantastic, high quality “TV” channel online.

The production qualities for CWU TV are very high, and it is up to date, covering recent issues like the UK Labour leadership vote. The interviews are also relatively indepth, covering topics in quite a lot of detail. With the entire episode going for just under 20 minutes, this web-TV show looks like a fantastic resource for members and the public – as well as getting out the union’s campaigns and activities that aren’t covered by the mainstream media.

The CWU TV website has all of the union’s videos – which is quite a few. I also think the website is quite good as well – as it clearly displays the various “channels”, and has an accessible archive.

The only suggestion that I would make a much shorter 90 second “highlights” video, so members can get “the headlines” without watching such a long video.

The CWU TV site is a great resource. I haven’t looked at all of the videos there, but there seem to be quite a number of “channels”, focusing on different aspects of the union’s activities.

Find the Gap

Atosha — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:06:57 +0000

Another good campaign from the DGB. It’s a campaign on equal pay which includes some good posters and this nifty shareable web app that compares the pay gap in different countries.

ASU Private’s new webpage

alex — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:26:07 +0000

The Australian Services Union – Private Sector Branch have a brand new website.

We’ve previously featured updated union websites on Creative Unions, such as the NUW and MUA. Both of these unions, as well as a growing number in Australia (LHMU, CFMEU, AMWU), are investing in re-designs of their websites.

The ASU Private Sector Branch has just done the same, and I’m fairly impressed with the results.

The site hits the mark on several fronts – for example, having clear calls to action to join or call the union for assistance. Delegate support is made a prominent feature.

The design itself is simple and clean – it’s very professional, and in keeping with expectations from members who want their union to look respectable. There’s lots of white space, and important things are given prominence.

There’s some areas that could be improved – such as “pretty links” – and the campaigns could be highlighted more (they’re underneath the “From the Secretary’s Desk” link in the side bar).

Nevertheless, the new ASU website is a good effort and they should be happy with the results.

Hi, We’re the Police :)

Atosha — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 01:31:09 +0000

From the Police Federation of Australia a nice book cover which does a good job of humanising their membership.

Unions Together

alex — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:11:22 +0000

In the UK, there are fifteen unions that are affiliated to the UK Labour Party. During the recent general election in the UK, those unions created a campaign – Unions Together – to defend that affiliation, and to try to re-elect the Labour Government.

The campaign site is a good example of all the elements union campaign websites should have. (And was created by Blue State Digital no less.)

It has a Twitter, YouTube and Facebook presence. It also has a range of interactive features – blogs, “share” functions and ways to get involved by volunteering.

The videos focus on members – why they support Labour and their unions. (Quality-wise, they look about average for a union video, which is neither fantastic or abysmal).