Sarah Harte: Young people are very pro-union — so why aren’t they joining any?

We live in an increasingly, grossly, unequal world, a fact not lost on Millennials and Gen Z

‘Nomadland’ showed how seasonal
workers are treated like fodder in
cavernous Amazon warehouses. Picture: PA

Yesterday, the British Conservative Party signalled its intention to curb the right to strike by way of legislation. It will face an uphill battle legally, but it’s another landmark in what’s best described as a difficult labour market.

Tech in particular is having a rough ride globally. Last week, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar reportedly told political journalists that a “slightly more positive picture” had emerged around the tech sector in the aftermath of layoffs and temporary furloughing of workers last autumn.